Wednesday, May 26, 2010 By Mike Dyer ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — To say Jim Redden has a lot going for him these days would certainly be an understatement. Redden, 23, graduated from the University of Notre Dame on May 16 and will soon be working as a chemical engineer for …

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — Hundreds gathered at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains on May 23 for a Mass at which Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr ordained two men to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The archbishop ordained Father Robert Muhlenkamp, 28, from Holy Trinity Parish in …

By Gery L. Deer DAYTON DEANERY — With a death toll estimated near 230,000, the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti on Jan. 12th is one of the worst natural disasters in history. Five months later, even in the capitol city of Port-au-Prince, thousands are still …

By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — When Romeo Kwihangana entered Chaminade-Julienne High School in the fall of 2006 he had been in the United States for only a few months and had difficulty speaking English.

 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — The archdiocese is blessed with many architectural treasures among the Catholic churches that stand in area neighborhoods as a testament to our faith.  A number of these magnificent structures were designed by the late Cincinnati architect, Edward Schulte, whose contributions and legacy were recognized …

By Peter Feuerherd EL SALVADOR — They trudged along the footpaths of martyrs, saw history being made by joining a march in honor of the 30th anniversary of the death of Archbishop Oscar Romero and got an upfront look at the daily struggles of many Salvadorans.

Alter High School The baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated June 4, 6 p.m., at St. Charles Borromeo Church. Commencement will be June 5, 9:30 a.m., at Trent Arena in Kettering. The valedictorian is Caitlin O’Connell and the salutatorian is Christine Bianco.

Friday, May 7, 2010 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — Members of the Catholic Inner-city Schools Education Fund executive board were presented with an $8,000 check on April 21 — proceeds from the Colonial Charity Fund. CISE was one of six local charities benefiting from the 25th annual Colonial Charity Fund Tennis Tournament.

Friday, May 7, 2010 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — Anyone who doubts that music keeps a body young has never seen the New Horizons Band from the University of Dayton. The concert and jazz bands — which play everything from lively, well-known show tunes to popular music — are …

Thursday, May 6, 2010 HAMILTON DEANERY — John XXIII Catholic Elementary School will host a parent seminar on internet safety and preventing cyber-bullying in conjunction with their Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) on Thursday, May 13, at 7 p.m. The OBPP is a research-based program to reduce bullying in schools. …