THINK PRAYER. If you have to work or go to school during Holy Week, think about how you can incorporate prayer breaks into each day. MAKE AN EXTRA SACRIFICE by fasting and abstaining from meat on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday in addition to Good Friday. DON’T WATCH TV from sundown on Holy Thursday until … Continued

Father McCarthy talked in his most recent homily about “suffering” as a deep yearning for something better. And, through suffering, we come to experience a deeper, more personal relationship with God.

The summit of the Liturgical Year is the Easter Triduum – from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day unfolding for us the unity of Christ’s Paschal Mystery. The single celebration of the Triduum marks the end of the Lenten season, and … Continued

Next week we celebrate Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. Last year the Church dispensed with the distribution of palms, so we are happy to report that we will have palms for you this year on a table in the Gathering Space. However, given the social distancing guidelines still in place, there will not … Continued

  Office of the Archbishop archbishop@catholicaoc.org 513.263.6612   March 15, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Peace be with you this Lenten season. This has been a most unusual and difficult year for all of us. A year ago at this time, none of us envisioned the anxiety, illnesses, deaths, and other losses that … Continued

Father McCarthy continues his Lenten Message to prepare because the Scriptures tell us a perosnal response is required for your salvation.

Thank you to all parishioners who have completed and submitted your Commitment Card! For those parishioners who have not yet had the opportunity to submit their card, all cards need to be returned by next Sunday, March 21. We are hoping for 100% response. Even if you are not able to make an increase at … Continued

As many of you know, our Business Manager and Religious Education Director, Doug Moore is studying at Mount St. Mary Seminary to be a permanent deacon. We are happy to share with you Doug’s recent accomplishment. Doug was recently installed as an “acolyte” as the next step in his journey to ordination as a permanent … Continued

The tradition of the stations and there meaning is a great way to remind oursselves of the message we should hear during Lent – it is all about God’s sacrifice for us.

Father McCarthy is passionate about us following our faith, us following the scriptures… about us knowing God. Listen to his past Sunday homily about getting to know God and his “wants” for us through the scriptures and our personal experience.