Friday, November 13, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. MARY’S DEANERY — This past Lent Catholics in St. Marys Deanery completed the adult faith formation program Why Catholic?, a four-year process based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, that enabled hundreds to grow in their understanding of their faith.

Friday, November 13, 2009 By Mary Caffrey Knapke DAYTON DEANERY — In 1999 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released “Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us,” a document calling for “profound, lifelong conversion of the whole person” and positioning adult faith formation “at the heart of our catechetical vision …

Friday, November 13, 2009 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — The Dayton Catholic Education Collaborative, now in its third year, is sharing its story of helping to strengthen Catholic education in Dayton with a national audience. The collaborative was part of the Selected Programs for Improving Catholic Education (SPICE) conference …

Thursday, November 12, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — Whether it’s the stained-glass windows with images of the saints that fill our churches with light, the crèche that powerfully celebrates the mystery of the incarnation or the eucharistic meal through which we become one with Christ and each other, …

Thursday, November 12, 2009 By Mike Dyer ST. ANDREW DEANERY — For more than two decades, John Keehnen has worked to help heal the physical and emotional scars of children with burn injuries at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Cincinnati. Keehnen is always willing to help the young patients that see him. …

Thursday, November 12, 2009 By Father Kyle Schnippel Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a conference sponsored by the Coming Home Network focused on the issue of papal authority in the church — how it developed and what it means for the church today. The main focus of ministry …

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 ARCHDIOCESE — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, in cooperation with Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Kroger stores and FOX19 television, announces the kick off of the annual ‘Food From The Heart’ campaign. Kroger has donated more than $2,000 worth of canned goods to jumpstart …

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 By David Eck ST. ANDREW DEANERY — If you saw a fire engine at St. Michael School in Sharonville the morning of Nov. 5, there was no need to have been concerned. It wasn’t an emergency that brought the truck to  the school, but a celebration. …

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 By David Eck ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — The young men enjoying dinner at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Oct. 28 talked of the usual things high school boys discuss: school, grades and the high school football playoffs. But these young men also spoke of the seminary …

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — The members of St. William Church in Price Hill celebrated 100 years of faith and community on Nov. 8 during a liturgy marking the parish’s centennial.