Wednesday, June 3, 2009 A Mass of Christian Burial for Judy Hoferkamp was celebrated May 27 at St. Louis Church in downtown Cincinnati. Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk served as celebrant. Hoverkamp died May 25.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Father Paul Link was held on June 1 at St. Charles Center in Carthagena. Father Link, 78, died May 27.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 A Mass of Christian Burial for Jesuit Father Robert C. O’Connor was celebrated May 30 at Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Mich. He died May 23 at age 82.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity Dorothy Beach was celebrated June 1 at St. Bernard Church in Springfield. Sister Dorothy, 96, died May 29.

Thursday, May 28, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — Joan Hudepohl has always been passionate about social justice and both she and husband, Bob, have searched for ways to put their faith into action. Parishioners at St. John the Baptist Parish in Dry Ridge, the Hudepohls …

Thursday, May 28, 2009 By Pat McDonough Can we ever say enough about Susan Boyle? In her 1995 audition on the Star Search-ish British show “My Kind of People,” host Michael Barrymore mocked Susan mercilessly while she sang “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” from “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Susan …

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard ST. ANDREW DEANERY — A 10-day visit at St. Columban School by a group of Chinese students proved to be a cultural exchange of both differences and similarities. Fifteen students along with their teachers from Liuzhou, China, visited the parish school in …

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 By Terrance Callan Pentecost (B): Acts 2:1-11; Gal 5:16-25; John 15: 26-27; 16:12-15 This Sunday we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the followers of Jesus after His death and resurrection; this gift is what transformed them into the church, a group of people …

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Precious Blood Sister Virginia Huber died on May 10 at the Maria Joseph Center in Dayton. She was 92 years old and had been a member of the Sisters of the Precious Blood for 78 years.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 The Priests’ Personnel Office announces that Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk has made the following appointments, effective July 2009 unless otherwise noted.