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January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012

Massachusetts diocese announces parish closings, reconfirgurations

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Springfield Diocese announced parish reconfigurations and 19 parish closings during Aug. 29-30 weekend Masses.
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January 19, 2012

Cardinal, priests discuss what guides decisions on Catholic funeral

WASHINGTON – In his homily at Sen. Edward Kennedy’s funeral Aug. 29, Father Mark Hession explained the pastoral purpose of the liturgy.
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January 19, 2012

New Spalding arts and technology building has ‘wow’ factor

Dr. Michael E. Murphy watched Sept. 3 as some Archbishop Spalding High School students stood nervously at the doorway of a new video conferencing room.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop O’Brien welcomes 10 Episcopal nuns, priest into Catholic Church

A spiritual journey that began seven years ago ended in the sanctuary of a Catonsville convent Sept. 3 when 10 Episcopal nuns and their priest chaplain were received into full communion with the Catholic Church.
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January 19, 2012

Tucson Bishop urges congresswoman to fight to simplify health reform plans

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas said Aug. 31 that the “complexity of the proposals” for national health care reform has caused “a great deal of misunderstanding and fear” and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona should fight to “simplify and clarify” the issues.
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January 19, 2012

British prayer book for spouses includes ‘Prayer Before Making Love’

LONDON – A prayer for couples to recite “before making love” has been included in a new British book of prayers for married couples.
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January 19, 2012

St. Margaret parishioner gives $100,000

Minutes after he gave away checks totaling $100,000 of his own money, Robert Melville just shrugged.
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January 19, 2012

Senior is a fencing icon in Baltimore

Richard Oles was walking around the campus of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore when his ears picked up precise, metallic clinking sounds emanating from one of the sports practice rooms. Intrigued, the college student peeked inside and was even more amazed by what he saw.
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January 19, 2012

Tutors help Cristo Rey Jesuit students flourish

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School was launched two years ago, providing a rigorous curriculum for at-risk children and supplying them with the support to master it.
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January 19, 2012

A living will is not euthanasia

I agree with Herman Schmidt’s letter (CR, Aug. 13), in which he is troubled by Richard Montalto’s letter (CR, Aug. 6), which states that Congress will pass a health plan in which the intention is not reform, but socialistic medical delivery system. Nothing could be better misstated.We can thank President Lyndon Johnson for the final...
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January 19, 2012

A look in the mirror

Most of us, as Catholics, believe that in the celebration of the Eucharist, bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. That’s a miracle we can’t understand or explain, but accept as a matter of faith. The far more challenging aspect is to believe that, in receiving this body and blood we become...
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January 19, 2012

Wildfires force parishes to balance safety, serving community’s needs

LOS ANGELES – For Father Richard Krekelberg, pastor of St. Rita Church in Sierra Madre, the Station fire that destroyed more than 50 homes, threatened 12,000 more and led to the death of two firefighters was a painful reminder.
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