Wednesday, August 26, 2009 By Father Rob Waller A youngish girl comes to Communion, and as she has been taught and is accustomed, she places her left hand in her right hand to receive. As the priest says, “The body of Christ,” and as she says, “Amen,” both sets of …

Thursday, August 13, 2009 By Terrance Callan Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34:2-3, 10-15; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-8 When we try to overcome any difficulties we encounter, it can be helpful to analyze them, trying to see the precise nature of the difficulty. It can also be …

Monday, August 10, 2009 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Sister of Mercy Susan Ruedy made her perpetual profession as a Sister of Mercy during a eucharistic celebration July 18 at Mercy Center Chapel in Cincinnati.

Friday, July 17, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU DAYTON DEANERY — As a teenager living in the vicinity of Dayton’s Dixie Drive in the late 1950s, Fran Duell recalls the neighbors’ concern regarding the number of adult nightclubs along the city’s Dixie Strip. Little did she know then that one …

Friday, July 10, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard ST. ANDREW DEANERY — An advisory board for the national group Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) met recently in Cincinnati to discuss ways in which the group might best offer support for priests and the priesthood.

Thursday, July 9, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard ARCHDIOCESE — They’re 20- and 30-somethings who are “on fire” for Jesus. Whether young adults are busy earning their college degree, finding a full-time job, getting married or living single, their stages in life vary as much as ways to accommodate their …

Thursday, July 9, 2009 By Father Kyle Schnippel As the Israelites moved from a nation on the move to settling in cities in the newly conquered Promised Land, one of the first desires was to build a suitable house for the Lord, as David desires in Second Samuel. The people …

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard DAYTON DEANERY — For Carmen Austing, being a young Christian musician and an active member of her parish makes her somewhat unique compared to others in her circle of friends. But when she gathers with fellow musicians and singers from throughout the …

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, S.C. Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: Exodus 24:3-8; Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 In last Sunday’s reading we had the question, “Has anyone heard the voice of God and lived?” The answer, of course, is “Yes.” …

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — There was plenty to celebrate on Sunday at Holy Trinity Parish in Dayton. Not only did six children make their first Communion on Trinity Sunday, parishioners began counting down to the 150th anniversary of their parish’s founding in 2011.