June 22, 2011 By Michael Daley It was not without a little fear and trembling that I approached writing this recent column. In fact, if the truth be told, I didn’t think I’d make it. Preacher Harold Camping had predicted the end of the world this past May 21. His …

June 26, 2011 By Sister Betty J. Lillie, S.C. The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: Deuteronomy 8: 2-3, 14b-16a; Psalm 147: 12-15, 19-20; 1 Corinthians 16-17; John 6:51-58.

June 26, 2011 By Sister Betty J. Lillie, S.C The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: Deuteronomy 8: 2-3, 14b-16a; Psalm 147: 12-15, 19-20; 1 Corinthians 16-17; John 6:51-58.

June 22, 2011 BELLEVUE, Wash. — The U.S. bishops June 16 approved a policy statement on physician-assisted suicide, the first on the issue by the bishops as a body, and they also approved revisions to their 2002 “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”

June 17, 2011  A Mass of Christian Burial for Marine Cpl. Paul Zanowick II was celebrated June 11 at Our Lady of Good Hope Church in Miamisburg. Cpl. Zanowick, 23, was killed June 3 in Afghanistan.

June 15, 2011 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — Nearly 400 supporters, community leaders, faculty, staff, students and family members took part in the dedication of DePaul Cristo Rey High (DPCR) School June 5. The dedication, blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s first Catholic High School in …

June 15, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Anita Marie Howe was celebrated June 14 in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Anita Marie, 81, died June 9 at Mother Margaret Hall, the Sisters’ nursing facility. She …

June 15, 2011 By Father Earl Fernandes Sic semper tyrannis! Often mistranslated as “Death to tyrants,” this Latin phrase was shouted by John Wilkes Booth as he shot President Lincoln and serves as the motto for the Commonwealth of Virginia. It really means “Thus always to tyrants.”

June 18, 2011 By Sister Betty J. Lillie, S.C The Most Holy Trinity: Exodus 34:4b–6, 8-9; Daniel 3:52-56; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; John 3:16-18. Two weeks ago, on the feast of the Ascension, we celebrated the exodus of Jesus from His historical presence on earth. Then on the feast of Pentecost …

June 14, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU Click here to view photos of the event. CATHEDRAL DEANERY — During a Mass that was both reverent and joyous, Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati Joseph R. Binzer was ordained June 9 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. Appointed in April by …