Monday, April 19, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Delicious food and good conversation made for a meaningful evening March 23 when approximately 120 laypeople and women religious gathered at Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Pleasant Ridge. The potluck dinner was organized by members of …

Friday, April 16, 2010 DAYTON DEANERY — The National Association of Parish Catechetical Directors (NPCD) has selected Mission Helper of the Sacred Heart Sister Angela Ann Zukowski, a religious studies professor and director of the University’s Institute for Pastoral Initiatives, to receive the 2010 Emmaus Award for Excellence in Catechesis.

Friday, April 16, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — The qualities of a competent leader in ministry include a collaborative nature and the ability to be present to others, resolve conflicts, build relationships and balance professionalism with the spirit of the Gospel. Religious Sister of Charity Edith Prendergast, archdiocesan director …

Thursday, April 15, 2010   ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — The archdiocesan offices of Mission and African-American Catholic Ministries, in cooperation with the Alliance for Progressive Africa, will sponsor an African Forum from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, April 24, at St. Agnes Church in Bond Hill.

Thursday, April 15, 2010 DAYTON DEANERY — The University of Dayton presented its Oscar Romero Human Rights Award to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Migration and Refugee Services on March 29 during a special ceremony in the Immaculate Conception Chapel.

Thursday, April 15, 2010By David Eck ST. ANDREW DEANERY — The White House staffers who open President Barrack Obama’s mail are likely well aware of Tommy Behan’s pro-life stance. Behan, a member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish and a sophomore at Lakota East High School, has written the president every …

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 By Mike Dyer ARCHDIOCESE — The list of developments and new features that Catholic Residential Services has added over the past two years is truly overwhelming. What’s even more impressive is the fact that the agency continues to constantly evolve to meet the needs of its …

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — The Cincinnati Ulster Project is currently seeking area families with teenagers interested in hosting a teen from Northern Ireland this July.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — The Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati will host “The Lord was my Client: Church Architecture of Edward J. Schulte, 1890-1975,” April 17 and 18. The Schulte Symposium will be held April 17, 1-2:30 p.m., at the St. Peter in Chains Cathedral undercroft, 325 W. Eighth …

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — Easter’s promise of new life and hope held true for seven inmates at Lebanon Correctional Institution (LeCI) as they were received into the Catholic faith on April 4. Those initiated were Mark Gumm, Neal Harmon, Jeremy Lansing, Larry Stevens, Carl Geddes, Bruce McCune and …