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Archives reveal planning, prayer behind desegregating Catholic schools
… a statement, but a pastoral letter, which was read to local Catholics on the first Sunday of Lent 1961. It set -- in a moral framework -- their decision to admit Catholic students, …
'Dear Martin': Bishop's letters to MLK trace the highs and lows in race relations
… White was a Detroit minister and King made annual visits to the city to preach a sermon during Lent. In 1963, White was among the more than 100,000 who took part in the Detroit "Walk to …
Bold predictions for the biggest religion news stories of 2014
… of jackassembly, a clear reference to Congress. The name of the church liturgical season of Lent will be changed from past tense to present and become Lend. No explanation will be given. …
Dolan lends voice to Gettysburg Address project
… part of a national campaign for all to study and recite the speech. Notable names who have lent their voices so far include all five living presidents ( Barack Obama , George W. Bush , …
Black Saints: Benedict the Moor
… his life he endured most of the austerities of his hermit years, always keeping seven Lents per year. Dying at the age of 63, he was cheered on his deathbed by a vision of Saint …
Religious orders in Philippines rush to help typhoon victims
… houses were destroyed. Claretians distributed dried fish to the neighboring communities and lent their vehicle to distribute 10 sacks of government rice among 600 families living around the …
Drone protesters acquitted in New York court
… brief and mysterious, and that 'from dust we were created and to dust we shall return!' ... Lent is a time to repent -- literally, to change our minds. It is a time to REMIND ourselves of …
Pope decides to hold 2014 Lenten retreat away from Vatican
… held in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Apostolic Palace, beginning on the first Sunday of Lent and concluding the following Saturday morning. Pope Francis' retreat will be a bit shorter, …
Parish priests should take Pope Francis' challenge to heart
… doughnuts and conversation after Mass. These were also the groups you joined during Advent and Lent for faith sharing. He signed us up on the spot and introduced us to our neighborhood leader, …
Francis is leading us back to core Christianity
… in general are more likely to know what color vestments the priest wears at Mass during Lent than what Jesus had to say during the Sermon on the Mount. Yet our religion is not about …