Sunday Scripture: You did not choose me, but I chose you
May 11, 2012 By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Psalm 98:1-4; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17 The Christian message spread fairly quickly after the Pentecost event.
Area Catholic colleges hold graduation ceremonies
May 10, 2012 About 2,000 University of Dayton students — the most ever in any one semester — received degrees when they crossed the stage in three separate ceremonies.
Bishop reiterates concern that House budget fails a ‘basic moral test’
May 9, 2012 By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON – The proposed funding cuts in programs that meet the needs of poor and vulnerable people being weighed in the House of Representatives fail a “basic moral test,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. …
Sister Therese Beringer
Sister Therese Beringer A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of St. Joseph Therese Beringer was celebrated April 11 at the Mount Notre Dame Chapel in Reading.
St. Margaret Hall celebrates 50th anniversary
May 3, 2012 By Patricia McGeever The Carmelite Sisters of the Aged and Infirm bring Christ to everyone who is under their care. For the last 50 years they’ve been bringing Him to the residents of a yellow brick building on Madison Road in O’Bryonville. The congregation runs St. Margaret …
Seniors, youth learn through Council for Life Long Engagement
May 2, 2012 By Eileen Connelly, OSU Whether a guest speaker in period costume is sharing her ancestors’ experiences during the Civil War or a retiree is giving a group of students a hands-on lesson in recycling, the emphasis is on enrichment and learning from each other.
David Rinderle
A Mass of Christian Burial for David Rinderle, founder and chairman of Sacred Heart Radio, was celebrated April 30 at Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Parish in Anderson Township. Rinderle, 65, died April 23 during a business trip to Florida.
William Schumacher
A Mass of Christian Burial for William Schumacher, former director of the archdiocesan Catholic Social Action Office., on April 27 at St. Gabriel Church in Glendale. Schumacher, 87, died April 20.
Exonerated death row inmate shares experiences with area Catholics
May 1, 2012 By Mike Dyer A few days before Easter, Joe D’Ambrosio started yet another chapter in his life when he was hired as a maintenance employee at St. Clarence Parish in North Olmsted, Ohio.
Sinners restored to great dignity
May 1, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken …