Wednesday, July 22, 2009 ST. MARTIN DEANERY — Bishop James Garland will return to his hometown on Sunday, July 26, to celebrate two milestones in his ministry: his ordination to the priesthood in 1959 and his appointment to the episcopacy in 1984.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Queen of Angels Montessori School in Madison Place is committed to more than just providing a quality Catholic education. In 2006 the school took education one step further and made the decision to accept students diagnosed …

Thursday, July 23, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard DAYTON DEANERY — Ava Ritter expected to see her son, Randy, graduate from high school. She envisioned him walking across the stage, dressed in his cap and gown, with a smile of relief and a sense of accomplishment on his face as …

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 In order to mark the Year for Priests declared by Pope Benedict XVI, The Catholic Telegraph will feature a series of regular articles profiling area clergy members. It is our hope these stories will enable Catholics in the archdiocese to come to know our priests better …

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 By David Eck CATHEDERAL DEANERY — Recalling John’s Gospel story of Jesus washing His apostles’ feet, Catholic radio host Brian Patrick spoke of working together and serving others during his address to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) regional meeting held July 16-18 in …

Monday, July 20, 2009 DAYTON DEANERY — Catholics throughout the Dayton area will gather to find “Sacred Hope in the Midst of a Challenging Economy” at a Labor Day Mass Monday, Sept. 7, at 9 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 2300 S. Smithville Road.

Monday, July 20, 2009 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Gregory R. Saelens, a teacher and administrator at St. Ursula Academy for 33 years, has returned to Archbishop McNicholas High School — his alma mater — as principal.

Friday, July 17, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU DAYTON DEANERY — As a teenager living in the vicinity of Dayton’s Dixie Drive in the late 1950s, Fran Duell recalls the neighbors’ concern regarding the number of adult nightclubs along the city’s Dixie Strip. Little did she know then that one …

Thursday, July 16, 2009 By Carmen M. Hubbard ARCHDIOCESE — The archdiocesan Department of Stewardship nearly met its financial contribution goal for this year’s Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) thanks to the generosity of area Catholics. The CMA concluded on June 30. As of July 8, CMA donations had reached 85 …

Friday, July 10, 2009 ARCHDIOCESE — Society of the Sacred Heart Sister Nancy Kehoe, a Cincinnati native, has published a new book, Wrestling with our Inner Angels: Faith, Mental Illness, and the Journey to Wholeness (Jossey-Bass, 2009).