Thirty years ago this November, the Berlin Wall tumbled down and thousands of East Germans celebrated their new freedom.  Back home, a local grocery chain later sold fragments of the wall, and my dad purchased one of them for me as a…

One of my fondest memories of the last few years of my maternal grandmother’s life involves sacred art and our shared Catholic faith.  Three years before she died, the Cincinnati Museum Center in 2004 hosted a special traveling exhibit…

As the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary this summer, Catholic Digest recommends a pilgrimage to a remarkable basilica. Just a few miles across the Ohio River from Cincinnati in Covington,…

Summer offers us the extra time to appreciate God’s creation and presence — in nature, in the universe, and within our churches.  Recently, my family and I traveled to rural southeastern Ohio, far away from the bright city lights where we…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Catholic Digest won three awards from Catholic Press Association during its annual awards banquet on Friday. The magazine, which is published by Bayard, Inc., won honorable mentions in the magazine division in the…

Near the end of May, many of our communities will host Memorial Day parades and solemn ceremonies honoring those who died while serving in our nation’s armed forces. Veterans — young and old — will be visible to all of us as they pay…

This is the night of nights, in which we celebrate the mightiest deeds of God in creation and salvation — for the sake not only of God’s people but also of all humankind. No praise tonight can be superfluous. From the original beauty and…

Obeying the Third Commandment and its call to keep the Sabbath is an important part of our identity.  Yet we also know that, in our increasingly secularized world, the numbers of those who attend religious services regularly is declining.…

He’s the silent saint we associate with Christmas. The Gospels contain no words from him but instead offer us examples of his unfailing devotion as a man of God, a faithful husband, and a loving father.  In the wake of the recent Church…

Fr. Glenn O'Connor, who ministered to some of the biggest stars in motorsports, worked as a member of pit crews, and served several Indiana parishes during his life, has died. "It is with sad hearts that we need to let our St. Susanna…