Thursday, September 17, 2009 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Sister of St. Joseph Helen Prejean will speak at Xavier University’s Cintas Center on Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 17, 2009 By David Eck ARCHDIOCESE — Helping pastors become better leaders in an era of declining resources and fewer priests is the goal of a new program being offered to priests in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. An aspect of the 18-month “Good Leaders, Good Shepherds” course is …

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 ARCHDIOCESE — Amid the football and soccer games, band performances and drama productions, admissions administrators at Catholic high schools across the Archdiocese of Cincinnati have their eye on another fall event — the annual open house.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 DAYTON DEANERY — In memory of those public safety personnel who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks and to honor all police, fire and emergency medical personnel, Knights of Columbus Marian Council #3754 sponsored a Blue Mass on Sept. 12 at St. Rita Church in …

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 DAYTON DEANERY — A special Labor Mass held on Sept. 7 at Immaculate Conception Church in Dayton brought the community together for prayer and to find hope the midst of our challenging economy. A number of area parishes chose to forgo their regular Labor Day Masses …

Monday, September 14, 2009 ARCHDIOCESE — The Partnering to Protect Children child abuse and peer abuse prevention is beginning its seventh year of operation in Archdiocese of Cincinnati schools. Since 2003, a total of 36,929 students, 816 parents and 632 school staff members at 119 schools have taken part in …

Friday, September 11, 2009 By Mike Dyer ST. MARGARET MARY DEANERY — It didn’t take long for parishioners at St. Ignatius to realize flamingos would be invading some of their yards for a couple of days in the Monfort Heights area this summer. And while the tropical birds didn’t actually …

Thursday, September 10, 2009 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — On a recent Monday afternoon just before 4:30, a line had already started to form outside the St. Francis Seraph Soup Kitchen in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine. Established in 1980, the soup kitchen, part of St. Francis Seraph Ministries, typically serves more …

Thursday, September 10, 2009 CATHEDRAL DEANERY — Christians for Peace in El Salvador (CRISPAZ) will mark its 25th anniversary with a series of free events in Cincinnati, starting on Saturday, Sept. 26, with daylong activities at Bellarmine Chapel on the campus of Xavier University. All are open to the public.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 ARCHDIOCESE — The 40 Days for Life prayer campaign will begin again on Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. All interested pro-lifers are asked to join in a 40-day peaceful public witness outside Planned Parenthood, 2314 Auburn Ave. in Cincinnati, September 23-November 1.