Thursday, October 14, 2010 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — Priests should preach God’s word from His perspective, not their own, in helping parishioners form their Catholic conscience. That was among the key messages Father Earl Fernandes shared during a presentation at the annual priest convocation Oct. 7 at Incarnation …

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Cincinnati and WLWT News 5 announce the 9th annual “5 Cares Coat Drive” which begins on Monday, Oct. 18. Coat drive partners are Gold Star Chili, City Dash, Kemba Credit Union, local fire departments and Starr …

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 The Priests’ Personnel Office announces that Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr made the following appointments:

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 HAMILTON DEANERY — About 90 students at Badin High School shaved their heads last month just to make a freshman they barely knew feel welcome. The school year was only a few days old when it was announced that freshman Kyle Bergen was battling Hodgkins lymphoma …

Friday, October 8, 2010 By David Eck  ARCHDIOCESE — Grounded in their religious traditions, Catholic colleges and universities in the Cincinnati archdiocese maintain academic programs that help instill in students a lifelong commitment to service. A key mission for the schools, service opportunities include international immersion trips, service learning experiences, …

Friday, October 8, 2010 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — The feast of St. Daniel Comboni, missionary to Africa and founder of the Comboni Missionaries, falls in the month of October, which is also World Mission Month in the Catholic Church.

Friday, October 8, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — Young people from throughout the archdiocese converged upon Moeller High School Sept. 24-26 for CREDO: I Believe, a Eucharist-centered retreat that offers the opportunity to grow in relationship with Christ and the church and encourages them to be active in their parishes and programs …

Thursday, October 7, 2010 By David Eck  ARCHDIOCESE — At an age when most high school seniors don’t even know what careers they want to pursue, much less how they can serve others throughout their lives, Zach Starkey is an exception.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 ST. MARYS DEANERY — There will be a public welcoming of members of the Little Sisters of the Poor on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics. The shrine has recently received a relic of St. Jeanne Jugan, founder of the …

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — “That’s all I hear about in this school is Jesus.” When Kathy Borchers, assistant principal at Bishop Leibold School in Dayton, recently heard a kindergartner utter those words, “It warmed my heart,” she said, because “we want our students to live …