Staff Report Five players and several staff members from the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA franchise visited St. Francis Seraph Catholic elementary school on Oct. 22. The Cavaliers organization was there along with the humanitarian agency Samaritan’s Feet and volunteers from the Horseshoe Casino to wash the feet of nearly 160 underserved …

By Eileen Connelly, OSU  During his tenure as Archbishop of Cincinnati, the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin recognized that the most valuable way the local church could help the urban poor was to provide children, regardless of their race, religion or economic circumstances, the opportunity for a Catholic school education. From …

January 23, 2012 By Jim Rigg At this time of year, I am always reminded of an experience from my first years as a Catholic school principal.

January 28, 2011 Dear friends of Catholic education, Last fall New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan published an article in the journal America titled “The Catholic Schools We Need.” In this article, he acknowledged the many challenges facing Catholic schools in today’s world. He described the incalculable value of our …

Friday, May 7, 2010 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — Members of the Catholic Inner-city Schools Education Fund executive board were presented with an $8,000 check on April 21 — proceeds from the Colonial Charity Fund. CISE was one of six local charities benefiting from the 25th annual Colonial Charity Fund Tennis Tournament.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — Since the Catholic Inner-City School Education Fund (CISE) was established in 1980 by the late Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin, students have benefited from the knowledge, discipline and faith that are the cornerstones of Catholic education.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — Cookie lovers on both sides of the river had fun with the Cookie War waged between Local 12 meteorologist Tim Hedricks and anchor Kit Andrews. Busken bakeries baked special cookies using recipes provided by the two, and buyers voted on their favorite cookie …

Monday, November 16, 2009 ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Ted and Beth Connelly of Indian Hill have been named the recipients of Ursuline Academy’s St. Angela Merici Leadership Award for 2009. Created five years ago to honor those whose financial support of Ursuline spans many years, the award was named for …