Wednesday, May 26, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Dominican Sister Joanne Evans was held May 21 in St. Catherine Chapel in Adrian, Mich. Sister Joanne, 70, died May 18 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was in her 54th year of religious profession in the Adrian …

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Charlotte Teresa Franks was held May 26 in the Mount Notre Dame convent chapel. Sister Charlotte Teresa, 90, died May 20. She was a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur for 72 years.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — St. William and St. Teresa of Avila parishes will celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi with a prayer service and procession on Sunday, June 6. The celebration begins with a prayer service at St. Teresa at 2 p.m., followed by a procession …

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 By Mike Dyer ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — To say Jim Redden has a lot going for him these days would certainly be an understatement. Redden, 23, graduated from the University of Notre Dame on May 16 and will soon be working as a chemical engineer for …

Thursday, May 27, 2010 By Michael Daley Last week my son, Brendan, celebrated his first Communion. As the date approached you could see both the excitement and nervousness on his face. One day his sister surprised him and said, “You even get some pretty nice gifts.”

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 By Terrance Callan Trinity Sunday: Proverbs 8:22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 This Sunday we celebrate our belief that God is three persons in one God. Each of the readings views the relationship among the three persons from a different angle. The reading from the Book of …

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — Hundreds gathered at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains on May 23 for a Mass at which Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr ordained two men to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The archbishop ordained Father Robert Muhlenkamp, 28, from Holy Trinity Parish in …

By Gery L. Deer DAYTON DEANERY — With a death toll estimated near 230,000, the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti on Jan. 12th is one of the worst natural disasters in history. Five months later, even in the capitol city of Port-au-Prince, thousands are still …

By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — When Romeo Kwihangana entered Chaminade-Julienne High School in the fall of 2006 he had been in the United States for only a few months and had difficulty speaking English.

 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — The archdiocese is blessed with many architectural treasures among the Catholic churches that stand in area neighborhoods as a testament to our faith.  A number of these magnificent structures were designed by the late Cincinnati architect, Edward Schulte, whose contributions and legacy were recognized …