By Mary Eckert

I was born and raised Catholic and attended Catholic school for some of my education. Although my desire for faith had always been present, I never deepened my understanding of the faith from an adult perspective until much later…

By Lisa Tozzi

Reflecting on my relationship with Mary, it is rather hard to put into words or know exactly where to start…

An Easter Reflection by an anonymous St. Max Parishioner

Egg hunts, special chocolate eggs picked out from the department store, a new dress for church, singing Alleluia, an Easter basket with more goodies and counting up coins from the hunt…

By Elizabeth Walsh

I recently experienced something wonderful about making a commitment…

By an anonymous St. Max parishioner

For anyone who has dealt with mental health issues, the aforementioned anecdotal response is all too familiar…

By an anonymous St. Max parishioner

I was raised in a very devout Catholic family. My father was a lector for as long as I can remember…

By Kate Zink & Family

A year ago I was dragging my feet. There were frequent announcements at Mass about joining the Festival committee, becoming a booth captain, signing up for volunteer spots to support the Festival, and donating basket items…

By Karen Borgemenke

About a month ago, at a Sunday Mass, there was a young family sitting in front of us. The sweet, little baby girl peeked and smiled at us all Mass long…

By an Anonymous St. Max Family

Each day in our house, we are thankful for two courageous women who chose life…

By Kevin Shook

My wife, Dawn, and I moved to Liberty Township from the Washington, D.C. suburbs in 2017. Dawn and I met in January 2004 while serving in the Virginia Army National Guard…

By Kevin and Jane Rowland

Kevin and I have thought a lot about suffering since his ALS diagnosis in 2019…

By Joe & Amy Leach

Our journey to St. Max has been unexpected, full of twists, turns, and beautiful surprises…

By Barry Hamlin

I was blessed to grow up in a loving, Christian home with my parents and two sisters. We faithfully attended our local Southern Baptist church each Sunday…

By Fr. Jesús Salinas

When I look back at my journey towards the priesthood I am always amazed at God’s plan…

By Deacon Mike Lippman

When I was a teenager, all the vocation talks I heard from our catechism teachers seemed to tell young boys that if God was calling you, then you had to become a priest…

By Karen Borgemenke

Saint Josemaría Escrivá, while at speaking engagements, would take questions. While answering questions related to vocations, he would often inquire if the person was married…

By Sarah and Matt Lewis

When we first sat down to write about our marriage, we couldn’t help but chuckle- what do we know about marriage?

By Evelyn Cullen

In July of 2018, 2-3 days after Fr. Jim arrived in the parish, he was scheduled to visit my husband who had Alzheimer’s Disease…

By an Anonymous St. Max Parishioner

Our family has attended St. Max since the mid-1990s. In the beginning, our homeschooling family met with many other homeschoolers from the eastern Butler County area at St Max for social, academic, and  religious activities…

By Zach and Amanda Hinger

Our family’s relationship to St. Max has been a constant thread that has tied together the most important parts of our lives both individually and as a family…