Thursday, April 1, 2010 By Mary Caffrey Knapke SIDNEY DEANERY — “These rosaries are tough. Very tough,” said John W. Francis, tugging on a rosary. A typical rosary might have pulled apart, but this is not a delicate set of precious stones held together with tiny metal hooks. The strength …

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — Thirty men will be ordained to the permanent diaconate for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on Saturday, April 24, 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Dayton.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — Each month Catholic men meet in dozens of small groups across the archdiocese to pray, sing and talk from the heart. A mix of social hour, prayer service and counseling session, the meetings — the basis of the Catholic Men’s Fellowship …

Thursday, March 25, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. ANDREW DEANERY — In most respects Aaron Webb is a typical 13-year-old who likes having fun and hanging out with friends. Yet there is also a more thoughtful, serious side to Webb, an eighth grader at Our Lady of the Sacred …

Friday, March 26, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati continue to respond to the catastrophic Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti with generosity, compassion and the desire to do more for our brothers and sisters in the impoverished nation.

Friday, March 26, 2010 ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — The College of Mount St. Joseph has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

Thursday, March 25, 2010 By Mary Caffrey Knapke ARCHDIOCESE — Think, focus, click — these are the fundamental steps of any photographer’s process. But for Russ Martin of Shelby County, it’s also the name of one of his photography websites. Since he took up photography just a few years ago, …

Thursday, March 25, 2010 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Three Upper School students at Summit Country Day School, Megan Peaslee, Meggie O’Brien and Lauren Miller, recently won the “Most Successful Use of Green Design Solutions” design award sponsored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for their project, “The …

Thursday, March 25, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) will host “Clean Out and Donate” weekends in April to collect critically needed household items, furniture and clothing. A SVDP truck will be on-site Saturdays and Sundays at the following parishes:

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will join Christians throughout the world in celebrating Holy Week, the most sacred time of the church year, beginning with Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday) on March 28.