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The Catholic Telegraph

The Catholic Telegraph

Founded in 1831, The Catholic Telegraph is the official news source of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Friday, September 11, 2009 By Mike Dyer ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — It didn’t take long for parishioners at St. Ignatius to realize flamingos would be invading some of their yards for a couple of days in the Monfort Heights area this summer. And while the tropical birds didn’t actually …

Thursday, September 10, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — On a recent Monday afternoon just before 4:30, a line had already started to form outside the St. Francis Seraph Soup Kitchen in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine. Established in 1980, the soup kitchen, part of St. Francis Seraph Ministries, typically serves more …

Thursday, September 10, 2009 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — Christians for Peace in El Salvador (CRISPAZ) will mark its 25th anniversary with a series of free events in Cincinnati, starting on Saturday, Sept. 26, with daylong activities at Bellarmine Chapel on the campus of Xavier University. All are open to the public.

Thursday, September 10, 2009 By Father Ben Urmston, S.J. There are many forms of non-violence — prayer, meaningful dialogue, conflict resolution, arbitration, education, voting intelligently, giving input to our public representatives, getting basic human rights into our legal and constitutional structures, civil disobedience, arbitration and many others.  But can the …

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 ARCHDIOCESE — The 40 Days for Life prayer campaign will begin again on Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. All interested pro-lifers are asked to join in a 40-day peaceful public witness outside Planned Parenthood, 2314 Auburn Ave. in Cincinnati, September 23-November 1.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 ARCHDIOCESE — Renee Kettering, a graduate of Mother of Mercy High School, was welcomed as a candidate into the Sisters of Mercy West Midwest Community during a ceremony Aug. 15 in Farmington Hills, Mich.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 SPRINGFIELD DEANERY — Brenda Driscoll, the office manager at Sacred Heart Parish in New Carlisle, was arrested Sept. 2 and charged with one count of theft and one count of tampering with evidence. Driscoll has been employed at the parish for 22 years.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 By David Eck ST. ANDREW DEANERY — The regular 4:30 p.m. Mass at St. Columban Parish in Loveland was anything but routine as former parishioners and pastors returned to celebrate the parish’s 150th anniversary on Aug. 29. Coadjutor Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr celebrated the Mass, with …

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — The annual Blue Mass honoring all Greater Cincinnati police, fire and public safety personnel will be celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 27, with the blessing and procession to begin at 10:45 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains in Cincinnati.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 A Mass of Christian Burial for Ursuline Sister Rosemary Winkeljohann will be celebrated on Sept. 11 at St. Ursula Convent chapel in East Walnut Hills. Sister Rosemary, 79, died on Sept. 3 at Mercy St. Theresa Center in Mariemont.