From slavery to being the first black priest
Ignatius Press
2/20/2007
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. (Ignatius Press) – Fr. Augustine Tolton (1854-1897) was the first black priest in the United States. Born into a black Catholic slave family, Father Tolton conquered almost insurmountable odds to become a Catholic priest.
He died an early death at 43, and this pioneer black ...
Confession seen to offer faithful Catholics key tools to reject sin
Arkansas Catholic
2/19/2007, by Tara Little
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Arkansas Catholic) – For 38-year-old Eduardo Martinez, the sacrament of reconciliation is the gift of time with his friend, Jesus Christ. He goes at least every two weeks because he can’t wait any longer than that to see his friend.
Emily Colford, 17, said the first time she ...
Fort Smith activists say peace and justice are possible
Arkansas Catholic
2/16/2007, by Maryanne Meyerriecks
FORT SMITH, Ark. (Arkansas Catholic) – Each Sunday, Benedictine sisters from St. Scholastica Monastery join other River Valley area residents in the northeastern corner of Creekmore Park, now dubbed the Peace Corner. In their Weekly Witness, they hold up a banner showing how many American soldiers ...
Black Catholic priest-historian retraces his own history
Catholic News Service
2/12/2007, by Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Benedictine Father Cyprian Davis, one of the leading historians of the black Catholic experience in the United States, came to the Catholic Church thanks in part to history. But it wasn't the kind of history that's reflected in his own books.
"Ever since I was a kid, I devoured ...
'Faith changed my life, keeps me on track,' Catholic pop star says
Catholic News Service
2/9/2007, by Linda Reeves
BOCA RATON, Fla. (CNS/The Florida Catholic) – Fame brought drugs and the fast life for many pop stars decades ago, but for the singer known as Dion it also came with an emptiness and a voracious hunger for more.
"I was always seeking," said Dion DiMucci, now 67 years old and a member of St. Jude ...
Youth activist expands message to reach adults
Catholic News Service
1/25/2007, by Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Craig Kielburger, the longtime youth activist who has worked to improve conditions for young people around the world, is now taking his message to a broader audience: adults.
Maybe that's because Kielburger, who started the group Free the Children, an international organization ...
Musicians, people in pews differ on what encourages singing in church
Catholic News Service
1/16/2007, by Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON (CNS) – People in Catholic music ministry and Catholics in the pews hold slightly different opinions on what helps congregations sing, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. Participants included 1,541 people who said they were involved in ...
Ohio parishioners raise money for school by creating children's books
Catholic News Service
1/11/2007, by Laurie Stevens
LIMA, Ohio (CNS) – Parishioners at St. Gerard Parish in Lima might say they are writing the book on fundraising.
That's because a parish literary group called the Gerardian Inkspot and Paint Society is in the process of creating and selling children's books to raise money for the parish school. ...
Make firm resolution to ‘take five’ to realize New Year's ‘evolutions’
Catholic Online
12/29/2006, by Mary Carty
COLCHESTER, Vt. (Catholic Online) – The New Year’s resolution list from 2006 may be a cause for celebration or disappointment. Chances are it was impossible to finish everything on the list and once again some of the same items on the resolution list are added to this year’s 2007 list. Busy ...
The third week of Advent brings us closer to Christmas
The Christophers
12/20/2006
NEW YORK (The Christophers) – Since Advent means “coming,” as we think about Jesus’ coming at Christmas, let’s consider the words of the late Pope John Paul II:
“Advent ... helps us to understand fully the value and meaning of the mystery of Christmas. It is not just about commemorating the ...
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