Wednesday, January 13, 2010 By Mary Caffrey Knapke ST. MARYS DEANERY — “Faith, family, and farm” — that’s how parishioner Pat Diller summarized the history and character of St. Peter Parish near Ft. Recovery in Mercer County. The parish has served generations of Catholic families in the rural St. Peter …

Thursday, January 14, 2010 By Jeanne Hunt When I was a child, the good Sisters taught me that there are four states of life or vocations: the priesthood, the consecrated religious life, marriage and the single state. I believed that they were presented in that order because priesthood was the …

Wednesday January 13, 2010 By Father Timothy Schehr Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 62:1-5; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 On the list of most popular Gospel scenes, the wedding at Cana has to be near the top. One reason for its appeal is its connection with ordinary life. We …

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Sister Olivia Marie Stier was celebrated on Jan. 5 in the motherhouse chapel of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Ind. Sister Olivia Marie, 97, died Jan. 3 at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of St. Joseph Marie Andre Raymond was celebrated at Mount St. Mary Convent in Wichita, Kan., on Jan. 6. Sister Marie Andre, 96, died Jan. 4 at the convent.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Sister Elizabeth (M. Irmina) Massarek was held Jan. 8 at Salem Heights in Dayton. Sister Massarek, 81, died Jan. 6 at Maria Joseph Center in Dayton. She was a Sister of the Precious Blood for 64 years.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Rose Mary Aeberle, 82, died Jan. 3. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Sacred Heart Church in Camp Washington. Imwalle Memorial Funeral Home in Cincinnati handled the arrangements.

Friday, January 8, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati welcomed in 2010 by praying for greater peace in our families, churches, communities, nation and world.

Friday, January 8, 2010 DAYTON DEANERY — “Precious Blood Spirituality from an Old Testament Perspective” will be the topic of a Saturday, Jan. 16 program at Salem Heights in Dayton. The program is part of a yearlong lecture series hosted by the Sister of the Precious Blood in celebration of …

Thursday, January 7, 2010 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — Some visitors to parish festivals seek the opportunity to socialize, win at a gaming table or drop and spin on a thrill ride, but others come out craving the food — unique dishes they can’t find anywhere else.