Thursday, May 28, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — Joan Hudepohl has always been passionate about social justice and both she and husband, Bob, have searched for ways to put their faith into action. Parishioners at St. John the Baptist Parish in Dry Ridge, the Hudepohls …

Thursday, May 28, 2009 By Pat McDonough Can we ever say enough about Susan Boyle? In her 1995 audition on the Star Search-ish British show “My Kind of People,” host Michael Barrymore mocked Susan mercilessly while she sang “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” from “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Susan …

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard ST. ANDREW DEANERY — A 10-day visit at St. Columban School by a group of Chinese students proved to be a cultural exchange of both differences and similarities. Fifteen students along with their teachers from Liuzhou, China, visited the parish school in …

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 By Terrance Callan Pentecost (B): Acts 2:1-11; Gal 5:16-25; John 15: 26-27; 16:12-15 This Sunday we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the followers of Jesus after His death and resurrection; this gift is what transformed them into the church, a group of people …

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Precious Blood Sister Virginia Huber died on May 10 at the Maria Joseph Center in Dayton. She was 92 years old and had been a member of the Sisters of the Precious Blood for 78 years.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 The Priests’ Personnel Office announces that Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk has made the following appointments, effective July 2009 unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — The abundant blessings of a sunny spring day set the scene May 23 when seven men were ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati by Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 DAYTON DEANERY — The University of Dayton is celebrating the anniversaries of the University of Dayton and the Marian Library — unique repositories of Catholic knowledge and learning located in the University’s Roesch Library. The U.S. Catholic Collection contains more than 30,000 items that trace the …

Thursday, May 21, 2009 By Mary Caffrey Knapke DAYTON DEANERY — It is often referred to simply as “that night.” On Dec. 2, 1984, more than 27 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. An estimated 500,000 people were exposed to toxic chemicals. Without …

Thursday, May 21, 2009 By Father Rob Waller I suspect that I am missing my mother when I think of French toast and get the urge to make it myself. With each piece of egg bread that I put in the skillet, I imagine my mother behind me insisting, “More …