Tuesday, November 2, 2010 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — The senior clergy luncheon was held Oct. 22 at the Bartlett Pastoral Center at the Athenaeum of Ohio. The retired priests socialized, looked over old photos and swapped stories. Retired Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk and Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr joined …

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 DAYTON DEANERY — The second edition of Mary’s Flowers: Gardens, Legends and Meditations, by Vincenzina Krymow, with illustrations by Marianist Brother A. Joseph Barrish, and meditations by Sister M. Jean Frisk, has just been released by Tau Publishing.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Sister of St. Joseph of Medaille Helen Prejean, best known for her book Dead Man Walking and her work in opposing capital punishment, will speak on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m., at St. Susanna Parish, 616 Reading Rd., Mason.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — There were plenty of memories but also a vision for the future as friends and visitors joined Marianists from across the country on Oct. 24 to celebrate the centennial of Mount St. John in Dayton.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 By Father Kyle Schnippel The month of November is set aside as a time to pray to and for our predecessors in the faith. Beginning with the feast of All Saints and the commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (commonly All Soul’s Day), the last few …

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of the Precious Blood Rose Margaret Langdon was celebrated Oct. 25 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Wheat Ridge, Colo. She died at Christopher House in Wheat Ridge Oct. 19. A memorial service followed by Mass was held …

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Mercy Mary Jarlath Connaughton was celebrated Nov. 1 in the McAuley Convent chapel. Sister Mary Jarlath, 94, died Oct. 28 at the convent. She was a member of the Sisters of Mercy for 74 years.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Father Aquinas Schneider was celebrated Nov. 1 at St. Mary Church in Bloomington, Ill. Father Schneider, 83, a member of the Cincinnati-based Province of St. John the Baptist, died Oct. 27 after a brief illness.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Jesuit Father Joseph F. Downey was celebrated Oct. 23 at the Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Mich. Father Downey, 94, died Oct. 20.  He was a Jesuit for 75 years.

Friday, October 29, 2010 ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — Construction began Oct. 21 on a new hospital for Cincinnati’s West Side. Mercy Health Partners broke ground at a ceremony to celebrate the new Mercy Hospital West.