March 31, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Rose Anna Vonderhaar was celebrated March 23 at Mount Notre Dame convent chapel in Cincinnati. Sister Rose Anna, 103, died March 18 at the Mount Notre Dame Health Center. She was a Sister of Notre …

March 31, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Mary Mark Sullivan was celebrated March 29 in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Mary Mark, 100, died March 23 at Mother Margaret Hall. She was a Sister of …

March 29, 2011 By David Eck ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — A new English translation of the Roman Missal to be launched in November is intended to restore to the liturgy the original language and understanding that was the foundation of the early church.

March 29, 2011 By Michael Daley Though it’s a story that has made the rounds, it still speaks a great truth. As it’s told a tourist to New York City gets off the subway and heads up to the street. There, in an attempt to get his bearings straight and …

March 29, 2011 By Sister Eileen Connelly, OSU SIDNEY DEANERY — In her nearly 25 years of ministry in the archdiocesan Family Life Office, Jean Borgert has had the opportunity to hear many people’s stories, to laugh with them, cry with them, advise and counsel them. As she prepared to …

March 29, 2011 By Sister Betty J. Lillie. SC Third Sunday of Lent: Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9;  Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42. A theme of seeking water to drink when people suffered from thirst works through our liturgical reading for this week. In the time of the Exodus the …

March 25, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Jesuit Father John “Jack” Beckman was celebrated March 15 at St. Robert Bellarmine Chapel on the campus of Xavier University. Father Beckman, 90, died March 11.

March 25, 2011 A Mass for Sister of the Good Shepherd Rita Braun was celebrated March 15 at Good Shepherd Pelletier Hall in Ft. Thomas, Ky. Sister Rita, 87, died March 11.

March 25, 2011 A Mass of Christian Burial for Francis J. Conte, former dean of the University of Dayton School of Law, will be celebrated March 26 at Ascension Parish in Kettering. Conte, 68, died March 20.

March 25, 2011 By David Eck Several times each year, local priests accompany young men to meet Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr for an evening of fellowship and prayer.