Yesterday, Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, Archbishop of Cincinnati, issued this letter to be read during all Masses this coming weekend within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. A snippet: We cannot – we will not – comply with this unjust law. People of faith cannot be made second-class citizens. We are already joined by our brothers and sisters of all faiths and many others of good will in this important effort to regain our religious freedom. Our parents and grandparents did not come to these shores to help build Arnerica’s cities and towns, its infrastructure and institutions, its … Continue reading →

To say we have a lot going on right now might be an understatement! Vocation Night at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary Mount St. Mary’s Seminary opens her doors to men, college age and older, who are interested in pursuing the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.  The annual Vocation Night is being held Wednesday, January 25, 2012, beginning with Mass at 5:15 and includes dinner with the seminary community and a presentation on life in the seminary.  It is an excellent opportunity for priests to invite men whom they see as having the potential of … Continue reading →

What happened to 2011?! As is the case in so many years, this years seems to have flown by! Unfortunately, this year that means that we were unable to produce the usual line up of educational materials for Vocation Awareness Week in 2012. We do, however, still have available all the materials from our previous 5 years and hope that you can take advantage once again of those lesson plans. Additionally, the USA Serra Council has produced materials for this school year which can be found at their website: www.serraus.org or by clicking here. This … Continue reading →

Local listeners of Cincinnati’s Catholic Radio (Sacred Heart Radio, 740 AM and 89.5 FM) might have noticed a change from the end of the summer onwards.  The Rosary as prayed during the ‘devotional hour’ from ten to eleven is now featuring Archbishop Schnurr and priests and seminarians of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, the Archdiocesan seminary of record. We are very grateful for the work of shepherding this project through by both Fr. Rob Jack, Systematics Professor at Mount St. Mary’s, and Mr. Bill Levitt, Station Manager at Sacred Heart Radio.  Their work has … Continue reading →

The Vocation Views for use in parish bulletins in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are now linked on the page here. For a direct link, see VOCATION VIEWS Year B Please distribute to your parish bulletin administrators.

Special thanks to Fr. Tom Hemm, CPPS, of the St. Henry Cluster, for translating our Prayer for Vocations into Spanish.  The english version can always be found Oración por las Vocaciones Padre Todopoderoso, Tú nos has creado por algún propósito determinado. Danos la gracia para conocer el camino que nos has preparado en esta vida para que respondamos con un “Sí” generoso. Haz que nuestra arquidiócesis, nuestras parroquias, hogares y corazones sean terreno fértil para tu don de vocaciones. Que nuestros jóvenes respondan a tu llamada con valor y fervor.  Infunde en nuestros hombres un … Continue reading →

The Holy See announced today that Pope Benedict XVI has appointed the Rev. Joseph R. Binzer, Chancellor the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and pastor of St. Louis Church in downtown Cincinnati since 2003, as auxiliary bishop of Cincinnati. He will be introduced at a news conference at 10 a.m. today in the Synod Hall of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. “I am very grateful to the Holy Father for appointing Bishop-elect Binzer to assist me in shepherding the Archdiocese,” said the Most Rev. Dennis M. Schnurr, Archbishop of Cincinnati. “He is an excellent administrator, … Continue reading →