Friday, June 26, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard SIDNEY DEANERY — Amid acres of farmland as far as the eye can see sits the German Catholic community of Ft. Loramie and its only church, St. Michael Parish. Its parishioners and neighbors have always helped one another during times of need. …

Thursday, June 25, 2009 The Catholic Conference of Ohio is asking for your immediate help on the state budget bill. Poverty programs are poised to take massive cuts, and programs supporting our Catholic school students may be cut by $59M over the next two years.

Thursday, June 25, 2009 ARCHDIOCESE — At a time when school budgets are being strained by an economy in deep recession, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has distributed nearly $1 million to 16 Catholic high schools.

Thursday, June 25, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard ST. ANDREW DEANERY — When Danny Sexton decided to sell doughnuts at school as a way to do his part to help the people of Darfur, it was supposed to be a one-time project. The 2009 graduate of St. Xavier High School …

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 By Walt Schaefer ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — As the Catholic resource center of southwestern Ohio, the Athenaeum seeks to reach out to every Catholic in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s 19 counties, promoting awareness of the wealth of resources it offers.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 By Father Rob Waller The holy Eucharist is not a reward for saints; it is food for sinners. Jesus did not die on the cross for us because we deserved it, but so that we might be declared deserving. He did not allow His body to …

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 By Sister Betty Jane Lillie S.C. Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Psalm 30: 2, 4-6, 11-13; 2 Corinthians 8: 7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5: 21-43 In approaching the readings for this Sunday we may at first wonder how they come together. But if …

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Donald A. Behler will be held at 10 a.m., June 29, at St. Dominic Church in Delhi Township.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 A Mass of Christian Burial for Dominican Sister Marcella LaKoske was celebrated June 23 in the St. Catherine Chapel at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Mich. She died June 19 at the age of 91.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Father David J. Kelley, 60, died June 6 of lung cancer.