September 26, 2011 By Father Earl Fernandes If I had a nickel for every time someone told me they were distracted during prayer or at Mass, I would be a wealthy priest! St. Paul instructs the Thessalonians to pray unceasingly (1 Thessalonians 5:17). How difficult, seemingly impossible, that is! Maximus …

September 26, 2011 By Jeanne Hunt In a world where Halloween is running a close second behind Christmas for most popular holiday, what I have to say is going to sound like I’m raining on the parade. It’s just that the last thing we need to do to our kids …

September 26, 2011 By Father Kyle Scnippel Every year, the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors holds an annual convention that brings my counterparts from across the country together for formation, training (especially for new vocation directors), keynote addresses and just plain fraternization among priests. It tends to be an …

September 26, 2011 By Mary Caffrey Knapke DAYTON DEANERY — An ongoing legislative battle was brought to life at the eighth annual Pro-Life Science & Technology Conference, held Sept. 10 at the Engineers Club of Dayton. In ultrasound images ranging from grainy black-and-white to three-dimensional sepia tones, Maureen McDaniel detailed …

September 26, 2011 By Patricia McGeever ARCHDIOCESE – Maxwell Murdock, 7, is a healthy, friendly and polite little boy. The Winton Hills Academy second grader has a bright smile, gets good grades and likes animals. His little sister LeAyeshia, 3, can spell her name and likes to sing. Twice a …

September 26, 2011 By Jennifer Hogan Redmond ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — When Dr. Dallas “Buzz” and Melissa Auvil embarked on their first medical mission trip to Kabingo, Uganda, in 2010, they thought they were organized. “But we were bombarded with hundreds of people every day,” at the rural …

September 26, 2011 By Eileen Connelly OSU ARCHDIOCESE — According to the “Guide for Parish Twinning,” which originated in the Diocese of St. Cloud, Minn., and has been adapted for use by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, the term “mission” has traditionally meant going forth into the world to teach the …

September 26, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Sister Clara Van de Beuken was celebrated at Salem Heights in Dayton Sept. 15. Sister Clara, 93, died Sept. 12 at the Maria Joseph Center in Dayton. She had been a Sister of the Precious Blood for 73 years.

September 26, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Sister Mary Wilford Thobe was celebrated Sept. 20 at Salem Heights in Dayton. Sister Mary Wilford, 90, died Sept. 16 at the Maria Joseph Center. She had been a Sister of the Precious Blood for 72 years.

September 26, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Jeanne Marie Zugelder was celebrated Sept. 8 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Jeanne Marie, 84, died Sept. 2, at Mother Margaret Hall. She was a Sister of Charity for …