Wednesday, February 17, 2010 By Mary Caffrey Knapke ST. MARYS DEANERY — On a recent morning at the St. Charles Senior Living Community in Carthagena, Precious Blood Father Tom Beischel placed flour, yeast, dry milk, butter, water and grain in a well-used bread machine. A few hours later, loaf number …

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — “Every day is filled with new graces.” That’s how Chris Pramuk describes life since he and wife, Lauri, completed the faith-filled journey that brought their two newly adopted children home from Haiti in late January. It could …

Friday, February 12, 2010 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — St. Monica-St. George Parish Newman Center’s “Year with Thomas Merton” continues in February with a Lenten retreat led by Jonathan Montaldo. “Becoming Communities of Forgiveness: Thomas Merton’s Teaching on Living in Contemplative Relationships” will take place in the parish center on Friday, Feb. …

Friday, February 12, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU SPRINGFIELD DEANERY — When snowboarders take to the ice and snow during the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, parishioners at St. Patrick Church in Bellefontaine will be rooting for hometown boy Louie Vito, who is known for his dedication to giving back …

Friday, February 12, 2010 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — Feb. 14th brings double reason to celebrate love and commitment this year as World Marriage Day coincides with Valentine’s Day. While the sacrament of marriage is one to be celebrated, the U.S. bishops have recognized that marriage as an institution …

Thursday, February 11, 2010 ARCHDIOCESE — As of Feb. 4, parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati have contributed generously to assist earthquake victims in Haiti. Donations are still coming in, but as of that date, the amount received was $925,000.

Thursday, February 11, 2010 On Jan. 29 the Ursuline Sisters of Brown County granted an agricultural easement to the Southern Ohio Farmland Preservation Association (SOFPA) to insure that 83.368 acres of agricultural property in the village of St. Martin will remain available for agriculture.

Thursday, February 11, 2010 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — For 100 years Annunciation Parish has been serving Catholics in Cincinnati’s Clifton neighborhood, and Barbara Mussman’s family has been part of it since the beginning. In fact, Mussman’s grandmother moved to the area in 1907, three years before the parish was …

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, and Good Friday, April 2, are days of abstinence from meat and also days of fast, that is, limited to a single full meal. With regard to Good Friday, the teachings of the Second Vatican Council should be recalled:

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 By Sister Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — The advantages of social media are obvious — staying in touch with friends and family no matter where they are, meeting new people that share a common interest, receiving feedback on questions and ideas and …