HUMBOLDT, Saskatchewan (CNS) -- Crying, hugging and shaking their heads in grief, the people of Humboldt gathered at the local hockey arena April 8 for an interfaith service to mourn 15 people who died after the bus carrying the...
By Catholic News Service
SAN DIEGO -- The catechesis that personal trainer Jordan Friske provides during every workout session is no mere afterthought.
From his perspective, it's "the main part of the program" that he offers through his ministry, Catholic...
VATICAN CITY -- God calls all Christians to be saints -- not plastic statues of saints, but real people who make time for prayer and who show loving care for others in the simplest gestures, Pope Francis said in...
Even after more than 40 years as a priest I find myself amazed and surprised in the ministry. The amazement comes from the types of ministry into which I have been called. The surprise is the way I view...
The most meaningful day of my priestly career began with a call from a former student. Her grandmother had been lying in bed at the final stage of her life while the family waited for the end to arrive.
After...
Over the course of 2,000 years, the church has canonized myriad bishops, priests and deacons. Certainly each of these men lived an exemplary life of holiness, but what is common to all of them is their path to holiness...
The rite of ordination bestows on the new bishop, priest or deacon a special gift of the Holy Spirit, which
enables him to exercise a sacred power for the service, upbuilding and communion of the church.
A priest knows that he...
For The Dialog
Spring break is over, but the games heat up on the boys side with a 1 vs. 2 battle in lacrosse and two rivalry games in baseball.
Lacrosse
Tuesday
Ss. Peter and Paul at St. John's Catholic Prep, 4 p.m.
St....
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The week after spring break heats up with a lot of top-10 battles on the girls' side.
Lacrosse
Monday
No. 6 Padua (3-0) at No. 2 St. Mark's (2-0), 3:45 p.m. The Pandas and Spartans meet in a top-10...
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WASHINGTON -- The Catholic Church's teaching on marriage, abortion, human sexuality and contraception is rooted in the same respect for human dignity that guides its work for social justice and care for poor people, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles...