The Catholic Moment: Oh, Daddy!
June 7, 2011 By Jeanne Hunt Abba is the name Jesus used for His father. It can mean “Daddy” in Aramaic. It may seem a bit immature for a grown man to call his father “Daddy.” My kids outgrew “Daddy” around eight years old when it was not cool to …
Sunday Scripture: Receive the Holy Spirit
June 12, 2011 By Sister Betty J. Lillie, SC Pentecost Sunday: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104: 1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. Let us take as a focus for this reflection the spirit of the feast of Pentecost as we hear it in our first reading. As …
Sister Madonna Winkeljohn
June 7, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Sister Madonna Winkeljohn was celebrated June 1 at Salem Heights, the congregation’s central house in Dayton. Sister Madonna, 95, died May 28 at the Maria Joseph Center. She had been a Sister of the Precious Blood for 76 years.
Sister Dolores Stephans
June 7, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Dolores Stephans was celebrated June 3 at Mount Notre Dame Convent chapel. Sister Dolores, 79, died May 30 at the Mount Notre Dame Health Center. She was a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur for …
Cecil Davis
June 7, 2011 BALTIMORE — Cecil “Chic” Davis, longtime advertising director and general manager of The Catholic Review in Baltimore, died May 31. He was 71.
Local briefs
June 8, 2011 Local Briefs Peter’s Pence Collection scheduled ARCHDIOCESE — The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will hold the Peter’s Pence Collection the weekend of June 25-25.
Little Flower celebrates twinning relationship with Madagascar
June 1, 2011 By David Eck ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — For more than a decade members of St. Therese Little Flower Parish in Mt. Airy have been building a relationship with the Sisters of Divine Providence ministering in the rural areas of Madagascar.
Fiesta Latina: Ascension Parish hosts benefit for Peruvian faith community
June 1, 2011 DAYTON DEANERY — Members of Ascension Parish in Kettering gathered May 15 for the “Fiesta Latina,” a benefit for Nuestra Senora de la Luz (Our Lady of the Light) Parish in Lima, Peru. The event was sponsored by Ascension’s Twinning Committee and the Knights of Columbus Our …
Sunday Scripture: The apostles waited for the Spirit
June 5, 2011 By Sister Betty J. Lillie, S.C. The Ascension of the Lord: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47: 2-3, 6-9; Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 28: 16-20. Our first reading for this Sunday from the Acts of the Apostles follows the tradition that through 40 days Jesus presented himself alive to the …
The Catholic Moment: A personal relationship with the living God
June 1, 2011 By Father Kyle Schnippel When I was teaching high school, my final exam question was simple: “In your own words, with support from Scripture, tradition and material gleaned from class, answer the following: Who is Jesus Christ?”