August 24, 2011 By Maggie Malach DAYTON DEANERY — Marion Driver has been a member of Holy Trinity Parish in Dayton since she was 3 weeks old — 91 years ago. 

August 10, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ARCHDIOCESE — Amid the challenges of a diminishing number of clergy and the complexities of priestly ministry today, the Good Leaders, Good Shepherds program is helping priests to strengthen their leadership skills and day-to-day ministry as they lead members of their parish communities …

July 18, 2011 By Melanie Crowe ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Sacred Heart Radio celebrated its 10th anniversary with a conference at Guardian Angels Parish in Mt. Washington on July 2. The anniversary celebration began with a Mass for the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus July …

July 13, 2011 By Mary Caffrey Knapke DAYTON DEANERY — Within the first few years of the 20th century, Catholics in Dayton’s burgeoning northwest neighborhoods were organizing in support of a new parish, and in 1909, Archbishop Henry Moeller granted their request. After two years of hard work and dedication …

July 13, 2011 By Mike Dyer CATHEDRAL DEANERY — Father James Bramlage never expected to be pastor of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains for 20 years, but he truly believes the experience has been the highlight of his priestly ministry.

June 28, 2011 By Eileen Connelly, OSU ST. MARYS DEANERY — As Uppie Berning walked to Mass on a recent Sunday, the morning fog lifted to reveal the tall steeple of St. John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein rising in the distance. For Berning, a member of the parish …

May 25, 2011 Photos by E.L. Hubbard ARCHDIOCESE — Hundreds gathered at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains May 21 for a Mass during which Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr ordained three men to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

May 11, 2011 By David Eck ST. MARY MARGARET DEANERY — With a smile and quick nod, La Salle High School senior Matthew Westermeyer delivers a daily joke each morning as part of the announcements broadcast over the school’s closed-circuit television system. It’s usually a groaner, but the students tend …

May 11, 2011 By David Eck ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY — Purcell Marian High School’s commencement may cause some to do a double take.

May 4, 2011 By Mike Dyer ST. LAWRENCE DEANERY — Richard Hoehn Sr. has traveled to Italy and China in the past four years, but those trips were quite different than a recent mission trip to East Timor. He and his son, Richard Hoehn Jr., spent four weeks in the …