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Eucharistic procession honors feast day
“Jesus said, ‘If you become preoccupied with me, I will fix the holes in your tent.’” Father Jeffrey Von Lehmen, pastor, St. Patrick Church, Taylor Mill, related this conversation he had with a religious sister about her experience of Eucharistic ...
Father Dickmann finds God's loving hand 'writing straight'
This summer four priests celebrate special anniversaries of ordination to the priesthood. Father Louis Dickmann and Father John Seiler were ordained 50 years ago, in 1959. Father Daniel Saner celebrates his 40th anniversary, and Father Mark Keene observes his 25th. The Messenger will profile ...
New St. Bernard food pantry opens with dedication
St. Bernard Church's food pantry provides food for struggling people in the Dayton and Bellevue area. It served 6256 people within the 2008 year. As more people donated food and money, the pantry experienced a 60 percent increase in the number served over the first four months of the 2009 year ...
Summer training schedule popular with catechists
Religion teachers and program administrators — nearly 500 from diocesan elementary schools and parish education programs — chose to go to “summer school” the week of June 8. They took advantage of the first slate of classes in the newly reconstituted mandatory diocesan ...
Bishop Foys approves educational endowments
This year Bishop Roger Foys approved $96,000 in educational grants to parishes and Catholic schools in the diocese. The diocese’s Educational Endowment Fund provides the grants. Each year parishes and schools apply for the grants to assist in funding new and ongoing educational programs. This ...
Parish Kitchen celebrates 35 years serving up hospitality
The mission of the Parish Kitchen is about as simple as it gets: serve a hot meal every day to whoever shows up at the door. With the support of thousands of volunteer hours, tons of donations and astute, inspirational leadership, it has fulfilled its mission — and so much more — for 35 ...
Dr. Bowman's tenure defined by openness and achievement
Laura Keener Assistant Editor On July 1 Dr. Lawrence Bowman will bring to a close a 47-year career devoted to Catholic education. During those years he has been high school teacher, principal and superintendent of Catholic schools for two dioceses, Ft. Wayne/South Bend, Indiana, and for the last 19 ...
Sue Grethel promoted spiritual side of stewardship
How willing are you to raise funds for your diocese by enthusiastically hopping around in Jell-o? Fortunately, the diocesan stewardship office never posed that question. But a Jell-o-Jump was part of Sue Grethel's repertoire, one of the fund-raising strategies she brought with her when she came to ...
Karen Riegler leaves office but not pro-life ministry
"It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving." Mother Theresa Giving with love is how Karen Riegler has served the Diocese of Covington and the Pro-Life Commission for over 18 years. Although she will ...
Eighth Day
Tragedy of death; victory of life
The readings for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — Cycle “B” are: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24; 2 Corinthians 8:7,9, 13-15; and Mark 5:21-43. Tragedy struck a local family. A 6-year-old boy was walking on his way to school accompanied by his ...
Believe, Teach, Practice
‘Hail Mary ... full of grace’
“Hail Mary, full of grace. ...” The angel’s words easily slide off any Catholic’s tongue. Thoughts of God’s special provision for Mary come to mind. Does full of grace mean the straightening of life’s crooked ways, the ...
Viewpoint
Now is the time for us to end death penalty in Kentucky
Kentucky has executed only three men in the last 20-plus years. Two of the three were volunteers, that is, they were on Death Row and chose to die, rather than take advantage of the appeals that may have made a difference concerning their ...
Ordination 2009
First reading Isiah 61:1-3 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me; He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, To heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And release to the prisoners, To announce a year of favor from the Lord And a day of ...
