Archdiocese of Cincinnati

TAKE ACTION TODAY: Urge members of Congress to advance an Afghan Adjustment Act
2022-03-02 08:00 - 2022-03-16 17:00 UTC
Fulfill Our Commitment to Afghan Families: Advance an Afghan Adjustment Act with Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations
As a Catholic concerned for our new Afghan neighbors and your constituent, I urge you to follow through on our commitment to provide lasting safety and security to Afghan individuals and families by moving forward an Afghan Adjustment Act with Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations.
Since August of 2021, the U.S. has welcomed thousands of Afghans, many of them children. These Afghan allies and their families are at risk of harm if they are unable to receive long-term safety and permanent legal status in the U.S.
Congress must immediately support and pass an Afghan Adjustment Act, which would lift the cloud of legal uncertainty of parole that Afghans currently have and, instead, offer them the opportunity to apply to become lawful permanent residents—the same legal status they would have received had they been admitted as refugees. This is crucial to ensure their successful integration and would involve a formal application process that includes background checks, consistent with previous adjustment acts. The last thing we want is to see any of these people added to our country’s undocumented population or forced to return to danger.
Please pass an Afghan Adjustment Act without further delay.
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Allow Dreamers to Take Part in Building Our Country’s Future
2022-09-19 08:00 - 2022-09-30 17:00 UTC
During this year’s National Migration Week, I join with my fellow Catholics and others of good will across the United States in urging Congress to enact legislation that would promote the full integration of Dreamers before the 117th Congress ends.
Dreamers are among those living on the existential peripheries of our society, but the common good requires that they be embraced, not least of all because of their daily contributions. I am especially concerned about those currently protected by DACA because of ongoing litigation and its consequences for them, their families, their employers, and communities depending on them.
I am grateful for bipartisan passage of the American Dream and Promise Act by the House of Representatives last year. All of Congress must do its part to provide certainty to Dreamers, as well as the families, employers, and communities depending on them. As Pope Francis reminds us, “We cannot leave to future generations the burden of responsibility for decisions that need to be made now.”
Please prioritize the passage of legislation providing Dreamers with a pathway to
permanent legal status and citizenship.

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Laudato Si Action Platform Conference
2023-03-04 09:00 - 16:30 UTC | Curran Place – University of Dayton, 1700 S Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
Join people of all ages from across the Archdiocese to pray; to grow in fellowship; to learn about the Laudato Si’ Action Platform; and to act together in our parishes, schools, homes, and congregations to care for God’s creation.
Everyone* who has a passion for caring for God’s creation and wants to be a part of something big, bold, and vital is welcome.
(*Everyone includes individuals; families; ministers in families of parishes; Catholic school students, teachers, and staff; nonprofit staff and leaders; vowed religious; healthcare professionals; and all roles in the Archdiocese not previously listed.)
Register here. ***Registration deadline is Wed., Feb. 22.***

Fair Trade Sale
2023-11-18 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | Curran Place – University of Dayton, 1700 S Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
Come to the Fair Trade Sale in the Meyers Room at the University of Dayton Curran Place.
There will be entertainment and local vendors with ethically sourced products from around the world. There will be clothing, home goods, accessories, toys, coffee, food and more.
Click here for flyer.

Ask Congress to Act Now to Strengthen the Child Tax Credit
2024-01-24 08:00 - 2024-02-28 17:00 UTC
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jayson Smith recently announced a bipartisan agreement to improve the Child Tax Credit. Now is the time to reach out to your members of Congress and encourage them to pass a Child Tax Credit that does more for the poorest children.
Every year, the Child Tax Credit (CTC) lifts millions of American families out of poverty and helps them live according to their dignity and with greater economic security. While the USCCB has long supported the CTC, the current credit must be improved because it excludes many poor children. We must encourage Congress to support children and families by passing a strengthened CTC that prioritizes the poorest children. Improving the credit in this way ensures that the lowest-income families have access to full benefits that foster the welcoming of new life and the building of the family.
As the U.S. bishops stated in their pastoral document, Putting Children And Families First, “Those with the greatest need require the greatest response. This is the ‘option for the poor’ in action. While every family needs support, poor families and families facing discrimination carry the greatest burdens and require the most help. With limited resources, we need to focus assistance on those with the greatest needs.”
An improved Child Tax Credit should also:

continue to include mixed-status families,
be available for the year before birth to help mothers in need welcome new life,
ensure the credit does not undermine the building of families, and
not offset the cost of the credit by cutting programs that serve those most in need

Please urge your members of Congress to work together to improve the Child Tax Credit to help support families and lift children out of poverty.
We encourage you to add your own personal story about why strengthening the Child Tax Credit is important to you.
You can read the most recent USCCB letter advocating for an improved Child Tax Credit here.
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WAY OF THE CROSS FOR JUSTICE
2024-03-29 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | American Queen Paddle Wheel, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, United States
Join in this Good Friday prayer connecting the suffering of Jesus with the suffering brought about the injustice in our day.
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Our Eucharistic Mission in a Polarized World
2024-09-16 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Clocktower Lounge of GSC, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Ci, 45207, United States
Depolarizing Within
This workshop helps participants look within to see how we regard and talk in polarizing terms about large groups of ordinary people on the other side of the political aisle.
First of two events.
Second event is Monday, October 14, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
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Our Eucharistic Mission in a Polarized World
2024-10-14 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Clocktower Lounge of GSC, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Ci, 45207, United States
Skills for Disagreeing Better
This workshop helps participants to understand the values and concerns of those who differ from them politically. It teaches essential skills for communicating across differences and finding common ground.
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Buy Local Foods Seminar
2025-02-16 13:30 - 16:30 UTC | St. George Church, 509 E. State Street, Georgetown, OH, 45121, United States
The Southeast Region St Mary Deanery Catholic Rural Life is co-sponsoring the annual Buy Local Foods Seminar on Sunday, February 16, 2025, 1:30-4:30 PM at St George Church, Georgetown, Ohio. The day includes the keynote “Know Your Farmers Better”, featuring a panel of local regional farmers who will discuss the needs, concerns and benefits to the local community; a presentation on Hot Topics in agriculture today, and opportunity for all to visit table displays representing producers and local organizations. All are welcome. Pre-registration is not required but appreciated. There is no charge, but donations are welcome. For questions or preregistration contact Patrick Hornschemeier 513-752-0647-Chair of Catholic Rural Life or Sr Chris Pratt
513-407-3006-Catholic Social Action Office.
Other co-sponsors are OSU Extension, Brown County, Adams-Brown Community Action Partnership and the Adams-Brown Diabetes Education Coalition
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Catholics at the Capitol
2025-03-25 09:15 - 16:30 UTC | Catholic Conference of Ohio office, 100 E. Broad Street, 6th Floor, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
We’re bringing Catholics from across Ohio to the Statehouse in Columbus to meet with our elected officials and advocate for policies that respect life, focus on the poor and vulnerable, and recognize families as the central social institution of society.
Please register* by 4pm on Friday on March 21 and include your address in order to determine your local legislators.
* By registering, each person is asked to only discuss issues and policy positions provided by the CCO in legislative meetings.
REGISTER HERE

Festival of Faiths 2025
2025-06-22 12:30 - 16:30 UTC | Xavier University’s Cintas Center, 1624 Musketeer Drive, Cincinnati, OH, 45207, United States

2025 Rural-Urban Farm Mass (Northwest)
2025-08-13 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | 8183 Hoying Road, Anna, OH, 8183 Hoying Road, Anna, OH, 45302, United States
The St. Augustine deaneries Catholic Rural Life Committee would like to invite all to celebrate and give thanksgiving for faith, farm, and family. During the mass Catholic families who have farmed and nurtured the same land for 100 years or more will be recognized through the Catholic Century Farm Awards. The Farm Mass will be held Wednesday, August 13 at 7:00 p.m. at 8183 Hoying Rd, Anna, OH, with Rev. Mark Hoying presiding. All are welcome. Join us for snacks, refreshments and square dancing afterwards.

Come Share Catholic Faith in the Country!
2025-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | 1399 Brown Road, Wilmington, OH 45177, 1399 Brown Road, Wilmington, OH, 45177, United States
You are invited to join us for an outdoor Mass, supporting farmers, gardeners and rural life, at the former Sub District #6 Schoolhouse on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 7:00 pm. The Schoolhouse, now a Bed and Breakfast owned by Jim and Joan Burge, is located at 1399 Brown Road, Wilmington OH 45177. Archbishop Casey will be the main concelebrant. The Mass is being sponsored by the Holy Saints of God Family of Parishes, and will be celebrated rain or shine. Please bring a chair and a snack to share. For more information, contact Patrick Hornschemeier, Chairperson of Southeast Catholic Rural Life,
513-752-0647.

Festival of Faiths
2026-08-02 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Xavier University’s Cintas Center, 1624 Musketeer Drive, Cincinnati, OH, 45207, United States
The Festival of Faiths main event runs from 1 pm to 5pm on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at the Cintas Center on Xavier University’s campus. Some volunteer shifts begin as early as 8:00am, and others run as late as 6 pm. T-shirts will be provided, and free parking will be available. All volunteers will also receive a Portraits in Faith book valued at $50.
Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up.
Age requirement: volunteers must be 13 or older to assist, and volunteers younger than 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
If you have any questions, please contact deidre@equasion.org or amusgrave@catholicaoc.org.
Additional information regarding sign-in, responsibilities, and other pertinent information will be emailed prior to the event.

CRS Rice Bowl Celebration
2026-09-19 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | St. Maximilian Kolbe (Liberty Township), 5720 Hamilton Mason Rd, Liberty Township, 45011, United States
Honoring 2026 CRS Rice Bowl Grant Recipients and Archdiocese of Cincinnati CRS Rice Bowl Promoters
If you have questions, please email csa@catholicaoc.org
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