Well sort of.  The feature game of the night was the Versailles Blades against the seminarians, and well…we won’t talk about the final score, though it was a close game.   All told there were something like 80 youth from the North country who rose to the challenge.  In this regard it was a great victory for promoting vocations to the holy priesthood, but losing gracefully is not my strong suit (a spoonful of humility is good for you, right?) but overall it was an overwhelmingly good turnout and I was so happy that youth … Continue reading →

The following information was communicated through the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s ‘Clergy Communications’ for the summer months. SEMINARIAN ULTIMATE FRISBEE TOUR Several of our seminarians are planning an Ultimate Frisbee Tour of the Archdiocese to introduce themselves to and compete against local teens. Tour stops have been set for Thursday, June 23 from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. at St. Remy Parish, Russia; Saturday, July 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary; and Saturday, July 23, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Precious Blood Parish, Dayton. Dayton and Cincinnati events begin … Continue reading →

+JMJ Anyone who knows me knows that I have a few great loves in this world; the Most Holy Eucharist, Mountain Dew, and Ultimate Frisbee. (In that order of course)  Therefore I have the great honor of announcing the official seminarian Ultimate Frisbee tour ’11.   Three stops, three epic games of ulty against anyone who wishes to challenge the seminarians.  Save the dates; June 23-St. Remy, Russia, July 16-Mount St. Mary’s seminary, and July 23-Precious Blood-Dayton.    What time is it??  GAME TIME!  Bring your A-game ’cause it’s about to go down!

Today at Roman Noon, Pope Benedict  announced that a native of Cincinnati and our former Chancellor, in addition to stints as a pastor, Steubenville Bishop R. Daniel Conlon was moved today from his current post to the vacant see of Joliet in Illinois. Some thoughts: then Fr. Conlon was one of the first priests I got to know who was neither from my home parish or from the seminary.  It was during my first or second year in the college seminary at the Josephinum and the Canon Law Society of America was holding their annual … Continue reading →

The monthly priest newsletter from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati includes the following notes: ORDINATION OF BISHOP-ELECT BINZER ONLINE AND ON THE AIR Although the ordination Mass for Bishop-elect Binzer at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 9, is invitation-only because of size limitations at the Cathedral, everyone with Internet access will be able to watch it live at www.CatholicCincinnati.org. Afterwards the video will be archived at that website for anyone who missed it. In addition, the ordination will be broadcast live over Sacred Heart Radio in Cincinnati, 740 AM or 89.5 FM   ANDREW DINNERS SUCCESSFUL This … Continue reading →