July 3, 2011 By Father Timothy Schehr Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9-13; Matthew 11:25-30. Are any of us feeling tired and weary? If so, Jesus invites us to come to Him for some rest. And why not accept His invitation? All of us from time to …

June 28, 2011 By Father Kyle Schnippel With the advent of the 24-hour news channels, it seems that there is now a greater desire to, in a way, manufacture news. With 168 hours of news coverage to fill per week, there is a great deal of time to rehash and …

June 28, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Louis Guntzelman was celebrated June 24 at St. Cecilia Parish in Oakley. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Binzer presided.  Father Guntzelman, 79, died June 20 after a long battle with cancer.

June 28, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Jesuit Father James Hasse was celebrated June 24 at the Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Mich. Father Hasse, 76, died June 19 in Pontiac, Mich.

June 28, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Marilyn Therese Beauvais was celebrated June 24 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Marilyn Therese, 79, died June 20 at Mother Margaret Hall, the congregation’s nursing facility. She was a …

June 28, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Sister Ermelinda Burgei was celebrated June 25 at Salem Heights in Dayton. Sister Ermelinda, 84, died at the Maria Joseph Center on June 23. She had been a Sister of the Precious Blood for 67 years.

June 28, 2011 By Mike Virgintino ARCHDIOCESE — Throughout 2011 the Maryknoll Society is celebrating its centennial as the overseas mission society of Catholic Church in the United States, along with recognizing the contributions of members from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati who have dedicated their lives to missionary service.

June 28, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. ANDREW DEANERY — It takes faith and courage to turn tragedy into an opportunity to help others. Linda and Tony Cole have done just that in sharing the story of how they found the strength to make difficult decisions, preserve their family …

June 28, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. MARYS DEANERY — As Uppie Berning walked to Mass on a recent Sunday, the morning fog lifted to reveal the tall steeple of St. John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein rising in the distance. For Berning, a member of the parish …

June 22, 2011 By Mary Caffrey Knapke    DAYTON DEANERY — For a quarter-century, Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Therese Dery has worked as a mental health therapist at Samaritan Behavioral Health in Dayton, where she strives to bring patients “to an awareness that the kingdom of heaven is happening …