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Joshua Heskamp: Ordination to the transitional diaconate,
Cathedral project update,
Cross the Bridge for Life,
ACUE donor appreciation luncheon,
Diaconate information meeting,
Official assignment,
Official appointments,
Monthly Holy Hour,
Child Abuse Awareness Month: Stopping human trafficking,
‘Be Witnesses’,
Governor’s scholars,
‘We Choose Life’,
Service with sisters,
Eucharistic Revival: Showing the Host,
TMU aware dinner,
The White Rose: Award-winning Catholic screenplay
High School Senior Mass,
Public school and homeschool students: Baccalaureate Mass,
Memorial Mass for the Loss of a Child,
With One Heart core team update,
Uniting in education: Thomas More and Covington Latin’s affiliation,
Child Abuse Awareness Month: Mandatory reporting,
Serra Club server awards,
Mystagogy,
Eucharistic Revival: Fraction,
Curia Day of Service
Paschal Triduum,
Video premiere: Child Abuse Prevention,
Diocese of Honolulu thanks you!,
Public school Baccalaureate Mass,
Covington Lenten Pilgrimage,
Thomas More University,
Madonna House blessing,
Catholic Schools in Action,
Eucharistic Revival,
Meet Michael Barrett-O’Quin,
Divine Mercy Sunday
An Easter message from Bishop Iffert,
Palm Sunday,
Pilgrimage to Greece,
Service with Sisters,
Divine Mercy Sunday,
Our Lady of Lourdes returns to Park Hills,
Franciscan at Home: The Catechetical Institute,
Dine in or drive thru: Our Savior’s fish fry,
‘Be Witnesses’,
Cathedral relic shrine: Shroud of Turin display ,
Chrism Mass,
Eucharistic Revival
Catholic Charities volunteer appreciation dinner
You’re invited — Memorial Mass for the Loss of a Child
National Pro-life prayer event as Supreme Court considers chemical abortions
Holy Week at the Cathedral
Safe Environment audit find Diocese compliant
Dine in or drive thru — St. Benedict Parish fish fry
‘We Choose Life’ — the Annunciation
Eucharistic Revival — counseling the doubtful
Meet Mr. Bickers — journey of faith
A Trinitarian Crucifixion — The Duveneck Mural at the Cathedral
Special section: Senior Living,
YCET orientation,
Rite of Acolyte,
Holy Week at the Cathedral,
Meet Father Aby Thampi,
Dine in or Drive Thru: Holy Cross’s fish fry,
Pilgrimage to Greece: Introducing the sights,
Business managers meet: Meetings resume after 12-year hiatus,
CRS Rice Bowl,
Sharing Divine Mercy,
OSV Kids,
RCIA: Introducing a catechumen,
Fish Frys,
High school theatre,
Obituary: Sister Martha Ellen Cheevers,
Eucharistic Revival
DPAA kick-off: Erlanger,
Pro-life essay banquet,
Pilgrimage to Greece,
Date correction: Cathedral Concert Series,
Dine in or Drive thru: St. Timothy’s Fish Fry,
Pro-life essay contest: Congratulations finalists,
TMU names director for Center of Faith, Mission and Catholic Education,
St. Patrick’s Day celebration,
CRS Rice Bowl,
Fish Frys,
Eucharistic revival,
Serrans and the Emergency Shelter,
OSV Kids,
St. Elizabeth’s new ‘Butterfly Suite’
Lenten pilgrimage,
House Bill 5,
Our Lady of Lourdes: Negotiations begin,
Institute for Religious Liberty: Interfaith dialogue,
You’re invited: 24 Hours for the Lord,
Deacon aspirant: Day of Reflection,
Pilgrimage to Greece,
Dine in or Drive thru: St. Joseph Academy Fish Fry,
Catholic Schools in Action,
Eucharistic Revival,
Fish Frys,
CRS Rice Bowl
Rite of Election,
DPAA kick-off: Maysville,
Pilgrimage to Greece,
New video series: St. Augustine’s fish fry,
Monthly Holy Hour,
Parish Missionary Disciples: Enlivening the faithful,
Cathedral Concert Series: 46th season ends,
24 Hours for the Lord,
‘We Choose Life’,
CRS Rice Bowl,
Fish Frys,
Eucharistic Revival,
Meet Father Summe,
Ash Wednesday
Connect retreat,
THRIVE ministry gathering,
Survivors webinar,
Pilgrimage to Greece,
Official assignments,
Around the Diocese: Episode 7 now available,
‘Be Witnesses’,
Fish Frys,
Meet Father Converset
Lenten message from Bishop Iffert,
Special section: Marriage and Weddings,
Catholic Schools Week: Bishop celebrates Mass,
Correction,
You’re invited: Monthly Holy Hour,
Celebrating consecrated life,
Pilgrimage to Greece,
Official appointment,
24 Hours for the Lord,
Fish Frys,
Eucharistic Revival
Kentucky March for Life,
Update: Our Lady of Lourdes Parish,
Greece Pilgrimage,
Enrich your faith at a Cursillo weekend,
Legislative update,
St. Blaise of Sebaste,
Official assignments,
Official appointments,
Catholic Schools in Action,
Eucharistic Revival
Special section: Catholic Schools Week,
Youth Mass celebrated,
DPAA solicitor’s luncheon,
Traditional Latin Mass continues in Covington,
Around the Diocese: Episode 5,
You’re invited: Mass for World Day of Consecrated Life,
Pilgrimage to Greece,
Elementary open houses,
National March for Life,
Sister Geiger retires,
Eucharistic Revival
SEEK,
Restored in Christ promo video,
Missionary priests faculties revoked,
Elementary Open Houses,
Preparations for the DPAA,
You’re invited: 2014 March for Life,
Celebrating consecrated life,
General Assembly underway,
A Fire for inclusive education,
Pilgrimage to Greece,
‘Be Witnesses’,
TMU hires investment consultants,
Eucharistic Revival,
Diocese features on CatholicTV
Restored in Christ special edition,
Register to join March for Life Ky ,
Safe Haven Baby Box new in Edgewood ,
Eucharistic Revival: St. Cyril of Jerusalem,
Official assignments ,
Sisters of Life visit Crescent Springs parish
Midnight Mass,
Bambinelli and Christmas tree blessing,
2023: A year in the diocese,
With One Heart: Planning and prayer,
Catholic Schools in Action,
2023 financial report,
Eucharistic Revival: Joy,
Feast of the Immaculate Conception,
Cathedral Concert Series: An Epiphany Epilogue,
Pilgrimage to Greece,
Christmas at the Cathedral,
Correction,
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe,
2024 March for Life,
Official appointments,
Bambinelli schedule,
THRIVE!,
‘We Choose Life’,
‘Be Witnesses’,
Eucharistic Revival,
TMU president term extended,
School lunch celebrates Christmas,
Giving Machines
Pilgrimage to Greece: In the Footsteps of St. Paul,
French press visit Cathedral,
‘Give God a Year’,
Service Awards Luncheon: Honoring diocesan employees,
Meet Sister Evelynn Reinke, SND: Retired religious,
Bambinelli schedule,
Serra Club Priests’ Appreciation Dinner,
‘Thomas More University’,
Eucharistic Revival,
Immaculate Conception window
Advent,
Letter from the bishop: Retirement fund for religious,
Bambinelli schedule,
High School Placement Test,
THRIVE! youth ministry gathering,
40 Hours Devotions,
Good Leaders, Good Shepherds,
Catholic Schools in Action,
Bishop Brossart staff raising funds for ACUE schools,
Eucharistic Revival,
Thanksgiving at Catholic Charities
Special section: Health and Wellness,
USCCB assembly,
NCYC,
THRIVE! Youth ministry gathering,
High School Placement Test,
Cathedral broadcast time change,
40 Hour Devotions,
Bambinelli schedule of events,
2024 DPAA preparations begin,
Benedictine exchange program,
Obituary: Sister Marylyn Ehrman, S.N.D.,
Eucharistic Revival
Bambinelli blessing,
St. Augustine ofrenda,
National Adoption Month: Meet Raven,
High School Placement Test,
Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols,
Official assignment,
Correction,
‘Be Witnesses’,
Eucharistic Revival,
Celebration of Our Lady of Divine Providence,
Obituaries: Sister Mary Judeann Lueken, S.N.D. and Sister Rosemary Lee, C.D.P.
Celebrating 60 and 70 years of consecrated life,
TMU Education VILLA,
Solemnity of All Saint’s,
Student designs Thanksgiving card,
Rainbow over Eucharistic procession,
40 Hour Devotions,
High School Placement Test,
We Choose Life: Independent living,
ESNKY winter shelter
Special pages: Vocations,
Seminary Ball,
SVdP coat drive,
NCYC chaperones meet,
Mass for Parish Kitchen volunteers,
40 Hours Devotions,
Eucharistic Revival,
Catholic Schools in action,
Father Jim Sichko visits Newman Club
Diocesan pro-life Mass,
Allhallowtide,
TMU fall interfaith event: In defense of strict scrutiny,
Cemetery visitations,
Community Baby Shower,
40 Hour Devotions,
Deacon retreat,
‘Be Witnesses’: An enriching vocation,
Biases workshop,
Historic cathedral painting: St. Philip Neri in Ecstasy,
Eucharistic Revival,
Jared Dees: Proclaiming Christ
DCCH’s 175th anniversary,
THRIVE! Youth worship night,
St. Vincent de Paul: Honoring long-time Vincentians,
October’s candlelight Mass,
Anxiety, depression and bullying: A path to peace,
Acolyte installation,
High school open houses,
40 Hour Devotions
SUMMIT 23,
St. Timothy School: Blessing of expansion,
You’re invited: Pro-Life Mass, Seminary Ball,
Cemetery visitations,
NCCHS hits $13m goal,
Cold Spring Parish mission welcomes Father Sichko,
40 Hours,
Around the Diocese Episode 3 — BBHS art gallery,
Thomas More University,
Bishop’s first visit at Carmel Manor
Special pages: Respect Life,
Pro-life Mass,
40 Hour Devotions,
ACUE reception: Supporters thanked,
Video premiere: Daily lives of seminarians,
Obituary: Father Robert Reinke,
Cemetery visitations,
Eucharistic Revival: Washing of hands,
Statement of ownership
Society of St. Vincent de Paul NKY: 100 Years,
Updated: Speakers/ministers policy,
Mark your calendar: Cemetary visitations,
Eucharistic Revival: ‘Out-of-the-box’ parish solution,
Squire Investiture: A first in North Central lieutenancy,
‘Be Witnesses’: Meet the Stacy sisters
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
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