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Confession seen to offer faithful Catholics key tools to reject sin

Image of PRIEST HEARS CONFESSION – In this demonstration at St. Augustine Church in North Little Rock Feb. 6, Father Warren Harvey shows how a priest becomes Christ’s “hands, feet and voice” during confession. (Photo Tara Little/Arkansas Catholic)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Arkansas Catholic) – For 38-year-old Eduardo Martinez, the sacrament of reconciliation is the gift of time with ... continue reading

Fort Smith activists say peace and justice are possible

Image of WEEKLY WITNESS FOR PEACE - Sisters Madeline Clifton, Rosalie Ruesewald, Ann Michele Raley and Elise Forst demonstrate against the war in Iraq at Creekmore Park in January.

FORT SMITH, Ark. (Arkansas Catholic) – Each Sunday, Benedictine sisters from St. Scholastica Monastery join other River Valley area ... continue reading

Black Catholic priest-historian retraces his own history

Image of BENEDICTINE FATHER CYPRIAN DAVIS Benedictine Father Cyprian Davis, a leading scholar on the history of black American Catholics, is the winner of this year's Marianist Award from the University of Dayton, Ohio. Father Davis is pictured in an undated file photo. (CNS Photo)

WASHINGTON (CNS) – Benedictine Father Cyprian Davis, one of the leading historians of the black Catholic experience in the United ... continue reading

'Faith changed my life, keeps me on track,' Catholic pop star says

Image of '50s POP STAR DION DIMUCCI – Dion DiMucci, star of the 1950s pop group Dion & the Belmonts, a parishioner of St. Jude Church in Boca Raton, Fla., says his faith has changed his life. The 67-year-old rocker, who went solo in the '60s, is now up for a Grammy for his latest album,

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CNS/The Florida Catholic) – Fame brought drugs and the fast life for many pop stars decades ago, but for the singer ... continue reading

Youth activist expands message to reach adults

Image of ACTIVIST PICTURED WITH KENYAN BOY - Craig Kielburger, the longtime youth activist who has worked to improve conditions for young people around the world, poses with a Kenyan boy in 2006. (CNS Photo)

WASHINGTON (CNS) – Craig Kielburger, the longtime youth activist who has worked to improve conditions for young people around the ... continue reading

Musicians, people in pews differ on what encourages singing in church

Image of WORSHIPPERS SING DURING MASS AT NEW YORK CHURCH - Worshippers sing during Mass at SS. Cyril and Methodius Church in Deer Park, N.Y., in this 2006 file photo. People in Catholic music ministry and Catholics in the pews hold slightly different opinions on what helps congregations to sing, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)

WASHINGTON (CNS) – People in Catholic music ministry and Catholics in the pews hold slightly different opinions on what helps ... continue reading

Ohio parishioners raise money for school by creating children's books

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LIMA, Ohio (CNS) – Parishioners at St. Gerard Parish in Lima might say they are writing the book on fundraising. That's because a ... continue reading

Make firm resolution to ‘take five’ to realize New Year's ‘evolutions’

Image of POPE BLESSES YOUTHS AT WORLD PEACE DAY MASS – Pope Benedict XVI blesses young pilgrims at the end of Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 1, New Year's Day. Author Mary Carty writes that, while the New Year’s resolution list from 2006 may be a cause for disappointment, 2007 New Year

COLCHESTER, Vt. (Catholic Online) – The New Year’s resolution list from 2006 may be a cause for celebration or disappointment. ... continue reading

The third week of Advent brings us closer to Christmas

Image of CANDLE FOR THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT - The rose colored candle represents is lit during the third week of Advent and the color represents a hopeful look toward Christ's coming. (CNS)

NEW YORK (The Christophers) – Since Advent means “coming,” as we think about Jesus’ coming at Christmas, let’s ... continue reading

Parish rectory becomes family-friendly as deacon and family move in

Image of DEACON PICTURED WITH FAMILY IN NEW YORK CHURCH Deacon Dean Condon and his wife, Janet, and their children, from left, 10-month-old Daniel, 5-year-old Rachel, 13-year-old David, 10-year-old Paul, 7-year-old Timothy and 14-year-old Josh, are pictured in All Saints Church in Corning, N.Y., in early Sep tember. Deacon Condon and his large family moved into the parish rectory in July. The 44-year-old deacon had spent the previous 11 years as pastoral administrator at Guardian Angels Parish in Henrietta, N.Y. (CNS photo/Mike Crupi, Catholic Courier)

CORNING, N.Y. (CNS) – It's a safe bet that in the long history of the rectory at St. Mary Church in Corning, no previous occupants ... continue reading

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