Wednesday, November 18, 2009 COLUMBUS — Priests from across Ohio were told at a statewide convocation that their work with married and engaged couples is crucial in creating a “marriage-building church” in an era when the secular culture seems to place a low priority on the stability of marriage and …

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 ARCHDIOCESE — A bill is being introduced this month in the Ohio legislature that would help help keep older and disabled adults out of nursing homes until such a time that skilled care is needed.

Friday, December 4, 2009 It was an idea we were more than happy to steal. Back in 1993, the staff of The Catholic Telegraph noticed a holiday campaign that had long been operating in the Diocese of Brooklyn with cooperation from The Brooklyn Tablet diocesan newspaper. The “Bright Christmas” campaign …

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — Early next year a small group of young adults, primarily from three housing facilities in Cincinnati’s Winton Terrace neighborhood, will began one-on-one assessments designed to help them become self-sufficient. Called “First Step,” the program will identify their values, interests, hobbies and …

Friday, November 13, 2009 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — The more than 300 people in a University of Dayton auditorium were stone silent, some with anguished expressions, as Theresa Flores shared her story of becoming a sex slave at age 15. Now a UD graduate and licensed social worker, …

Monday, November 16, 2009 ST. ANDREW DEANERY — Ted and Beth Connelly of Indian Hill have been named the recipients of Ursuline Academy’s St. Angela Merici Leadership Award for 2009. Created five years ago to honor those whose financial support of Ursuline spans many years, the award was named for …

Monday, November 16, 2009 By Mike Dyer ARCHDIOCESE — Bill Kiefer believes his bookstore has been a vocational calling in life. Kiefer, who is almost 85, has been the owner of St. Mark Bookshop in the Dayton area for 42 years. The bookstore has downtown Dayton and Centerville locations, and …

Friday, November 13, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. MARY’S DEANERY — This past Lent Catholics in St. Marys Deanery completed the adult faith formation program Why Catholic?, a four-year process based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, that enabled hundreds to grow in their understanding of their faith.

Friday, November 13, 2009 By Mary Caffrey Knapke DAYTON DEANERY — In 1999 the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released “Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us,” a document calling for “profound, lifelong conversion of the whole person” and positioning adult faith formation “at the heart of our catechetical vision …

Friday, November 13, 2009 By David Eck DAYTON DEANERY — The Dayton Catholic Education Collaborative, now in its third year, is sharing its story of helping to strengthen Catholic education in Dayton with a national audience. The collaborative was part of the Selected Programs for Improving Catholic Education (SPICE) conference …