It was an idea we were more than happy to steal. Back in 1993, the staff of The Catholic Telegraph noticed a holiday campaign that had long been operating in the Diocese of Brooklyn with cooperation from The Brooklyn Tablet diocesan newspaper. The “Bright Christmas” campaign worked with Catholic Charities …

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — The fate of Grand Lake St. Marys and the ongoing debate over livestock care standards were among the issues farmers in the Cincinnati archdiocese discussed with Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr Dec. 9 during a joint meeting of the St. Mary’s/Sidney …

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr formally accepted 23 men as candidates for the permanent diaconate during a Mass at the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary Dec. 5.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — What started as a request to organize the archives of Holy Cross-Immaculata Parish led parishioner Jim Steiner to publish a book on the history of the iconic Cincinnati faith community.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 By David Eck  CATHEDRAL DEANERY — Parishioners and visitors to Holy Cross-Immaculata Parish closed the community’s 150th anniversary Dec. 12 with a Mass that celebrated the faith community’s rich history and traditions.

Dec. 10, 2010   By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — In the rooms of the former convent at St. Anthony Parish in east Dayton there are rows of baby cribs, tiny chairs and tables, and playmats for infants. Those items aren’t typically found in most parish facilities, but they are …

Dec. 7, 2010   By Eileen Connelly, OSU  EL SALVADOR — Dozens of colleagues, friends and relatives of the four U.S. churchwomen slain in El Salvador — Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, and lay missionary Jean Donovan — came together last week at a …

Dec. 8, 2010 By Paul McKibben ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — A group at Elder High School in Cincinnati is helping to develop young men spiritually while also aiding the community.  Elder’s Spiritual Boosters began for freshmen in 2004, “formed to teach the boys about male spirituality. We figured out the …

Dec. 2, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — Franciscan Father Pat McCloskey has been responding to peoples’ questions about Catholic faith and practices in his column “Ask a Franciscan,” featured in St. Anthony Messenger magazine, for years. A new book, Ask a Franciscan: Answers to Catholic Questions (St. Anthony …

Dec. 1, 2010   By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — Retired Archbishop of Cincinnati Daniel E. Pilarczyk spoke of the giving relationship God has with His people during a special Mass Nov. 21 celebrating the feast of Christ the King and the closing of the 50th anniversary year of St. …