Official newspaper of the Diocese of Covington, serving over 29,000 Catholic families.
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Anniversary Vespers,
VMA announced Blue Ribbon School,
Heal, Proclaim and Teach: Bringing others to Christ,
Around the Diocese: Check out episode 2,
Eucharistic Revival,
Cassba,
Celebrating a vocation: Olivia Staverman enters postulancy,
You’re invited: SUMMIT 23, Seminary Ball,
‘We Choose Life’,
SUMMIT 23: Introducing the Core Team,
Meet the Bautistas,
2024 National Merit Semifinalists,
Parish festivals,
NKU Newman Club Family Picnic
CLS 100th anniversary Mass,
Diocesan Pastoral Council: First meeting,
Villa Madonna Academy: Breaking ground,
You’re invited: SUMMIT 23, Seminary Ball, Diocesan Pro-life Mass,
ACUE Leadership Appeal,
Around the Diocese: New video series,
CDP sponsored talk: Dealing with biases,
Catholic Charities: Food for Friends,
Parish festivals,
Eucharistic Revival
Villa Madonna Academy: Bishop celebrates Mass,
Call for testimonials: St. Vincent de Paul,
EOHSJ Bishop’s Dinner: Squires welcomed,
Official appointments,
TMU Dyslexia Institute,
SUMMIT 23: Meet Paul Allison,
Parish festivals,
Pope visits Mongolia
With One Heart: Parish Envisioning Team,
Workshops on the prophets,
NDA welcomes new president: Meet Trish Miller,
Parish festivals,
Catholic Schools in Action,
Eucharistic Revival
Deanery Pastoral Council seeks to establish Diocesan Pastoral Council
Bishop Iffert/pilgrims return from World Youth Day
Seminarians share their Spanish immersion experience
Upcoming Candlelight Mass
Correction
‘Be Witnesses’
Knights of Columbus Clergy dinner
‘We Choose Life’
Back to School,
Teacher’s Mass,
Solemnity of the Assumption,
40 hour devotion,
Call for testimonials,
You’re invited: Candlelight Masses,
Thomas More University,
Parish festivals,
Eucharistic Revival
World Youth Day,
Candlelight Masses,
Holy Family School operations suspended,
DPAA grant allocation meeting,
Ignite Parish vocation efforts,
New teacher orientation,
Parish secretaries meet,
Sharing the Catholic faith,
Obituaries: Sister Mary Eileen Bertsch, CDP and Sister Joan Marie Boberg, CDP
FIRE foundation,
Cassba student art auction,
CLS history at the library,
Official assignments,
Call for testimonials,
Parish festivals,
TMU Guilfoyle scholarship,
Olivia Staverman’s vocation story,
THRIVE! retreat
With One Heart update,
Serrans at Y’Alls,
New Beginnings,
Official appointments,
Official assignments,
Meet the chimeras,
‘Be Witnesses’,
TMU softball renovations,
CDP columbarium,
Parish festivals,
Duveneck murals,
EKY flood anniversary,
Eucharistic revival
Serra Club picnic for women religious,
Cathedral walls,
Messenger earns best reporting,
You’re invited: Thrive! retreat,
‘We Choose Life’,
St. VdP Summer Breeze,
Parish festivals,
NDUEC Sewing Corner,
CDP jubilarians,
Eucharistic Revival
Feast of Corpus Christi,
Peter’s Pence,
Official Assignments,
Eucharistic Revival,
TMU,
Catholic Scouting,
CREs and DREs,
Father Ruschman: 70th Jubilee,
Thrive! Retreat,
Partners in Hope,
Cross the Bridge for Life,
Father Michael Elmlinger: Ordination to the Priesthood,
Director of Stewardship,
NCYC – Last Call!
Bishop Emeritus Roger J. Foys: 50 year jubilee
Feast of Pentecost,
Official assignments,
Sapphire and Ruby jubilees,
Catholic Charities: Reach and Teach Scholarship,
Eucharistic Revival,
Foster parents: Meet the Galbraiths,
Parish festivals,
Class of 2023
Grief,
Pickett’s Corner,
You’re invited: The Solemnity of Corpus Christi,
You’re invited: Cross the Bridge for Life,
St. Cosmas novices,
FDM novice,
Finding Gregory,
Official assignments,
Corrections,
Catholic Schools: Following Christ,
‘Be Witnesses’,
Parish festivals,
Summer school lunch
St. Mary’s groundbreaking,
Platinum Jubilees,
Eucharistic Revival,
You’re invited: The Solemnity of Corpus Christi,
You’re invited: Cross the Bridge for Life,
Deacon aspirancy program,
TMU Academic Center topping,
Meet the chimeras,
‘We Choose Life’,
Foster parents: Meet the Nathes,
Rose Garden addition,
arish festivals
May Crowning,
Cross the Bridge for Life,
Benedictine oblates,
Eucharistic Revival,
2023 jubilarians,
You’re invited: Feast of Corpus Christi,
Obituary: Bishop Gilbert I. Sheldon,
Parish festivals,
What it’s like to be a Benedictine oblate,
History of St. Walburg oblates,
CCHS baseball field dedication
Corpus Christi,
Deacon Michael Elmlinger,
Serra Club membership luncheon,
WOH timeline,
WOH update,
Eucharistic Revival,
Meet the chimeras,
ACUE thanks donors,
Catholic Schools Following Christ,
Community baby shower,
Parish festivals,
St. Augustine muralist
Spiritual Motherhood,
2022 DPAA,
Rosarian monastery,
Sisters service day,
St. Anne Retreat Center,
School safety training,
Mark your calendar,
‘Be Witnesses’,
ACUE,
Eucharistic Revival,
Governor’s scholars,
Holy Week at the cathedral,
First Friday veneration,
Meet the chimeras,
Mark your calendar,
Thomas More University: Student ready,
With One Heart: Work continues,
Eucharistic Revival,
Child Abuse Prevention,
‘We Choose Life’,
Obituary: Sister Andrea Collopy, OSB
Easter message,
Palm Sunday,
EOHSJ squires,
Official appointments,
‘Hero at Heart’ award,
Ministry of Lector,
Divine Mercy Sunday,
Child Abuse Prevention Month,
Serra Club IGNITE,
Catholic schools: Following Christ,
NCCHS: Dynamic Catholic,
Chrism Mass,
Eucharistic Revival: Lenten meditation,
Obituary: Sister Mary Belle Borros, C.D.P.,
Laudato Si
Correction 3/31: Easter morning Mass will occur 7:30, as opposed to 7:40 as published.
COVID restriction on Precious Blood lifted,
Holy Week at the Cathedral,
Passion relics at the Cathedral,
Chris Goddard Executive director, Catholic Charities,
The Sacred Triduum,
Good Friday collection,
Child Abuse Prevention Month kick-off,
Catholic Charities Volunteer Appreciation Dinner,
Fish frys,
Senior Mass,
St. Augustine murals: The Lord’s Tomb,
Eucharistic revival Lenten meditation,
TMU names College of Business,
DPAA update,
Mass of Perpetual Profession of Vows
St. Vincent de Paul centennial,
With One Heart,
Ministry of lector,
Pro-life essay banquet,
Cathedral Concert Series,
Excellence in Education award,
Memorial Mass for the Loss of a Child,
Altar server awards,
St. Walburg oblates,
Eucharistic Revival: Lenten meditation,
Servers awarded,
Cathedral chimeras removed,
Pope Francis: 10 Years,
Senior Living,
Let your voice be heard: Take the DMI survey,
DCCH Center for Children and Families,
Eucharistic Revival: Lenten meditation,
High school theatre,
Stations of the Cross at the Cathedral,
‘We Choose Life’,
Xavier Society for the Blind,
Fish frys
Restored in Christ,
DPAA kickoff dinner,
A Wired Family,
Eucharistic Revival: Lenten meditation,
Lent at the Cathedral,
Memorial Mass for the Loss of a Child,
Take the Disciple Maker Index,
TMU ‘Media Day’
Rite of Election,
DPAA kick-off dinner,
Memorial Mass for the Loss of a Child,
A Wired Family,
Lent at the Cathedral,
Benedictines in Covington,
Parish Lent activities,
Ash Wednesday,
St. Patrick’s dispensation,
Happy retirement, George ‘Gar’ Read!,
‘Be Witnesses,’
Catholic Charities: The gift of hope,
Catholic Schools: Following Christ,
Fish frys,
Retrouvaille,
10 Eucharistic Revival: Lenten meditation,
Pregnancy Care Network
A Wired Family,
Disciple Maker Index,
Eucharistic Revival: Lenten meditation,
NCYC,
Lent at the Cathedral,
Benedictines in Covington,
TMU Institute for Religious Liberty,
TMU Bishop Hughes Award,
Cameron v. EMW,
Let Them Live
Bishop Iffert’s Lenten letter,
Cathedral exhibit: ‘Benedictines in Covington,’
Obituary: Father Gerald B. Witzemann,
Diocese welcomes Rosarians,
Eucharistic Revival: ‘Bread of Life,’
Correction,
‘We Choose Life,’
Bells blessing Our Lady of Lourdes,
NCYC 2023,
Fish Frys,
Benedictines in Covington,
ARK,
‘Looking Up’: NCCHS capital campaign,
With One Heart: DMI opens Feb.22
Catholic Schools Week Mass,
Wedding supplement,
DPAA luncheon,
St. Cosmas Deanery, Oblates of St. Benedict,
Curia Candlemas,
Catholic Schools Week Mass at SHDHS,
Official appointments,
TMU,
No-Nothings and anti-Catholicism
School lunch workers,
St. Joseph Institute,
World Youth Day,
St. Blaise,
DPAA 2023,
Eucharistic Revival: Eucharist in the Bible,
Catholic Schools Following Christ,
‘Speaking’ reliquaries
WOH update,
Special section: Catholic schools,
March for Life: After Roe,
Eucharistic Revival: Holy hour,
‘Chosen’: Confirmation formation,
Be Their Light: Caring for homebound,
‘Be Witnesses’
With One Heart,
OSV News,
School open houses,
Eucharistic Revival: Pope Benedict XVI,
Martin Luther King breakfast,
Foresters support seminarian education,
‘We Choose Life’,
Catholic Newman club,
Obituary: Sister Mariana Kirk, O.S.B.
Pope Benedict XVI: Local reactions,
Divine Mercy Adoration Chapel,
Day of Prayer,
Epiphany blessing,
Official appointments,
Eucharistic Revival,
Catholic Schools: Following Christ,
Mike Clines sworn representative,
Open houses,
Edchoice defeated,
Obituary: Sister Maria Grace Reis C.P.
Midnight Mass,
A year in review,
MLK discussion breakfast,
Holy Spirit cold shelter,
Annual finance report,
Feast of the Epiphany,
Pope Benedict XVI,
Making spirits bright
Christmas greetings,
A message from Bishop Iffert,
Bambinelli,
TMU chapel anniversary,
Christmas at the Cathedral,
Feasts of Christmas,
Immaculate Conception,
Thomas More University,
Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Obituary: Sister Mary Elaine Krebs, SND,
DPAA chairs,
The story of the magi,
New program for girls,
SJW elect superior
Christmas at the Cathedral – Mass schedule
Walking With Moms in Need
With One Heart, Deanery Strategy Session
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Cristo Rey
Eucharistic Revival — St. Justin Martyr
Religious retirement fund
Curia service awards
Walk for Life
‘We Choose Life’
NDA announces new president
High school open houses
School lunch managers celebrate
Religious retirement fund,
Pastor installation at St. Francis Xavier parish,
Eucharistic Revival (An Advent Meditation),
A message of gratitude,
Deanery Strategy Sessions: Plan to attend,
Giving at Thanksgiving,
You’re invited: Bambinelli,
Catholic Schools: Following Christ,
Sts. Peter and Paul
Advent,
Health and Wellness supplement,
‘With One Heart’ update,
Official assignments,
Eucharistic Revival,
You’re invited… Bambinelli,
Retired religious,
ACUE donors,
High school open houses,
Keeping neighbors warm
Bambinelli,
Solemnity of Christ the King,
‘With One Heart’ Deanery strategy session,
After amendment 2,
Eucharistic Revival
Altar servers draw near to Christ,
Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel celebrates 10th anniversary,
‘Be Witnesses,’
High school placement
Women religious jubilee Mass,
Amendment 2,
Bishop Iffert in Rome,
You’re invited
Bambinelli,
Deanery Strategy Sessions,
Commemorating 35 years
Elaine Schaser’s retirement,
‘We Choose Life’,
Deacon candidacy,
Food for Friends visits Mason County,
High school open houses,
TMU professor named newsmaker,
Eucharistic Revival: St. Tarcisius,
VMA receives Excellence Award,
School choice
White Mass,
Vocation Supplement,
Eucharistic Revival,
KOC vestments,
Melchizedek Project,
All Saints Day,
All Souls Day,
Cathedral Concert Series,
Deanery Strategy Sessions
Plan to attend,
Vote Yes on #2,
Catholic Schools
Following Christ,
Pioneer priests
Seminary Ball,
School Board,
Deanery Strategy Sessions
Plan to attend,
Cathedral Concert Series,
Eucharistic Revival
Blessed Carlo Acutis,
Food for Friends
Next stop Mason County,
You’re invited
Women religious jubilee Mass,
Obituary
Mary Ann Iffert,
‘Be Witnesses’,
High school open houses,
Gargoyles and chimeras,
Ministry of Acolyte,
Rosary Coast-to-Coast,
Sts. Boniface and James 150 years of faith
Thomas Murrin’s ordination to the Order of Deacon,
BLINK 2022,
Eucharistic Revival,
Deanery Strategy Sessions
Plan to attend,
Bishop Iffert investiture
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre,
Cemetery visitations,
You’re invited
Women religious jubilee Mass,
St. Vincent de Paul coat drive,
‘We Choose Life,’
TMU Institute for Religious Freedom,
Allhallowtide
Pro-life Mass,
SUMMIT22,
Deanery Strategy Sessions
Plan to attend,
Official assignments,
Cathedral campus exhibit
Bishop Iffert’s first year,
Deacon renewal vespers,
Thomas More University,
High School open houses,
Cemetary visitations,
St. Joseph Heights,
TMU’s first named college,
Catholic Schools
Following Christ,
Meet the Vennemanns,
St. Vincent de Paul,
Obituary
Edgar Nicholas Cleves,
Thanksgiving card artist
Walk for Life,
‘With One Heart’ Deanery Strategy Sessions,
You’re invited: Ordination of Thomas John Murrin,
Anniversary vespers,
Seminary Ball sponsorship,
St. Vincent de Paul feast day Mass
“With One Heart” Special Edition
A letter from Bishop Iffert,
The business of transforming hearts,
Deanery Strategy Sessions,
Meet the Core Team,
Meet the Planning Team,
Bishop Iffert’s first year In review,
The logo of WOH,
WOH programs in detail,
WOH campaign timeline,
Catholic Leadership Institute story and mission,
CLI testimonials
St. Therese’s Blue Ribbon,
Tom Murrin,
New bishop formation course,
SUMMIT22 core team,
Vote Yes for Life on #2,
‘Be Witnesses’,
NCC greenhouse,
First Eucharistic Congress,
Seminary Ball,
Annual Golf Classic check presentation,
KY Walk for Life,
Jail and prison ministries,
Deacons and wives retreat,
‘We Choose Life’
Parent group starting
‘Return’ to the faith,
OCP Parish Grant,
Obituary
Msgr. Ronald Ketteler,
Rosary Coast to Coast,
Outstanding Administrator Award
Scouting Summit,
Turf blessing at St. Henry District High School,
DPAA celebrates; distributes service grants,
Print Excellence awards,
Catholic Schools ‘Following Christ’,
First anniversary St. Paul Relics Shrine
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