Nov. 17, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Mary Rosaire Stadtmiller was celebrated Nov. 15 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Mary Rosaire, 94, died Nov. 7 at Mother Margaret Hall.  A Cincinnati native, Sister Mary Rosaire graduated …

Nov. 17, 2010 By Terrance Callan  Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Malachi 3:19-20a; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12; Luke 21: 5-19 There are times when such things as the prospect of nuclear proliferation, terrorist threats or ecological disasters cause us to think about the end of this world. But most of the …

By Terrance Callan  Our Lord Jesus Christ the King: 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23: 35-43 The idea that Christ is king may be more meaningful to people who live in a monarchy than it is to us in the United States. Our country was established by a revolution …

Nov. 12, 2010   By David Eck HAMILTON DEANERY —Members of Holy Name Parish in Trenton hit the city’s streets Oct. 2 to spread the good news and raise awareness of the Catholic presence in the Butler County town. About a dozen parishioners and Holy Name pastor Father Thomas McCarthy …

Nov. 12, 2010   By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — A recent survey of Americans showing that atheists, agnostics and Jews know more about religion than practicing Christians should serve as a wake-up call for the church, Catholic leaders in the Cincinnati archdiocese say.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of the Precious Blood M. Leonides Piekenbrock was celebrated at Salem Heights Oct. 22. Sister M. Leonides, 92, died Oct. 19 at the Maria Joseph Center in Dayton. She was a Sister of the Precious Blood for 71 years. A native of St. …

By David Eck ST. ANDREW DEANERY —Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez  Maradiaga visited Good Shepherd Parish in Montgomery Nov. 4 as part of the faith community’s commitment to establish a parish and to help build a bi-lingual school in Honduras. The cardinal celebrated Mass, spoke about the conditions in his country …

By Jeanne Hunt If there were a St. Elvis of Memphis, he would be the patron saint of gratitude. For Elvis was known for his magnanimous response to applause: “Thank you. Thank you very much.” When people imitate the rock-and-roll star, they still say it. He really was grateful. As …

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Mary Joseph Koverman was celebrated Nov. 5 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Mary Joseph, 92, died Oct. 31 at Mother Margaret Hall, the congregation’s nursing facility.  A native of Newcastle, Ind., Sister …

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Joseph Marion Shappelle was celebrated Nov. 9 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the community’s Delhi Township motherhouse.  Sister Joseph Marion, 84, died Nov. 3 at Mother Margaret Hall, the community’s nursing facility.  A Cincinnati native, Sister Joseph Marion …