By David Eck CATHEDRAL DEANERY — An ecumenical group of church leaders came together Feb. 19 with a message for President Barack Obama and members of Congress: focus on comprehensive immigration reform. The group included Fathers James Schutte, pastor of St. Leo the Great Church and Jorge Ochoa, associate pastor …

By Eileen Connelly, OSU  SPRINGFIELD DEANERY — One word that surfaces frequently when interviewing snowboarder Louie Vito is “thankful,” whether he’s describing his recent Olympic experience or expressing his thoughts on the support from home.

Thursday, March 4, 2010 By Father Kyle Schnippel In a gathering, once upon a time, a Catholic priest was getting a good-natured ribbing from a friend. “You Catholics,” the friend quipped, “divide the world to conquer it.” “It’s true,” the priest answered back. “We feel like we own the whole world!”

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 By Sister Betty J. Lillie, S.C. Third Sunday of Lent: Exodus 3: 1-8a, 13-15; Psalm 103:1-4, 6-8; 1 Corinthians 10: 1-6, 10-12; Luke 13:1-9 Our Gospel passage this week gives us a focus for understanding the message of our liturgical readings. It falls into two parts: …

Monday, March 1, 2010 DAYTON DEANERY — A new minor at the University of Dayton will help students of all majors gain perspective on how sustainability, energy and environmental issues can impact their chosen career paths.

Friday, February 26, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — A new program at the College of Mount St. Joseph is giving area high school students an academic edge as they prepare for the next step in their education. MSJ has developed a dual enrollment program with four area …

Friday, February 26, 2010 By David Eck and Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — Tom Hudson’s dorm room in Founders Hall at the University of Dayton holds special significance for him; it’s the room his grandfather lived in more than 50 years ago. The younger Hudson was assigned room 242 when …

Friday, February 26, 2010 By Mary Caffrey Knapke DAYTON DEANERY — While the dictionary describes liturgy as “a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship,” Father Lawrence E. Mick reminds his readers that there is a even deeper meaning than this in the Catholic Mass. “The liturgy is …

Thursday, February, 25, 2010 ST. ANDREW DEANERY — As Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati begins its 50th anniversary, the school has named two honorary chairmen for the celebrations: former head football coach Gerry Faust and guidance department chair, Marianist Brother Robert Flaherty.

Thursday, February 25, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU and David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — After studying war and conflict in her classes as a political science and journalism major, University of Dayton senior Rachael Bade put her passion for peace into action by forming a peace group on campus. “It’s not …