Friday, June 18, 2010 ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — Seven individuals made commitments as Associates in Mission of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati recently. Mary Hirsch, Richard Meder, Jennifer Melke, Rose Mullen, Gloria Santoro, Kathy Vogelpohl and Debbie Weber made their commitment on June 13 at the Sisters of Charity …

Thursday, June 17, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — The Catholic Telegraph will adopt a summer publishing schedule for the months of July and August.

Thursday, June 17, 2010 COLUMBUS — The Ohio House and Senate last month restored $15 million to programs that benefit students in Catholic and other chartered nonpublic schools. The restoration offers partial relief from several rounds of budget cuts during 2008 and 2009.

Thursday, June 17, 2010 By Mike Dyer ARCHDIOCESE — Two brothers and University of Cincinnati students used their spring break in March to help others and, in turn, discovered rewarding experiences and an opportunity to put their faith into action. Ben and Mark Schutte, both graduates of area Catholic high …

Thursday, June 17, 2010 By Father Earl Fernandes At the kickoff for the Athenaeum’s capital campaign, a benefactor said, “Father, we enjoyed your last article (‘Magisterium: Always Right?’) in The Catholic Telegraph. I only have one question: What’s the magisterium?” The Catechism of the Catholic Church (85) states: “The task …

Thursday, June 17, 2010 Patrick Matthew McCarthy, 67, a member of Holy Family Parish in Dayton, died June 14. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated June 18 at Holy Family Church. Harris Funeral Home in Dayton handled the arrangements.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 By Mary Caffrey Knapke DAYTON DEANERY — Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge A.J. Wagner recently removed himself from a murder case, citing his opposition to the death penalty. Wagner, who is Catholic, also indicated that he will excuse himself from any future capital cases.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 By David Eck ST. MARTIN DEANERY — Father Mike Paraniuk had faith that Archbishop of Cincinnati Dennis M. Schnurr’s first farm Mass in Highland County on June 12 wouldn’t be a washout. He wasn’t disappointed. Despite heavy rain in the morning and a threatening, dark sky, …

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 By Sister Betty J. Lillie, S.C. Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Zechariah 12:10-11, 13:1; Psalm 63:2-6, 8-9; Galatians 3:26-29; Luke 9:18-24 Among this week’s readings our Gospel passage gives us a focus to important questions that surfaced in the minds of Jesus’ followers. When a person …

Friday, June 11, 2010 Robert Eckert, 89, a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Bridgetown, died June 8. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated June 15 at St. Jude Church. Niehard-Minges Funeral Home handled the arrangements.