by Sr Eileen Connelly OSU | Jul 26, 2023 | Ministry & Mission
During a recent Mass at St. Margaret Hall (SMH), David Kohut’s powerful voice led those gathered in singing “Come Holy Ghost,” the opening hymn. Louis Bartko presided at the June 29 liturgy on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, while Bert Heise, senior of SJB Province...
by Fr Mark Soehner OFM | Jul 25, 2023 | Friar Voices
The past couple of weeks have been somewhat of a roller coaster ride as I was named to a new role as Vicar Provincial-elect in the new Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in October. I am really honored by the trust of our fraternity and General Council to assume this...
by Sr Eileen Connelly OSU | Jul 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
As Tom Speier’s fellow friars and loved ones gathered at St. Clement Church on July 10 for his Mass of Christian Burial, one of his nieces recalled the old adage that applies so well to the way he lived his life: “Be alive while you’re alive.” Whether he was traveling...
by Colleen Cushard | Jul 14, 2023 | Revival School Project
A Jamaican man who gave a gift for the Revival Infant School at a small fundraiser told the volunteers, “People come and go making promises all the time, but when I saw Fr. Colin here, I knew this was a serious thing.” Fr. Colin is very serious about educating all...
by Sr Eileen Connelly OSU | Jul 3, 2023 | Events
When William Unterthiner, a young friar and parish priest, left behind the rolling meadows and snow-capped mountains of the Tyrolean Alps to journey to Cincinnati in 1844, he did so with deep faith and trust in God’s grace. His response to a plea from Archbishop John...
