Thursday, December 23, 2010  By Sister Betty J. Lillie, S.C.   The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph: Sirach 3:2-7,12-14; Psalm 128:1-5; Colossians 3:12-17; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23   A beautiful part of the Christmas traditions is the visitof the Magi to the Holy Family. That comes in Matthew’s Gospel just before …

Wednesday, December 22, 2010   By Mike Daley   As a teacher, much of my focus and attention is framed by two dates – the first and last day of the school year. In addition to that, rather than months or seasons, I divide my year into quarters and semesters.

Dec. 22, 2010  A Mass of Christian Burial for Deacon John (Jack) E. Gould was celebrated  Dec. 21 at St. Peter Church in Huber Heights. Deacon Gould, 76, died Dec. 16 after collapsing following Mass at St. Peter Dec. 11. He was ordained to the permanent diaconate in 1998 by retired …

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — Citizens of southern Sudan —and Sudanese residents of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati — are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to vote in a Jan. 9 referendum on whether the war-torn region will split from the country’s north.   

Dec. 21, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Terese Sherritt was celebrated Dec. 16 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Terese, 84, died Dec. 12 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.

Dec. 21, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Mary Colette Hart was celebrated Dec. 22 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Colette, 90, died Dec. 18 at Mother Margaret Hall. She was a Sister of Charity for 72 …

It was an idea we were more than happy to steal. Back in 1993, the staff of The Catholic Telegraph noticed a holiday campaign that had long been operating in the Diocese of Brooklyn with cooperation from The Brooklyn Tablet diocesan newspaper. The “Bright Christmas” campaign worked with Catholic Charities …

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — The fate of Grand Lake St. Marys and the ongoing debate over livestock care standards were among the issues farmers in the Cincinnati archdiocese discussed with Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr Dec. 9 during a joint meeting of the St. Mary’s/Sidney …

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr formally accepted 23 men as candidates for the permanent diaconate during a Mass at the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary Dec. 5.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — What started as a request to organize the archives of Holy Cross-Immaculata Parish led parishioner Jim Steiner to publish a book on the history of the iconic Cincinnati faith community.