Dioceasan News

Fish Sticks serves laughs for fund-raisers

By • Catholic Herald • 1/28/2008

MEQUON, Wis. (Catholic Herald) - Perhaps there is no parish fund-raiser Catholics appreciate more than the Friday fish fry. For something new, effective, and less fattening, parishes may want to try Fish Sticks - Fish Sticks Comedy - instead of the cod or perch fish fry. Fish Sticks Comedy is an ...

Volunteer: �Their eyes shone brighter�

By • The Florida Catholic • 1/25/2008

CLEARWATER, FL (The Florida Catholic) - I went to Pinellas Hope, the homeless project coordinated by Catholic Charities, on a recent evening to help serve supper and see what it was all about. The food was not there when I arrived and residents were waiting as the sun went down. The site is a neat ...

Catholic faith thrives in the migrant camps

By • The Florida Catholic • 1/25/2008

VENICE, FL (The Florida Catholic) - Father Jose del Olmo arrived in late afternoon at the migrant camp in far eastern Manatee County near Myakka City. He makes the trip from St. Jude Parish in Sarasota every Sunday to minister to the families who live in this camp and seven others spread out in ...

Disabilities no obstacle at welcoming, supportive, �transformed� Illinois parish

By • Catholic Explorer • 1/25/2008

NAPERVILLE, IL (Catholic Explorer) - The lives of persons with disabilities �can literally be transformed by people who are willing to welcome, receive, befriend, support and walk alongside them,� said Erik Carter, an assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special ...

Crisis pregnancy options not always clear

By • The Catholic Northwest Progress • 1/24/2008

SEATTLE, Wash. (The Catholic Northwest Progress) - Those in the pro-life movement refer to it as �tunnel vision.� A woman in an unwanted pregnancy is so pressured toward abortion by her family, boyfriend, peers and health care advisor that the life-giving alternatives of parenting or adoption are ...

Latest advances in adult stem cell research reflect God�s marvelous gift of the body

By • The Bishop's Bulletin • 1/24/2008

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (The Bishop�s Bulletin) - A new development has brought stem cell research back into the news. Typically, the media has only covered stories that push for advancement and funding of embryonic stem cell research. This method involves creating new human life only to then remove the ...

Carl Karcher, devout Catholic and founder of Carl's Jr. hamburger restaurant chain, dies

Catholic News Service • 1/23/2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CNS) - Carl Nicholas Karcher, a Catholic entrepreneur who was founder and chairman emeritus of the popular Carl�s Jr. restaurant chain, died Jan. 11 at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton of complications from Parkinson�s disease. He was 90. Karcher was well known for his ...

Dr. King�s niece: Abortion is not a �civil right�

By • Catholic San Francisco • 1/23/2008

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Catholic San Francisco)-Dr. Alveda King, niece of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a leader in the pro-life movement, says abortion is not a civil right. If her uncle had lived, King said, he would also be championing the cause of the unborn. �My ...

Muslim teen in Catholic school earns respect, acceptance from students and faculty alike

By • Pittsburgh Catholic • 1/22/2008

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Pittsburgh Catholic) - It�s easy to see why Amanda Jaber stands out at Quigley Catholic High School in Baden. She�s personable, and her leadership qualities are evident. She is president of the student council and has been class president in each of her four years. She�s also a ...

United rosary for end to legalized abortion promoted in Sioux City prayer campaign

By • The Catholic Globe • 1/21/2008

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Catholic Globe) � �Defend life.� Those are simple words that call Catholics to a huge responsibility. According to Mark Thomason, diocesan pro-life contact person, defend life will be the theme of a diocesan-wide pro-life effort on Jan. 22. Given that day marks the 35th year of ...