November 1, 2012 By Eileen Connelly, OSU Whether he was handing out utensils to guests or cleaning tables at the Over-the-Rhine Kitchen, William “Bill” Kenney always had a smile on his face and kind word for everyone he met. The longtime volunteer at Cincinnati’s oldest soup kitchen, who died Sept. …

Catholic Charities of SW Ohio, an agency of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, is collecting donations for the disaster relief efforts of Catholic Charities USA in response to the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in the northeast.  

A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Sister Magdalen Hutmacher was celebrated Oct. 24 at Salem Heights in Dayton. Sister Magdalen, 92, died Oct. 19 at the Maria Joseph Center in Dayton. She was a Sister of the Precious Blood for 68 years. 

A consistent ethic of life should guide all Catholic engagement in political life. This Catholic ethic neither treats all issues as morally equivalent nor reduces Catholic teaching to one or two issues. It anchors the Catholic commitment to defend human life and other human rights, from conception until natural death, …

October 29, 2012 Pope Benedict XVI allowed for greater use of Traditional Latin Mass (also called the Tridentine Mass) in 2007. And now Catholics in southwestern Ohio can experience that Mass at a rural parish each week.

October 29, 2012 Two Cincinnati community leaders were recognized recently by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur for their commitment and service to others in the city and around the world.  

October 29, 2012 By Steve Trosley “It goes without saying,” Jesuit Father John Foley said of the pride he felt upon his first visit to DePaul Cristo Rey High School in Cincinnati, his first such visit since its founding. Father Foley concelebrated the school’s Founders’ Day Mass, Oct. 1, with …

October 29, 2012 By Greg Hartman Pope Benedict XVI has declared this year a Year of Faith. We also have heard the word “evangelization.” What exactly is evangelization, and how does that pertain to me? Often we link that word with evangelizers or evangelists so we think we’re being called …

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Rose Marie Hewitt was celebrated Oct. 9 at the congregation’s motherhouse chapel. Sister Rose Marie, 78, died Oct. She was a Sister of Charity for 59 years.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Dominican Sister of Hope Mary Rose Wittekind was celebrated Sept. 20 at All Saints Parish in Cincinnati. Sister Mary Rose, 79, died Sept. 9 in New York City.