The Catholic Moment: I did it, but it’s not my fault
February 15, 2011 By Jeanne Hunt I have the rare and delightful pleasure of talking to seven-year-olds about sin. At least once a month, I find myself in front of 100 or so children and parents who are preparing for the sacrament of reconciliation. While the children have a lot …
Nursing homes earn high family satisfaction ratings
February 16, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — Terry Brennan couldn’t be more pleased with the care his mother, Madlyn, has received during the three and half years she has lived at St. Paul’s Archbishop Leibold Home for the Aged, operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor. Located …
Everyday Evangelists: Mount grad strives to be a follower of Jesus
February 9, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? For Denise Taylor it involves being open and welcoming and striving to respond to whoever crosses her path with acceptance and love.
Forum focuses on race in the church
February 4, 2011 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — At a workshop several years ago, a nun commented to Father Bryan Massingale that because he was articulate and intelligent, a religious order must have educated him. Father Massingale, who is African American, explained that his parents educated him and asked …
The Catholic Moment: Spousal love and priestly celibacy
February 4, 2011 By Father Kyle Schnippel In the early parts of his papacy, Pope John Paul II delivered a series of Wednesday catechesis talks on spousal love. Built on his reflections of the first chapters of the Book of
Everyday Evangelists: College student prepares for ‘Journey of Hope’
February 7, 2011 By Mike Dyer ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — Viewing a screen saver on a friend’s computer last year was all Matthew Calardo needed to understand that the Holy Spirit was preparing him for a different kind of challenge in his young life.
Sister Bernadine Veit
February 2, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of the Precious Blood Bernadine Veit was celebrated Jan. 27 at Salem Heights, in Dayton. Sister Bernadine, 96, died January 25 at the Maria Joseph Center, in Dayton. She was been a Sister of the Precious Blood for 79 years.
Death Notices
January 27, 2011 John “Jack” Gindele , 85, of died December 31, 2010. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated January 5, 2011 at St. Jude Church in Cincinnati. Radel Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Pregnancy help information distributed throughout archdiocese
January 21, 2011 By David Eck A new brochure providing detailed information on pregnancy help centers in the Cincinnati archdiocese is the latest tool in the fight against abortion.