Wednesday, April 21, 2010 By Mike Dyer and Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Community outreach and service to others have been a tradition for the Ursuline Sisters of Cincinnati for 100 years, so when the idea of sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity house developed nearly two …

Monday, April 19, 2010 Dorothy Holiday, 83, a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Bridgetown, died April 14. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated April 20 at St. Jude Church. B.J. Meyer Sons Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Monday, April 19, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Delicious food and good conversation made for a meaningful evening March 23 when approximately 120 laypeople and women religious gathered at Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Pleasant Ridge. The potluck dinner was organized by members of …

Friday, April 16, 2010 DAYTON DEANERY — The National Association of Parish Catechetical Directors (NPCD) has selected Mission Helper of the Sacred Heart Sister Angela Ann Zukowski, a religious studies professor and director of the University’s Institute for Pastoral Initiatives, to receive the 2010 Emmaus Award for Excellence in Catechesis.

Friday, April 16, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — The qualities of a competent leader in ministry include a collaborative nature and the ability to be present to others, resolve conflicts, build relationships and balance professionalism with the spirit of the Gospel. Religious Sister of Charity Edith Prendergast, archdiocesan director …

Thursday, April 15, 2010   ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — The archdiocesan offices of Mission and African-American Catholic Ministries, in cooperation with the Alliance for Progressive Africa, will sponsor an African Forum from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, April 24, at St. Agnes Church in Bond Hill.

Thursday, April 15, 2010 DAYTON DEANERY — The University of Dayton presented its Oscar Romero Human Rights Award to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Migration and Refugee Services on March 29 during a special ceremony in the Immaculate Conception Chapel.

Thursday, April 15, 2010By David Eck ST. ANDREW DEANERY — The White House staffers who open President Barrack Obama’s mail are likely well aware of Tommy Behan’s pro-life stance. Behan, a member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish and a sophomore at Lakota East High School, has written the president every …

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Paul Edward Nesselhuf, 64, a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Bridgetown, died April 11. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Jude Church on April 15. B.J. Meyer Sons Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 By Mike Dyer ARCHDIOCESE — The list of developments and new features that Catholic Residential Services has added over the past two years is truly overwhelming. What’s even more impressive is the fact that the agency continues to constantly evolve to meet the needs of its …