October 21, 2011 Dear Friends in Christ, As we enter into the month of November, we remember our loved ones who have gone home to their eternal resting place. This year, we also enter a time of immediate preparation for the reception of the Roman Missal, Third Edition.

October 21, 2011 By Karen Kane Over the past few years, Worship Offices all over the United States have been preparing their dioceses for the reception of the English translation of the Roman Missal, Third Edition.

October 16, 2011 By Timothy P Schehr Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 45:1-6; Psalm 96; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b; Matthew 22:15-21 Some Pharisees apparently thought they had a really good plan to get Jesus in trouble with the emperor of Rome. They had been irritated ever since Jesus told that …

October 12, 2011 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — Area religious communities, Catholic universities, the archdiocesan Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry and other organizations have come together to sponsor “Parrhesia,” a conference for young adults, on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains.

October 12, 2011 ARCHDIOCESE — Two Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati — All Saints School in Kenwood, and St. Columban School in Loveland — have been named among the best in the nation, earning national Blue Ribbon Schools designation.

October 12, 2011 By Sean Reynolds God, do you ever lose sleep over your children? I do. I’ve got one who struggles for Cs in school:  what kind of future is out there for him? I’ve got another with a chemical imbalance that makes her crazy sometimes. Thank God for …

October 9, 2011 By Father Timothy P. Schehr Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 25:6-10a; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:12-20; Matthew 22:1-14 Wedding invitations are so special they are easy to spot in a stack of mail. They are often layered with enclosures, the details prominently displayed in embossed ink on …

October 5, 2011 By Maggie Malach SIDNEY DEANERY — The 36th Annual Northern Area Congress for parish leaders and catechists, held at the Upper Valley Joint Vocational School in Piqua, drew an audience that spanned from teenagers to senior citizens. All came for the same reason: to discuss different ways …

October 5, 2011   ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Joan Elizabeth Cook, president, welcomed Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr to the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse for Bayley’s Mother Margaret George Honor and Memorial Society celebration Sept. 15.

October 4, 2011 ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — A musical celebration of the past, present and future will bring together musicians and choirs from six west side parishes. A Choral Fest will take place Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. at St. Martin of Tours Parish in Cheviot.