Oppose Women's Health Protection Act
2021-10-05 - 2021-10-31 | OH
U.S. Congress is about to vote on the most radical abortion bill of all time. The so-called “Women’s Health Act” (H.R. 3755/S. 1975) would impose abortion on demand, at any stage of pregnancy. It would apply nationwide—even in states that don’t want it.
Tell Congress No Taxpayer Funded Abortion
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No More Delay: Positive Immigration Reform Needed Today
2021-10-06 - 2021-11-30 | OH
American Catholics have been working toward immigration reform for decades, and it’s long overdue. The 117th Congress now has an opportunity to address immigration in a positive, productive, and forward-looking way. Last week, the Senate adopted a budget resolution that paves the way for a reconciliation bill. The resolution includes instructions for the Committee on the Judiciary to draft language providing “lawful permanent status for qualified immigrants.” Reconciliation only requires a simple majority of 51 votes in the Senate, assuming certain other conditions are met. This was the same mechanism used to pass the American Rescue Plan in March. With the budget resolution adopted in the Senate—which the House will also have to adopt in the coming weeks—Senate committees can now begin drafting the text of the budget reconciliation bill itself.

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TAKE ACTION TODAY: Urge members of Congress to advance an Afghan Adjustment Act
2022-03-02 08:00 - 2022-03-16 17:00 UTC | OH
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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Ohio Death Penalty Stations of the Cross (Virtual)
2022-03-25 12:00 - 13:00 | OH
On Friday, March 25, virtually join Catholics across Ohio in praying the Stations of the Cross and raising awareness about the death penalty.
Across the U.S., a growing number of states are moving to abolish capital punishment — and Ohio is no exception. Currently, the Ohio legislature is considering two bipartisan bills that would abolish the state’s death penalty.
In light of Ohio’s abolition efforts, CMN invites you to join in a one-hour Lenten prayer experience for Ohio Catholics. Participants will contemplate Christ’s passion through the Stations of the Cross, and reflect on the urgent need to end capital punishment in Ohio.
Ohio Death Penalty Awareness Stations of the Cross (Virtual)
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Urge Congress to Pass the Afghan Adjustment Act
2022-09-01 08:00 - 2022-09-09 17:00 | OH
It has been one year since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the harrowing scenes that captivated the world as aircraft rushed to depart its capital city of Kabul. Tens of thousands of Afghan nationals have now been resettled in communities across the United States, many of whom served alongside U.S. servicemembers. They are now in need of a legal pathway to real and lasting safety. They need the Afghan Adjustment Act.
Most Afghans arrived with humanitarian parole, which only allows someone to remain in the United States for a temporary duration. Currently, the only pathway available to most of those relocated to the United States is asylum, a complex and paperwork-intensive process with years-long processing backlogs. In order to make a successful asylum claim, these Afghans will be asked to provide proof of their likely persecution if returned to Afghanistan—because of their work with Americans or international aid groups, because of their efforts to report the truth about conditions on the ground, because of their support for democratic values and human rights, or because of other acts not tolerated by the Taliban. Documents that demonstrate this are the same ones that Afghans were advised to destroy in order to escape or elude the Taliban in the days that preceded the fall of Kabul.
The bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act (S. 4787/H.R. 8685), patterned after similar laws, including legislation enacted after the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam, provides an important correction by allowing recently resettled Afghans to apply to become lawful permanent residents, the same status they would have received had they been admitted through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
The national resettlement agencies of the United States, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), together with its Catholic Charities partners and other community-based organizations, have been hard at work during the past year, helping Afghans settle into their new homes. The task of helping Afghans to file asylum applications would fall to these same organizations and legal services providers, which are already stretched thin. For these reasons, the Afghan Adjustment Act would benefit not only the Afghans themselves but also the organizations serving them and federal agencies such as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which lacks the resources to accurately process tens of thousands of asylum applications in a timely manner.
As Bishop Mario Dorsonville, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Migration, said in a recent letter to Congress, “it is both our moral duty and in our country’s best interest to provide our new Afghan neighbors with a pathway to permanent legal status.”

Resources:

Read the recent press release from the USCCB discussing the Afghan Adjustment Act.
View the text of the Afghan Adjustment Act, as introduced in the Senate.
View a section-by-section breakdown of the bill.
The National Immigration Forum has also created a summary of the bill.
For more information about our new Afghan neighbors and the need for passing the Afghan Adjustment Act, view the Justice for Immigrants backgrounder.

Pray for integration of all newcomers.

Breaking Open the Sin of Racism
2022-09-13 19:00 - 20:30 | OH
Engage your community in dialogue
The 8-part video series and discussion guide were prepared for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati for use by organizations in a 4-part workshop. The videos feature presentations by scholars and professionals at the University of Dayton. The series begins with a macro global and historical examination of race and racism, and progresses to a micro examination of the interpersonal impact of race and racism. Check out the Breaking Open the Sin of Racism site to see how your parish, school, or organization can host workshops.
Questions? Contact Sara Seligmann | 513-546-3143

In the Dayton area? Consider joining the workshop in person!
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
Session #1 Tuesday, September 13, 2022 7-8:30pm
Session #2 Tuesday, September 20, 2022 7-8:30pm
Session #3 Tuesday, September 27, 2022 7-8:30pm
Session #4 Tuesday, October 4, 2022 7-8:30pm
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or call Elizabeth Lush, St. Charles Parish, 937 434-6081

Farm Mass
2022-09-23 19:00 - 21:00 | OH
Let us Gather in Prayer Support for
Farmers
Gardeners
Rural Folks
Rural Farms
On Friday, September 23, at 7:00 pm, Archbishop Dennis Schnurr will be celebrating a Farm Mass at the rural home (5517 Franklin Rd.) of Tim and Lori Leibreich, parishioners of St. Mary Parish, Hillsboro. This mass is a prayer support for farmers, gardeners, rural folks and rural businesses. The mass will be held rain or shine. You are asked to bring a chair and a snack to share. If you have questions, contact Patrick Hornschemeier, the Chairperson of the southern Catholic Rural Life Conference at 513-752-0647.
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Braver Angels Fall Series Civility & Peace During the Election Season
2022-09-29 18:30 - 20:30 | OH
We all know how divided our society (and – even more tragically – our Church) has become. We’ve become so entrenched in our political identities that we’ve lost sight of who we are, especially who we are as sisters and brothers in Christ. In an attempt to heal ourselves and our community from these dehumanizing and demonizing behaviors, the Respect Life and Catholic Social Action offices are partnering with Braver Angels to offer a series of three on-line workshops during the election season.
On Thursday Sept. 29, we’ll offer ‘Depolarizing Within’, a workshop that teaches participants to look within and develop strategies for engaging politics without demonizing, and how to constructively intervene in social conversations with like-minded peers.
On Thursday October 20, we’ll over ‘Skills for Bridging the Divide’, a workshop to help you through difficult political conversations with people in your life, considering how to talk across the divide in a constructive, empathetic way.
And finally, on Thursday Nov. 10 (two days after Election Day and just two weeks before Thanksgiving), we’ll offer ‘Families and Politics’, a workshop that shows how we can talk about politics with our loved ones in a way that brings us closer together – not pulls us farther apart.
You can register at the links listed above, and you can attend one, two, or all three of the sessions. All workshops will start at 6:30pm, are offered free of charge, and will be offered virtually.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Andrew Musgrave. We look forward to meeting, praying, and working with you for a more compassionate world.

Braver Angels Fall Series Civility & Peace During the Election Season
2022-10-20 18:30 - 20:30 | OH
We all know how divided our society (and – even more tragically – our Church) has become. We’ve become so entrenched in our political identities that we’ve lost sight of who we are, especially who we are as sisters and brothers in Christ. In an attempt to heal ourselves and our community from these dehumanizing and demonizing behaviors, the Respect Life and Catholic Social Action offices are partnering with Braver Angels to offer a series of three on-line workshops during the election season.
On Thursday October 20, we’ll over ‘Skills for Bridging the Divide’, a workshop to help you through difficult political conversations with people in your life, considering how to talk across the divide in a constructive, empathetic way.
And finally, on Thursday Nov. 10 (two days after Election Day and just two weeks before Thanksgiving), we’ll offer ‘Families and Politics’, a workshop that shows how we can talk about politics with our loved ones in a way that brings us closer together – not pulls us farther apart.
You can register at the links listed above, and you can attend one, two, or all three of the sessions. All workshops will start at 6:30pm, are offered free of charge, and will be offered virtually.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Andrew Musgrave. We look forward to meeting, praying, and working with you for a more compassionate world.

Braver Angels Fall Series Civility & Peace During the Election Season
2022-11-10 18:30 - 20:30 | OH
We all know how divided our society (and – even more tragically – our Church) has become. We’ve become so entrenched in our political identities that we’ve lost sight of who we are, especially who we are as sisters and brothers in Christ. In an attempt to heal ourselves and our community from these dehumanizing and demonizing behaviors, the Respect Life and Catholic Social Action offices are partnering with Braver Angels to offer a series of three on-line workshops during the election season.
And finally, on Thursday Nov. 10 (two days after Election Day and just two weeks before Thanksgiving), we’ll offer ‘Families and Politics’, a workshop that shows how we can talk about politics with our loved ones in a way that brings us closer together – not pulls us farther apart.
You can register at the links listed above, and you can attend one, two, or all three of the sessions. All workshops will start at 6:30pm, are offered free of charge, and will be offered virtually.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Andrew Musgrave. We look forward to meeting, praying, and working with you for a more compassionate world.

Laudato Si Action Platform Conference
2023-03-04 09:00 - 16:30 | 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.***

Annual Northern (now St. Augustine Deaneries) Farm Mass
2023-07-20 19:00 - 22:00 | Buck and Fran Siefring Farm, 3598 SR 705, New Weston, OH, United States
Archbishop Schnurr will preside at the Annual Northern (now St. Augustine Deaneries) Farm Mass. Come join us to celebrate and give thanksgiving for faith, farm, and family!
Catholic families who have farmed and nurtured the same land for 100 years or more will be recognized with the Catholic Century Farm Awards.
Stay after Mass for refreshments, music, and square dancing! All are welcome.

Save the Date! Sunday, August 27, 2023 Festival of Faiths
2023-08-27 12:00 - 17:00 | Xavier University’s Cintas Center, 1624 Musketeer Drive, Cincinnati, OH, 45207, United States
Greater Cincinnati’s 6th Annual Festival of Faiths, celebrating our community’s religious diversity.
Online programming will continue Monday through Wednesday, and the festival will end with an in-person Peace Walk at Ault Park on Thursday, August 31, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Presented by EquaSion
Join Us!

2023 Rural Farm Mass - St. Mary Deanery
2023-09-08 19:00 - 22:00 | 5565 Moran Road, Ripley, OH 45167, 5565 Moran Road, Ripley, OH, 45167, United States
The 2023 Southeastern Rural Farm Mass will be held on Friday, September 8, at the home of Gary and Shirley Moran.
It’s happening rain or shine. Please bring a chair and a dish to share.
September 8 is a blessing as Shirley has a special devotion to Mary and has a couple of Mary gardens. It is a beautiful 250 acre beef cattle farm with civil war era house.

Ask Congress to Act Now to Strengthen the Child Tax Credit
2024-01-24 08:00 - 2024-02-28 17:00 | OH
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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Mass honoring Sr. Dorothy Stang and Laudato Si
2025-06-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Our Lady of the Valley Parish, 330 W. Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45215, United States
