Friday, April 24, 2009 DAYTON DEANERY — The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur recently presented the community’s prestigious “Educating for Life” award to Dayton educator Charlene C. Wheeler. Wheeler is director of guidance and assessment at Chaminade-Julienne High School in Dayton.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 By David Eck CATHEDRAL DEANERY — It’s not often that a group can celebrate two significant anniversaries simultaneously, but  Franciscans in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati experienced that unique blessing. More than 450 people filled the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains April 16 to recognize the …

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Father Frank X. Klamet, pastor of St. Benignus Parish in Greenfield and St. Augustine in Jamestown, was found dead at his St. Benignus residence April 19 by parishioners who were concerned when he did not appear for Sunday Mass. He was 57.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Brother John Blank, a Marianist Brother for nearly 70 years, died April 14 in Dayton at the age of 82.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Sister of Charity Monica Marie Ehnie died April 16 in Mother Margaret Hall at the order’s motherhouse at Mount St. Joseph. She was 78.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 By Father Rob Waller Do you remember the Lone Ranger? Who was always with him? Exactly! Tonto. Apparently, the Masked Man was not really a lone ranger. He had a faithful, human companion. Even with his silver bullets to protect him and his white stallion on …

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 By Sister Carol Gaeke, O.P. “God made man is His own image and man has returned the compliment,” quipped the French philosopher Voltaire. This tongue-in-cheek line reveals two sides of the Easter mystery. On one is the belief in God becoming human and then being taken …

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 By Father Timothy P. Schehr Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 This Sunday the apostle Thomas takes his famous misstep in faith. He needs absolute proof before he will believe his brother apostles have seen the Lord. It is a disappointing stance from someone who …

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — The seventh-grade at Cardinal Pacelli School recently took recycling to a whole new level becoming the recycling center for old computers.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 HAMILTON DEANERY — Seven inmates at Lebanon Correctional Institution (LCI) north of Cincinnati were welcomed into the Catholic Church on April 12, experiencing the joy and hope of the Easter season.