Shortly after the Civil War, things were booming around the Village of Coldwater, Ohio, in Mercer County, where mostly German immigrants were farming, felling timber and watching the Iron Horse come to connect them to Dayton and other large commercial hubs. in 1867, three Catholic Coldwater families approached Father Jacob …

Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus from Ohio District Two paraded on the Dayton Dragons baseball field on “Knights Night” at a Dragons game in July. According to St. Christopher (Vandalia) parishioner Patrick Shay, this now-annual event is a group function for all area Knights of Columbus — several hundred of whom …

St. Ann parish in Groesbeck celebrated the end of its annual St. Ann Novena with Mass celebrated by Bishop Joseph R. Binzer, followed by a parish cookout. Each year the parish celebrates its patronal feast day with nine days of special Masses, Eucharistic Adoration, and other liturgies, as well as …

Father David Byrne, a priest of the Diocese of Niagara, Canada, celebrated Mass on Sunday morning July 30 for attendees of Dayton’s annual Celtic Festival, the largest free Celtic music festival in the country. Now held at Dayton’s RiverScape Metropark, the three-day festival presents Irish and Celtic music in a …

In early July, The Archdiocese of Cincinnati had a large number of leaders attend the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Catholic Convocation of Leaders. Our own Gail Finke was in Orlando for this historic event. Here’s the convocation in pictures: For more photos, see the photo gallery on our …

Thomas Jefferson was quoted as saying “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.” Every summer, Catholic Rural Life of the St. Marys and Sidney Deaneries hold the Rural-Urban Mass with Catholic Century Farm Recognitions. Usually the Mass …

Most talks, Masses, and liturgies from the July 1-4 convocation, except musical performances and breakout sessions, are available to watch at the USCCB’s “Convocation 2017 Video on Demand” page (link below). The page displays a video from each day. To see all the videos for each day, click on the …

McAuley and Mother of Mercy High Schools are asking for your opinion to help to inform the brand strategy of the new Mercy McAuley High School. Stakeholders from several groups associated with McAuley and Mother of Mercy are being contacted to participate in a survey. These groups include: • Students …

Fr. Andrew Bwalya was a young man living in Zambia when he first met the Comboni Missionaries. He was inspired by the dedication and work of these missionaries. They rented a house in the village to live among the people they were serving. They learned the local language. They truly …

Sidney, Ohio July 24, 2017 – Exciting things are happening at Lehman Catholic High School! With the demolition complete, construction has begun on the state-of-the-art Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Medicine and Manufacturing (STEM+MM) Wing. The first phase of construction started last week and includes transforming existing classrooms into technology advanced …