Thursday, March 18, 2010 By Father Earl Fernandes Some years ago, I was at a cookout with some friends and someone said, “Father, you’re Indian but your last name is Fernandes. Why is that?” I answered that some Indians have Portuguese names because the Portuguese colonized part of India around Goa, …

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Robert Kuhlmann, 87, a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Bridgetown, died March 14. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated March 20 at St. Jude Church. B.J. Meyer Sons Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — On Good Friday, April 2, the Way of the Cross will be marked in Cincinnati and in Dayton. In Cincinnati, the annual Way of the Cross begins at noon at Fountain Square, with a closing service at the Freedom Center. Reflections will focus on …

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will again participate in the special Good Friday collection on April 2 that supports programs and services for Christians in the Holy Land.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — The Archdiocesan Pastoral Council (APC) gathered March 13 for its quarterly meeting at the Athenaeum of Ohio’s Bartlett Pastoral Center. It was Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr’s first meeting as the spiritual leader of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Paul Stanford West, 82, of Miami Township died March 8. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated March 17 at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Dayton. Harris Funeral Home in Dayton handled the arrangements.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 By David Eck ST. MARYS DEANERY — Bracing for a possible ballot issue to set minimum requirements for livestock care in Ohio, Catholic farmers from around the state last week discussed how to build networks among the state’s rural and urban communities.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 By Sister Betty J. Lillie, S.C. Fifth Sunday of Lent: Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126:1-6; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 The words of Second Isaiah rang out good news of comfort for God’s people because their exile in Babylon was coming to an end. The tide was turning; …

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Patricia Marie Donnelly was celebrated March 10 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Patricia Marie, 87, died March 6 at Mother Margaret Hall.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity Marie Annette Lonskey was celebrated March 12 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel of the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Marie Annette, 93, died March 6 at Mother Margaret Hall.