Thursday, August 5, 2010 By Jeanne Hunt A few weeks ago, I was caring for my two grandsons. I was putting them to bed and thought it might be nice to start teaching them how to pray. Lewis is 4 and Liam is 2, just the right ages to begin …

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 By Terrance Callan Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wisdom 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke 12:32-48 We often alternate between excessive trust and excessive skepticism concerning predictions of the future. Sometimes we give weather forecasts, economic predictions and other attempts to describe the future too much credit; …

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Frances L. Waltz (nee Mannino), 87, of Anderson Twp. died July 31. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Aug. 7 at St. Anthony Church in Madisonville. T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Friday, July 30, 2010 Vincent M. “Buzz” Rhoney, 76, of Anderson Twp., died July 29. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Aug. 3 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Anderson Twp. T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Monday, July 26, 2010 By Mary Caffrey Knapke DAYTON DEANERY — How has Catholic education evolved in some of the largest cities in the United States? That’s the question examined in Urban Catholic Education: Tales of Twelve American Cities, co-edited by Thomas Hunt, a University of Dayton teacher education professor and …

Friday, July 23, 2010 Ruth W. Hughes (nee Wetzel), 92, of Anderson Twp., died July 22. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated July 27 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Anderson Twp. T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Friday, July 23, 2010 By Mary Caffrey Knapke SPRINGFIELD DEANERY — “The idea came about because of a hurricane.” That’s how Alex Loehrer explains the inception of the Little Flower’s Big Harvest program at St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Parish in Springfield.

Thursday, July 22, 2010 By Mike Dyer CATHEDRAL DEANERY — When demolition began on the Friars Club building last spring, many people took time to remember the history of the facility, which is located at Ohio and McMillan streets in Clifton Heights. Those involved with the Friars Club also took …

Thursday, July 22, 2010 By Mike Dyer ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — Kelsey Copes loves being around people and staying connected with them. Whether it’s through her extensive volunteer work, her active leadership in her parish youth group or her plans to major in nursing when she begins classes at the …

Thursday, July 22, 2010 By Michael Daley Wanting to test my hypothesis I asked my wife what word came to her mind after ”St. Rita’s.” Without missing a beat, she replied, “festival.” Was there any other possibility? Yes, I know that St. Rita is a school for deaf children, but the …