January 23, 2012 By Father Kyle Schnippel One of the key moments in my own vocation was several years before I even thought about the possibility that I might even be called to the priesthood. Looking back now, without this event, I would have never even considered the possibility. At …

January 23, 2012 ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — La Salle High School’s director of campus ministry, Chris Winiarski, has received a Distinguished Lasallian Educator Award for 2011 from the Christian Brothers of the Midwest.

January 23, 2011 HAMILTON DEANERY — Badin High School will implement Apple iPad technology for all of its students in the 2012-13 school year, Brian Pendergest, principal, announced recently.  

January 23, 2012 HAMILTON DEANERY — John XXIII Catholic School in Middletown is offering a program for eighth-grade students called “Real Money, Real World.” It is offered through the OSU Extension with support from the Ohio 4-H Foundation and calls for parent and community involvement, while providing an active and …

January 23, 2012 By Patricia McGeever ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Of the more than 41,000 students enrolled in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, close to 7,400 of them are not Catholic.

January 23, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes Very soon the season Lent begins, and many old questions and dilemmas return. Should I give something up? Why do people give things up? Why can’t we eat meat on Fridays in Lent? Why do we have days of fast and abstinence? And, …

January 23, 2012 DAYTON DEANERY – Eight educators from elite Russian academies met with Chaminade Julienne (CJ) teachers in October to explore the school’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program, including its nationally certified Project Lead the Way (PLTW) biomedical sciences and pre-engineering curricula, advanced placement science and mathematics …

January 23, 2012 ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — Terry Chapman, principal of Our Lady of the Visitation School in Green Township, has been named a 2012 recipient of the Dr. Robert J. Kealy Distinguished Principal Award.

January 23, 2012 By Michael Daley Ushering in the new year, a long-time thorn in the side of Christianity died — British American journalist Christopher Hitchens. Actually, he was more than a thorn. Not only did Hitchens deny the existence of God, he dismissed the value of organized religion altogether. …

January 23, 2012 By Maggie Malach DAYTON DEANERY — Overcoming a personal struggle is never easy, especially at a young age.