Layman says full-time position in Hispanic ministry a dream come true
Being hired as the first full-time director of Hispanic ministry in the Diocese of Colorado Springs, Colo., is a dream come true for Javier Cervantes.
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Church leaders say returning vets need time, attention
This Veterans Day, denominational leaders are calling on more churches to find ways to minister to the men and women recently returned from Iraq and Afghanistan.
16 years after excommunication, Call to Action group still at crossroads
In 1996, Fabian Bruskewitz, then Lincoln's bishop, issued a blanket decree excommunicating anyone part of Call To Action Nebraska. Where are they now?
'Collisions with clericalism' put woman on path to ordination
Diane Dougherty, 67, became a fleeting media sensation Oct. 20 with her ordination in the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.
Ambassador says tensions did not prevent US-Vatican cooperation
Miguel Diaz, preparing to leave his post as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, acknowledged tensions between the Obama administration and the U.S. Catholic bishops.
Student, professional engineers answer call to 'solve the world's problems'
Engineers Without Borders is just one example of how engineers of all ages help make the world a better place.
Jesuit priest evangelizes online, on TV and at the altar
Jesuit Fr. James Martin is busy spreading the faith in magazines, on Facebook and Twitter, and on TV shows like "The Colbert Report."
Prayers, rosary got priest across triathlon finish line
A California pastor competed in the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii this year, possibly the first Catholic priest to cross the finish line.
Internal matters top agenda of bishops' fall assembly in Baltimore
Statements on preaching and ways bishops can respond using new technologies to modern-day challenges to their teaching authority are among the items the U.S. bishops will consider when they gather in Baltimore for their annual fall assembly.
Set for Nov. 12-15, the assembly also will consider a statement on work and the economy proposed by the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development as a way to raise the profile of growing poverty and the struggles that unemployed people are experiencing.
Dolan: Hurricane Sandy brought out 'noble side' of people
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan appeared on Fox News this morning to discuss the impact of Hurricane Sandy. Wearing an FDNY jacket, Dolan called the storm a "tragedy" that has brought out the "most noble sentiments of people."
Said Dolan:
What do you say? Our hearts are broken when we see the loss of life, the grieving families, the devastation, and the ruination -- people without their cherished possessions and their homes.
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In This Issue
May 10-23, 2013
- Illinois parish's ESL program welcomes all
- A different Mary assumes the stage
- A question few seem to consider when the US wages war afar
- [Print Edition Only] Special Section: Summer Listings
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