April 21, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — “Each of us is on a journey of faith,” said Lou Winston, when discussing his RCIA experience with The Catholic Telegraph. “I’m just starting at a different place than other people. That’s what makes it so wondrous. I experience …

April 21, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — When Julie Peter is received into the Catholic Church at Holy Trinity Parish in Norwood at the Easter Vigil, her husband, John, and their three children, Lily, J.T. and Ryan, will be there to share in the …

April 21, 2011 By David Eck ST. MARYS DEANERY — With her newborn son lying in a hospital crib struggling to breathe, Jennifer Meier felt peace that his fate was in God’s hands.

April 21, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — Stephanie Forest was initially interested in learning more about the Catholic faith for the sake of her young son, Tyler, but the journey of faith became her own. Raised in a family without any particular religious affiliation, Forest recalls …

April 21, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY —  It was profound experience of healing and faith that led to Jeff Bossman’s decision to convert to Catholicism.

April 21, 2011 ARCHDIOCESE — A young adult raised in communist Cuba, an African woman who grew up as a Muslim, a U.S. Marine being deployed in June, and a former abortion clinic administrator, along with tens of thousands others around the country, are joining the Catholic Church in the …

April 21, 2011 By Father Timothy Schehr Easter Sunday: Acts 10:34-43; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; John 20:1-9. As we make our way to our parishes this Sunday morning we will probably notice signs of life. For weeks now the earth has been taking on more color; the sounds …

April 21, 2011 By Michael Daley Visiting my brother in North Carolina, my niece came out of a farmer’s market carrying some calypso beans. She generously offered them to her relatives, and we were struck by the various black and white patterns (very similar to yin and yang) on them.

April 13, 2011 ARCHDIOCESE — Last Sept. 10, William A. Gavin, president of the Gavin Group Inc., wrote the following to Cincinnati Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr: “The purpose of this letter is to advise you that the information requested of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati for the recent data collection audit …

April 13, 2011 By Father Timothy Schehr Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14 –27:66.