Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — On the surface it might seem odd for a one-time farm boy to serve as pastor of an urban pastoral region but for Father P. Del Staigers, a love of nature and the outdoors is never far away. The office …

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — It’s not many high schools that can claim to have had the daughters of a major Civil War hero as students. But U.S. General William Tecumseh Sherman sent two daughters to study at Mount Notre Dame Academy, a boarding school on …

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Lawrence Ann Scheidler died Sept. 16 at the age of 83 in Mother Margaret Hall at the Sisters of Charity motherhouse. She was a Sister of Charity for 60 years.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Kevin Le, a junior at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, died Sept. 17 from injuries he suffered after being hit by a car Sept. 8 in Fairfield. A special Mass was celebrated at the school Sept. 18, followed by a moment of silence at that …

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By Sister Betty J. Lillie, S.C. 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: 137  Numbers 11:25-29;  Psalms 19:8, 10, 12-14;  James 5:1-6;  Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 When a ministry or a project is going well it is a human inclination to protect it from the intervention of other …

Friday, September 18, 2009 By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — John and James were pals in high school who kept up that friendship after they graduated from St. Joseph Prep School in Philadelphia more than 55 years ago.

Friday, September 18, 2009 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — As part of an ongoing effort to become more familiar with the many outreach ministries in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the people who help them carry out their good works, Coadjutor Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr visited the Clifton office of Healthy Beginnings …

Friday, September 18, 2009 By Mike Dyer HAMILTON DEANERY — David Brausch isn’t one to dwell on his philanthropy, but he has been proud to help his parish in a significant way for the past three years.

Thursday, September 17, 2009 ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — Bayley Place will present the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati with its prestigious Diamond Tribute Award.

Thursday, September 17, 2009 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Sister of St. Joseph Helen Prejean will speak at Xavier University’s Cintas Center on Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m.