March 2, 2012 By Kathy Schwartz NEW BREMEN — It takes a village to raise a child.  How fitting that saying is when describing Joe Eilerman’s life.

March 1, 2012 By Natalie Corzine Moore Fran Holthaus never imagined retiring. As the director of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) for Upper Valley Joint Vocation School in Piqua, she taught students trying to finish their high school diplomas and wrote grants for program funding.

March 1, 2012 DAYTON DEANERY — After seeing many homeless people in Dayton from her family’s minivan window, Grace Bete, a first grader at Ascension School in Kettering, decided she needed to take action.

February 16, 2012 The Archdiocese of Cincinnati calls parishes, schools and institutions to a time of prayer for religious liberty as church bells ring at noon on Ash Wednesday, February 22. A suggested prayer is provided below.  May the toll of bells unite us in prayer for religious freedom for …

February 16, 2012 By Mike Dyer A very attentive and passionate audience heard and participated in a six-member forum and panel discussion opposing the U.S. federal government health mandate during a two-hour event at St. Cecilia Parish in Oakley Feb. 15.  

February 13, 2012 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Despite the so-called “accommodation” announced by President Obama on Friday, the mandates from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception still do not adequately and clearly protect the freedom of conscience …

January 30, 2012 La Salle High School students took a stand for life when they participated in the annual March for Life Jan. 23 in Washington, D.C.

January 23, 2012 Arlington, Va. – The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2012 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service.” The annual observance starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2012 is Jan. 29-Feb 5.