Children's first vocation directors - their parents
The Bishop's Bulletin
6/24/2009, by Rev. Michael L. Griffin
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Bishop’s Bulletin) – Many years ago I had the opportunity to speak with a priest who had quite a reputation as a vocations recruiter. While we sat at lunch a few of us younger priests and seminarians began to ask him what he did to bring about so many vocations. He told ...
Families help Catholic schools instill character, build faith
Catholic Anchor
6/10/2009, by Patricia Coll Freeman
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Catholic Anchor) -Moments before the May 14 graduation ceremony at Lumen Christi High School, the school’s six seniors gathered in an empty science classroom to don their caps and gowns. There were typical smiles and laughter — and in the spur of the moment, a prayer. At student ...
Family fights for inclusion of Down syndrome daughter
The Catholic Review
6/2/2009, by Matt Palmer
Baltimore (The Catholic Review) - As far as 9-year-old girls go, Ellen Scheel is ‘typical.’ She loves her family, hanging out with friends, belting out Hannah Montana tunes and riding horses.
She plays Monopoly with her mother, Kelly, in the middle of the family’s Timonium living room floor. ...
What to do when an aging relative needs your help
Archdiocese of San Francisco
6/2/2009, by Lisa M. Petsche
San Francisco (Catholic San Francisco) - If you have an elderly parent or other loved one who lives alone, at some point you may become worried that he or she is not managing well. Typically, concerns center around one or more of the following issues: mobility, nutrition, housekeeping, grooming, ...
Family to Family: Come and eat!
The Tidings
5/22/2009, by Janis Nelson
LOS ANGELES (The Tidings) - It's Friday, late morning, and the aroma of barbecued chicken wafts from the commercial kitchen adjacent to the storefront dining room in Ventura. More than a dozen volunteers are busy baking the chicken, preparing salad, bread, fruit and beverages for the more than 160 ...
Grandparents become mom and dad when parents deploy with military
McClatchy Newspapers
4/27/2009, by Debbie Cafazzo
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - "Good. Nothing. Good." The stateside half of a telephone conversation between 6-year-old Emma Tackett and her mom, Jeannette Tackett, who is in Iraq with the Washington National Guard, leaves much to the imagination. Like many kids her age, Emma is a girl of few words ...
12-year-old boy tackling double major — physics and math — at Florida university
McClatchy Newspapers
4/23/2009, by Hannah Sampson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - It's Friday at Florida International University, which means a few things for Sky Choi: physics lab, Calculus II _ and a trip to the game room. For this 12-year-old, the youngest student ever to attend FIU, college is a long-awaited challenge and a daily ...
For needy, cell phones can be free
McClatchy Newspapers
4/22/2009, by John Murawski
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - An obscure federal program that helps poor people pay for phone service is entering the wireless era. Cell phone companies are offering the needy a bargain that the rest of us can only dream about: free service. TracFone, a national wireless phone service company, this ...
Laid-off alumni asking alma maters for help
McClatchy Newspapers
4/21/2009, by Scott Nishimura
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - More alumni are returning to colleges this year _ not just to visit, but to seek career help. Schools are offering their career centers for assessments, launching support groups, running more networking receptions and calling on employed alumni for help.
Texas ...
Seniors make job training work for them
McClatchy Newspapers
4/21/2009, by Bob Moos
The Dallas Morning News (MCT) - This recession has beaten down many older workers and retirees. Sylvester Barron picks them up, dusts them off and helps the unemployed find jobs. "Once people feel as though they're needed again, it's a whole new day," he said. "They're no longer sitting at home in ...
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