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.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 By David Eck SIDNEY DEANERY — Father Patrick Sloneker never became the motorcycle cop he wanted to be as child, but today the priest does buzz around his northern area parishes on his jet black 1000cc Kowasaki. A fan of the outdoors, Father Sloneker, 43, finds …

Friday, March 19, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. ANDREW DEANERY — The seniors group at Good Shepherd Parish in Montgomery provides a variety of meaningful and fun spiritual, social and educational opportunities for its members, ages 55 and over. The Senior Shepherds, as they are called, enjoy luncheons and …

Friday, March 19, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — Catholic schools from throughout the archdiocese have been competing in the Greater Cincinnati Academic League (GCAL). This year’s league included Alter, Chaminade-Julienne, Elder, Fenwick, LaSalle, McAuley, McNicholas, Mercy, Moeller, Oldenburg, Purcell Marian, Roger Bacon, Seton, St. Xavier, St. Ursula and Ursuline. Each school had …

Thursday, March 18, 2010 The following letter was sent March 18 to the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper.

Thursday, March 18, 2010 By Mike Dyer ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — Although Matt Swaim has only been Catholic for five years, the 30-year-old has a strong perspective on his faith and a unique foundation in catechesis. That is evident in Swaim’s new book, The Eucharist and the Rosary, which was …

Thursday, March 18, 2010 By Sister Eileen Connelly, OSU HAMILTON DEANERY — Megan Deaton feels she has been given many gifts in her life, including her faith. As a result, she feels a strong call to give back, to reach out to others. The 2004 graduate of Fenwick High School …

Thursday, March 18, 2010 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Former Cincinnati Bengal Anthony Munoz and Mike Zimmer, the team’s current defensive coordinator, will be honored March 27 at the 38th annual Friars Club Community Dinner at Xavier University’s Cintas Center.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — On Good Friday, April 2, the Way of the Cross will be marked in Cincinnati and in Dayton. In Cincinnati, the annual Way of the Cross begins at noon at Fountain Square, with a closing service at the Freedom Center. Reflections will focus on …