April 16, 2011 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY— Fourteen seminarians were installed as lectors or acolytes during a Mass March 26 in the Chapel of St. Gregory the Great at the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr presided.

April 6, 2011 ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — As juniors and seniors left Mother of Mercy High School at the end of the school day on April 1, there was excitement in the air. Most were looking forward to getting ready for their prom but as they approached the senior lobby …

April 6, 2011 By Mary Caffrey Knapke SIDNEY DEANERY — Father Leo Patalinghug tosses chopped onion, minced garlic and green bell pepper into a pan of hot oil and adds tomato paste and sauce. A splash of vodka brings out the flavors, and the flames that rise from the pan …

April 6, 2011 ARCHDIOCESE —  Father Joseph Binzer, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and pastor of St. Louis Church since 2003, has been appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati. The appointment was announced April 6 in Washington by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

ARCHDIOCESE —  Father Joseph Binzer, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and pastor of St. Louis Church since 2003, has been appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati. The appointment was announced April 6 in Washington by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

April 1, 2011 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — Standing in the rain watching a hearse leave the grounds of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville on March 10, about 30 students from Catholic high schools in the Cincinnati archdiocese experienced the reality of capital punishment.

April 1, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU CATHEDRAL DEANERY — No one likes discussing end-of-life issues, but the reality is that conversing about such matters in advance of losing a loving one can ease the grieving process.

April 1, 2011 ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — While most people might think of boxing as two individuals just trying to “beat each other up,” McAuley High School sophomore Cristi Farwick knows better.

April 1, 2011 DAYTON DEANERY — Students, faculty and staff at Incarnation School in Centerville welcomed Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr as he visited their school community for the first time and celebrated Mass with them March 18.

April 1, 2011 By David Eck ST. MARGARET MARY DEANEY — The LaSalle High School boys basketball team won the Ohio state basketball tournament March 25, as head coach Dan Fleming viewed the championship with a new perspective.