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.

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 …

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 …

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?”  

May 31, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Leo A. Hoying was celebrated May 26 at St. Augustine Parish in Minster. Retired Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk presided. Father Hoying, 80, died May 22 at the St. Charles Center in Carthegena.

May 31, 2011   A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of St. Joseph Phyllis Manda was celebrated May 26 at St. Thomas More Church in Baton Rouge, La. Sister Phyllis, 71, died May 23 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge.

May 31, 2011 Rick Barr, production manager at The Catholic Telegraph for more than 25 years, died suddenly May 21 at his home in Batavia. He was 57.

May 25, 2011 Photos by E.L. Hubbard ARCHDIOCESE — Hundreds gathered at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains May 21 for a Mass during which Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr ordained three men to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

May 29, 2011 By Terrance Callan Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-2 1. We believe that there are three persons in one God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  We have a fairly clear understanding of God the Father, and an even clearer …

May 25, 2011 By Michael Daley  I must have been around seven or eight. Our family had been invited to my Uncle Mickey and Aunt Helene’s for a Jewish holiday celebration. Arriving at their apartment, there were many new names and faces.