January 2025

Vol 194
No 1

January 2025

Vol 194
No 1

From the Editors Desk

Columns

Features

The Vice of Indifference

A few months ago, I was struck by a seemingly ordinary phrase: “The time that we have.” I’d heard versions of it before, but this time, it stirred something in my mind that wouldn’t go...

Marigolds at Carroll High School

Archbishop Carroll High School has a unique way to recognize teachers: the Marigold Project. Launched in September 2024, the monthly project celebrates a staff member. “The marigold supports the plants around it,” said Elizabeth Emser,...

ASL at Mercy McAuley

There’s always conversation in Nicole Humphrey’s class at Mercy McAuley High School, but hardly a word is spoken aloud. She teaches American Sign Language (ASL), a new class offered this year. “We learn the alphabet...

40 Baptisms

On Dec. 15, 2024, Deacon Kevin LeMelle celebrated his 40th administration of baptism since being ordained a transitional deacon on April 27, 2024. The baptism took place at St. Brigid Church in Xenia, where he...

Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for January 2025

For the right to an education Let us pray for migrants, refugees, and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.

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Sandwiches for All

Christ commands us to love our neighbors and care for the least among us. For high school student Max Milbourn, this call became a mission to combat hunger. Now a senior at Moeller High School,...

From the Amazon to Rome

At Mount Notre Dame High School (MND), the legacy of Sister Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN, is more than a chapter in history—it’s a call to action that shapes the school’s mission and inspires its students. Through...

What Did Cain Say to Abel?

  The story of Cain and Abel is among the more famous episodes in the Bible. We are all acquainted with this account of the first murder—indeed, the first fratricide—by which the bonds of brotherly...