March 4, 2011 By Fran Klatte When Sunday readings or Scripture study mention bitter herbs or Seder meals, have you ever wondered what those herbs were or what those meals entailed in Jesus’ time? Cooks have long experimented in the preparation of food to make meals appetizing and enjoyable — …

March 4, 2011 New director named for Gate of Heaven ST. ANDREW DEANERY  – Debra K. Crane, an attorney and former member of the insurance industry, has been appointed director of Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Montgomery, the largest cemetery owned by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

March 4, 2011 Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Deuteronomy 11:18, 26-28, 32; Psalm 31:2-4, 17, 25; Roman 3:21-25, 28; Matthew 7:21-27.  

March 4, 2011 By Father Kyle Schnippel As a long, hard winter comes to a close, four words can always elevate my spirits: “Pitchers and catchers report!”

March 2, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Anna Marie Lammert was celebrated Feb. 28 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Anna Marie, 89, died Feb. 23 at Mother Margaret Hall. She was a Sister of Charity for …

March 2, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Marianist Father Cyril Middendorf will be celebrated March 5 in Queen of Apostles Chapel at Mount St. John in Dayton. Father Middendorf, 87, died Feb. 19.

March 2, 2011 A memorial Mass for Franciscan Father Nicholas Lohkamp will be celebrated March 5 at St. Clement Parish in St. Bernard. Father Lohkamp, 85, a member of the Cincinnati-based St. John the Baptist Province, died Feb. 23. 

March 2, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Deacon Raymond S. Burger was celebrated Feb. 24 at St. Margaret Mary Church in North College Hill. Deacon Burger, 86, died Feb. 20.