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Everyday Evangelists: Mount grad strives to be a follower of Jesus
February 9, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? For Denise Taylor it involves being open and welcoming and striving to respond to whoever crosses her path with acceptance and love.
Forum focuses on race in the church
February 4, 2011 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — At a workshop several years ago, a nun commented to Father Bryan Massingale that because he was articulate and intelligent, a religious order must have educated him. Father Massingale, who is African American, explained that his parents educated him and asked …
Everyday Evangelists: College student prepares for ‘Journey of Hope’
February 7, 2011 By Mike Dyer ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — Viewing a screen saver on a friend’s computer last year was all Matthew Calardo needed to understand that the Holy Spirit was preparing him for a different kind of challenge in his young life.
Pregnancy help information distributed throughout archdiocese
January 21, 2011 By David Eck A new brochure providing detailed information on pregnancy help centers in the Cincinnati archdiocese is the latest tool in the fight against abortion.
Students win ‘Living Saint’ writing contest
February 1, 2011 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — McNicholas High School freshman Kristen Rehl has always thought of her grandmother, Patricia Murphy, as a living saint. So when English teacher Meloney Feldkamp and student teacher Ashley Markesbery told her class about a writing contest where students had to …
Young local Catholics perform at national theater festival
January 31, 2011 By Mike Dyer ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — The opportunity to perform in front of a national theater audience and Broadway professionals had 18 students from our Lady of Victory School filled with anticipation as they traveled to Atlanta the weekend of Jan. 14-16.
Faculty members set example with service
February 3, 2011 By Eileen Connelly ARCHDIOCESE — Community service is expected of students at Catholic high schools, be it volunteering at a local social service agency or participating on a mission trip. High school faculty members are also putting their faith into action, modeling the Gospel call to …
High school students lead philanthropy program
February 2, 2011 By David Eck ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Sometimes it takes a lifetime for people to realize the joys and challenges that come from philanthropy, but a group of students at Mount Notre Dame High School is already experiencing them.
Catholic Schools Office uses social media to build community
February 1, 2001 By Eilleen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — The archdiocesan Catholic Schools Office recently launched new marketing strategies geared toward facilitating communication and building community among teachers, parents and students at schools in Cincinnati, Dayton and the northern Miami Valley.