Bishop’s Corner We have hit the ground running, as they say. It’s almost a shock to the system to go from pleasant days of vacation to the intense planning, meeting, and writing that go to make up a new season. Our Catechism classes start this Sunday, choir practice on Wednesday evening, and the Church picnic […]

Bishop’s Corner I hope you all are enjoying a nice last weekend of Summer, as we celebrate Labor Day. This holiday, like all of our American observances, readily directs the mind and heart beyond the cook outs, get-togethers and politicians’ speeches which characterize our first weekend in September. It is more even than a little […]

Bishop’s Corner During August we had to start watering the grounds at least a little to avoid burn-out. I hope that by now the lawn has regained his greenish cast, and that the flowers are blooming again. Our Bendel memorial Dahlias have had a hard Summer, due to the dry weather, but also the multiplying […]

Click the photo above for a slide show from our Summer boys’ camp. Bishop’s Corner I wish again to thank everyone for our perfectly splendid Summertime feast of the Assumption of Our Lady in our beautifully decorated church. How well you sang the Mass, and how devout were our little flower- bearing angels for the […]

Click the photo above for a slide show from our Summer boys’ camp. Bishop’s Corner Blessed, hopeful rain is falling as I write my “Corner” on St. Philomena’s Day, praying for a bit of freshness for lawn and garden for Our Lady’s Day, the Assumption. I wish you a blessed one, and thank you for […]

Bishop’s Corner Did you know there is a connection between the “Dog Days” of August, and dogs? Last Wednesday’s St. Dominic is symbolized by a dog with a torch in its mouth, as seen by his pregnant mother, Blessed Jane, in a dream. Later in a Latin pun on his name, his Friars Preachers or […]

Bishop’s Corner August, Summer’s last month starts today, our Sunday of St. Peter’s Chains here in Cincinnati, with the Titular or Patronal feast of the Metropolitan Cathedral. August is the month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and of the Divine Wisdom. May Our Lady teach us the wisdom of chaining ourselves as willing servants […]

Bishop’s Corner As I write this, our Boys’ Camp plans are still evolving, but I am confident that our young men will have good fun and edifying days together this week. Please keep them in your prayers, as well as the fathers who are helping, and Fr. McGuire and Fr. Larrabee. Fr. Roger in France […]

Click the photo above for a slide show from our Summer girls camp and our St. John’s Eve bonfire. Bishop’s Corner This has been a busy week at St. Gertrude, full of sadness but also spiritual joy. We were grieved by the Tuesday rains which impeded our Rosary Procession (and just when we could have […]

Bishop’s Corner Fr. McGuire and I left for France on St. John’s Day, the campfire songs and poetry (thank you, Fr. Cekada, a.k.a. “Uncle Remus”!) ringing in our ears. Thanks to everyone who helped for the St. John’s Eve Barbeque, and to the Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Patton family especially for a […]

Bishop’s Corner Happy Independence Day! May God bless our land, and keep freedom’s beacon bright in our midst. Be a loyal American by informing yourself about the great issues of the day, and then do something about them by the prayers you say. May Our Lady Immaculate protect, bless and convert our beloved America. Today […]

Bishop’s Corner Pray for our new priest, Fr. Hecquard, today. His first Solemn Mass is on Tuesday. Tomorrow Fr. McGuire and I accompany him on a pilgrimage to Lisieux. He will dedicate his priesthood to the Little Flower, and I will offer her my profound thanks for all of the help she gave me last […]

Photos posted June 13th. Click the photo above for a slide-show from our Mass, First Communions, and Benedictions on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Bishop’s Corner Summer rest! Well, surely a change from routine for many (at least with the lovely long days) and maybe a vacation as well. But it is surely a busy […]

New photos posted June 13th! Click the photo above for a slide-show from our Mass, First Communions, and Benedictions on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Bishop’s Corner I thank God for another beautiful closing to our season, with a splendid celebration of Corpus Christi Sunday and First Holy Communion. It was a pleasure to welcome […]

NEW! Fr. Cekada’s book on the New Mass. New photos posted June 3rd. Click the photo above for a slide-show from our Pentecost Vigil ceremonies. Bishop’s Corner The first Sunday of June sees, in the shining light of the glorious Monstrance of our Eucharistic Lord, the very high point and summit of all the year. […]

NEW! Fr. Cekada’s book on the New Mass. New photos posted June 3rd. Click the photo above for a slide-show from our Pentecost Vigil ceremonies. Bishop’s Corner The Memorial Day weekend falls in nicely with our liturgical calendar this year, some quiet days for rest and family after a very beautiful month of May. Then, […]

On the Vigil of Pentecost, confirmands, with their sponsors, line up to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. More confirmation photos are coming soon. Also listen to Bp. Dolan’s sermon from the Pentecost Vigil: Wear the Cross Boldly on Your Forehead Bishop’s Corner It is an overcast and chilly Wednesday afternoon as I write the Bishop’s […]

Also listen to Bp. Dolan’s sermon from the Feast of the Ascension: Do One Thing New slide-show posted May 14: Click the above photo for images from our Greater Litanies Procession in April, and from our 2010 May Crowning. We also have a short video clip of our May Crowning available above. Bishop’s Corner The […]

New slide-show posted May 14: Click the above photo for images from our Greater Litanies Procession in April, and from our 2010 May Crowning. We also have a short video clip of our May Crowning available above. Bishop’s Corner A Happy Mothers Day is my prayer and greeting this May Crowning Sunday. Mothers, crown Mary […]

Click on the photo above for pictures from our beautiful Holy Week and Easter ceremonies. Bishop’s Corner Today we are having a quiet Easter Sunday, and the young priests are both here to help Fr. Cekada. I am visiting St. Clare in Columbus again. Last Sunday morning at the Major Litanies our church reminded me […]

Bishop’s Corner I apologize to you for the inconvenience and confusion last Sunday when the water main broke. It does this about once a year, but this is the first – and I hope last – time on a Sunday. While I am grieved to think of souls turned away from Sunday Mass, I am […]

Bishop’s Corner Low Week certainly made for high spirits, with the series of splendid Spring days, and grounds and garden bright with Easter colors. We were all happy to have our students back, and to offer again the beautiful school Masses with their inspiring singing at 11:20. Faithful from throughout the world gratefully follow these […]

If you missed Bp. Dolan’s Holy Week sermons, be sure to listen to them here: Maundy Thursday Morning: Not My Will, but Thine be Done Maundy Thursday Afternoon: Wash Away Your Neighbor’s Faults Good Friday: Let Go Holy Saturday: Rest Easter Sunday: Fear Not Bishop’s Corner Blessed Easter Octave Day to you, and blessings of […]

If you missed Bp. Dolan’s Holy Week sermons, be sure to listen to them here: Maundy Thursday Morning: Not My Will, but Thine be Done Maundy Thursday Afternoon: Wash Away Your Neighbor’s Faults Good Friday: Let Go Holy Saturday: Rest Bishop’s Corner A very blessed Easter Sunday to you! May the blessings of the Risen […]

Bishop’s Corner Palm Sunday! A day of victory and of defeat, a day, too, for donkeys! Humble beast, and so blessed to bear the Lamb in all humility as He rides meekly on to die. Let us, sinners, make this the best Holy Week ever by “bearing one another’s burdens” these blessed days, and so […]

Bishop’s Corner This year’s Spring is as splendid as it is sudden, and so, so welcome. It seems only a fortnight ago that all was dark and chill, and now the sun has coaxed the crocuses into bloom. I write this on a beautiful St. Patrick’s Day, both within and without. After a hard winter […]