April 27, 2011 By Mary Caffrey Knapke ARCHDIOCESE — There are many ways to learn about the new translation of the Roman Missal that English-speaking Catholics around the world will begin using this Advent. Local parishes are hosting workshops to describe and explain the changes, and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati …

April 27, 2011 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — As a coalition of businesses, volunteers and churches of different denominations worked to renovate Kathy Atkins’ Kettering house and develop a support system for her three autistic children, Tim Bete saw the body of Christ.

April 27, 2011 The 2011 Answer the Call Catholic Men’s Conference, sponsored by the Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Greater Cincinnati Inc., was held April 16 at Good Shepherd Parish in Montgomery, bringing together participants from throughout the archdiocese to examine their spirituality as it relates to their lives as husbands, …

April 27, 2011 ARCHDIOCESE — Area Catholics marked Holy Week and Easter 2011 by participating in the ceremonies and rituals that recall the final days in the earthly life of Jesus. It was a week of remembrance and hope as they welcomed new members into the community of faith and …

April 21, 2011 When Dennis Quaid agreed to star in the new film “Soul Surfer,” it represented a career first: the only time the actor had ever accepted a role before reading the script.

April 21, 2011 By David Eck CATHEDRAL DEANERY — For 18 months, Jorge Martinez was what some would consider a criminal.

April 21, 2011 By Jennifer Hogan Redmond ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Service often requires more muscle than money. Elizabeth Hodar and Kristin Stock of St. Columban Church in Loveland were determined that their children know this firsthand, so they rolled up their sleeves, popped open a carton of Goldfish® crackers …

April 21, 2011 ARCHDIOCESE — The first of two 2011 Golden Wedding Anniversary masses for couples marking 50 years of marriage was celebrated April 9 at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Dayton. Cincinnati Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr was the principal celebrant for the Mass honoring the vocation …

April 21, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — “Each of us is on a journey of faith,” said Lou Winston, when discussing his RCIA experience with The Catholic Telegraph. “I’m just starting at a different place than other people. That’s what makes it so wondrous. I experience …

April 21, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — When Julie Peter is received into the Catholic Church at Holy Trinity Parish in Norwood at the Easter Vigil, her husband, John, and their three children, Lily, J.T. and Ryan, will be there to share in the …