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Father David Turnbull
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Father David Turnbull, a former teacher and longtime missionary, was celebrated on July 21 at St. Clement Church in St. Bernard. Father Turnbull, 79, died on July 16 at St. Margaret Hall in Cincinnati.
Sister Mary Bertha Kelley
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity Mary Bertha Kelley was celebrated on July 23 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the congregation’s Delhi Township motherhouse. Sister Mary Bertha, 94, died on July 18 at Mother Margaret Hall. She was a Sister of Charity …
The Catholic Moment: Take your walking stick
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 By Father Rob Waller Getting ready for a trip I tend to over pack and over plan. Early on I realize that I have more with me than I need or want. I waste energy arranging and re-arranging it and carrying it around, and I have …
Sunday Scripture: Students in the Lord’s classroom
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 By Father Timothy Schehr Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-18; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15 How good a student would any one of us be in the Lord’s classroom? It might be comforting to know that even the twelve apostles struggled…at least in …
St. Vincent de Paul meeting emphasizes ‘working together’
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 By David Eck CATHEDERAL DEANERY — Recalling John’s Gospel story of Jesus washing His apostles’ feet, Catholic radio host Brian Patrick spoke of working together and serving others during his address to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) regional meeting held July 16-18 in …
Labor Day Mass to ‘find hope’ in current economy
Monday, July 20, 2009 DAYTON DEANERY — Catholics throughout the Dayton area will gather to find “Sacred Hope in the Midst of a Challenging Economy” at a Labor Day Mass Monday, Sept. 7, at 9 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 2300 S. Smithville Road.
McNicholas grad is new principal
Monday, July 20, 2009 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Gregory R. Saelens, a teacher and administrator at St. Ursula Academy for 33 years, has returned to Archbishop McNicholas High School — his alma mater — as principal.
Sister Laetitia Meyer
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 A Mass of Christian Burial for Franciscan Sister Laetitia Meyer was celebrated July 7 at the motherhouse chapel of the Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg, Ind. Sister Laetitia died on July 5 at St. Clare Hall, the congregation’s health care facility. She was 97 years …
Sister Shirley Marie Dietrich
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity Shirley Marie Dietrich was celebrated on July 10 in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. Sister Shirley died on July 6 at Mother Margaret Hall. She was 79 years …
Everyday Evangelist: Giving to others as Jesus did
Friday, July 17, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU DAYTON DEANERY — As a teenager living in the vicinity of Dayton’s Dixie Drive in the late 1950s, Fran Duell recalls the neighbors’ concern regarding the number of adult nightclubs along the city’s Dixie Strip. Little did she know then that one …