January 31, 2011 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — At Chaminade Julienne High School in Dayton the six students with cognitive disabilities at the school spend much of their day in standard classrooms learning side-by-side with their peers and keeping up with the class work as they are able.

January 29, 2011 By Mary Caffrey Knapke   ST. MARYS DEANERY — Bags of small plastic beads in hues from white to blue to black, are piled on a table with strands of cord. It could be a scene from any crafter’s kitchen. But when these beads are strung, cords …

January 26, 2011 By Sister Eileen Connelly   CATHEDRAL DEANERY — During a recent Thursday morning music class at St. Boniface School in Northside the sweet, cheerful voices of preschoolers rang out as they sang “Jesus Loves the Little Ones Like Me.”

Thursday, January 20, 2011 ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — A great communicator “who can turn a phrase like no one else,” Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk was honored with the Distinguished Communicator of the Year Award by the Salesian Guild  Jan. 15.

Thursday, January 20, 2011 By David Eck CATHEDRAL DEANERY — At Old St. Mary’s Pregnancy Center women who are confused and overwhelmed can find help. The center, which operates out of Old St. Mary Parish in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine, offers pregnancy tests, information about adoption, refers women to medical agencies for …

Thursday, January 20, 2011  By Eileen Connelly, OSU  ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Two young sisters recently released an original song with a powerful pro-life message.   The song, “Abortion, Get that in Your Head,” was written by Teressa Kenny, 10, a member of St. Gertrude Parish in Madeira. Her younger …

Thursday, January 20, 2011 By David Eck ST. ANDREW DEANERY — A group of about 600 high school students and adults from the Cincinnati archdiocese will leave Good Shepherd Parish in Cincinnati Jan. 23 for the national March for Life in Washington D.C. Groups from Dayton and the northern areas …

Thursday, January 20, 2011  By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — A renewed effort by the archdiocesan Family Life and African-American Catholic Ministries offices aims to reduce the number of abortions in the African-American community. A recent program for volunteers at area pregnancy help centers addressed working with minority clients and materials …

Thursday, January 20, 2011 ARCHDIOCESE — Six men in their first year of study at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary were formally accepted as candidates for Holy Orders during a Mass in the Chapel of St. Gregory the Great Dec. 8. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr presided. 

January 11, 2011 By Mary Caffrey Knapke Dick McBride graduated from the University of Dayton in 1957 with a degree in chemical engineering and no idea he would one day become a leader in real estate development for low-income seniors and families. But while pursuing a career in marketing for …