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 …

February 23, 2011 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — Three parishes in downtown Dayton — Emmanuel, Holy Trinity and St. Joseph — will share a pastor beginning in July under the pastoral region seven plan. The news was recently announced in a letter from Cincinnati Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr and …

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — Throughout the past year, members of St. Joseph Church in North Bend marked their 150th anniversary with a variety of activities including a concert and a parish picnic. The anniversary celebration came to a close with a Mass …