The Good Steward — Spring of hope or winter of despair?
byWe live in difficult times today. From one perspective, humanity has made enormous progress, suggesting a “spring of hope.” But from another point of…
Wedding Anniversaries — Dec. 22, 2022
byMr. and Mrs. Gary Martin Dentinger, members of St. Brigid Church, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 29. Mrs. Dentinger, the former Patricia…
Ursuline Sisters’ Angela Merici Center to close
byThe Angela Merici Center for Spirituality, which has offered reflections, meditation and contemplative prayer experiences for 25 years, announced it will close Dec. 31….
Advocates displeased with U.S. vote against global death penalty ban
byBy Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — When the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution Dec. 15 to establish a worldwide “moratorium on executions with a…
Long-married couples honored at anniversary Mass
byArchbishop Shelton J. Fabre celebrated a special Mass Dec. 18 at the Cathedral of the Assumption in honor of 130 couples in the Archdiocese…
Nazareth home gets ‘best Nursing Homes’ rating
byNazareth Home Highlands has received a Best Nursing Homes rating in the area of short-term rehabilitation and long-term care from U.S. News & World…
White involvement in racial justice work is key, Catholic leaders say
byBy Chaz Muth WASHINGTON — A white woman stood in a mixed-race crowd of protesters on the National Mall in Washington Aug. 28, 2020,…
Dominican Sister Vincent de Paul Hutton, a teacher, dies at 111
byDominican Sister of Peace Vincent de Paul Hutton died Dec. 16 at the Sansbury Care Center in St. Catharine, Ky. She was 111 and…
Deacon Harry Prestwood, a Secular Franciscan, dies at 90
byDeacon Harry Prestwood died Dec. 15 at the Little Sisters of the Poor St. Joseph Home for the Aged. He was 90 and had…
Priests for Life head says Vatican didn’t tell him directly he was laicized
byBy Julie Asher WASHINGTON — In a live morning broadcast on Twitter Dec. 18, Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said…