Poor Clares discuss their religious vocations
Catholic Times
2/26/2008, by Tim Puet
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (Catholic Times) - Any notion that cloistered nuns who constantly pray before the Blessed Sacrament and spend much of their lives in silence must live a solemn, somewhat grim existence quickly disappears on a visit to St. Joseph Monastery in Portsmouth. Five of the six Poor Clares ...
Calif. gay/lesbian, abortion and suicide bills stalled by attention to state budget crisis
Catholic San Francisco
2/22/2008, by Rick DelVecchio
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Catholic San Francisco) - A move to legalize assisted suicide has been sidelined yet again in the California Legislature, as lawmakers avert divisive debate to focus on the presidential race and the state’s budget crisis. AB 374, the California Compassionate Choices Act, died ...
For Byzantine Catholics, Lent is stricter
Catholic Anchor
2/21/2008, by James DeCrane
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Catholic Anchor) - The great main dome at St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic Church in Anchorage is the only one of its kind in the world. Built in 1996, the dome contains thousands of tiny holes that allow light to radiates out in unique patterns. The design so distinct it ...
Lent is for sacrifice, ‘giving up,’ change
The Catholic Review
2/21/2008, by George P. Matysek Jr.
BALTIMORE, Md. (The Catholic Review) - For many years, James Ulmer has given something up for Lent. Whether it was candy, soda, alcohol or chocolate, the 56-year-old parishioner of St. Katharine Drexel in Frederick always made it through the traditional 40-day penitential season without reneging on ...
Miracle: Fla. woman’s cure may lead to sainthood for Blessed Karl of Austria
The Florida Catholic
2/20/2008, by Tanya Goodman
ORLANDO, Fla. (The Florida Catholic) - It appeared to be an ordinary gathering of faithful for morning Mass in the chapel of St. James Cathedral, but Jan. 31 was anything but ordinary for those gathered. The Mass signaled the closing of a 16-month investigation of a miraculous cure that may propel ...
Church organists encourage young musicians to take up the ‘king of instruments’
The Michigan Catholic
2/20/2008, by Joe Kohn
DETROIT, Mich. (The Michigan Catholic) - When Catholics file into churches for Mass on Sunday mornings, the first minister to invite them into prayer does so usually before the priest says a word to the congregation. And, throughout much of Church history, that invitation has come with the aid of a ...
Convert delights in sharing his story
Catholic Explorer
2/18/2008, by Paul Storer
JOLIET, Ill. (Catholic Explorer) - Inside the hospital’s chapel, he knelt respectfully before the Blessed Sacrament. Revering the Eucharist is a common practice for Catholics. But, eucharistic adoration might seem unusual to others, especially leaders of Protestant denominations. Nevertheless, the ...
Bill Murray’s sister a hit in one-woman play
Catholic Online
2/18/2008, by Catholic News Service and Florida Catholic Staff
VENICE, Fla. (Catholic News Service) – There’s one more actor in the famed Murray clan that begat Oscar-nominated Bill Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray: Their sister, Dominican Sister Nancy Murray, who does a one-woman show on St. Catherine of Siena. Her most recent performances involved four shows in ...
Detroit Tigers MVP Magglio Ordoñez funds new scholarships for area’s young people
The Michigan Catholic
2/15/2008, by Robert Delaney
DETROIT, Mich. (The Michigan Catholic) - To the cheers of hundreds of kids involved in Little League baseball, Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordoñez announced last Sunday a new scholarship to help young people from southwest Detroit go to college. Speaking mostly in Spanish to the largely ...
‘It is part of what God is calling us to do’
The Catholic Moment
2/15/2008, by Kevin Cullen
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (The Catholic Moment) - Sometime this spring, an orphanage in impoverished El Salvador will receive a school bus, packed full of clothes, shoes, toys, books and toiletries collected by Interact, a service organization at Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School. For Rebecca ...
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