More than 80 women gathered June 26 at Our Mother of Mercy, Beaumont, to take a little time out for themselves and to focus on God’s grace.
Archive for June, 2010
Local priest taking gulf crisis to satellite radio
Posted in english, Local, tagged oil spill on June 28, 2010 |
Father Sinclair Oubre, president of Apostleship of the Sea U.S.A., will be taking the concerns of local fishermen and merchant mariners to satellite radio June 28 on the Busted Halo Show with Father Dave Dwyer. Father Oubre said he’ll be explaining what Apostleship of the Sea is as well as voicing the recent concerns of [...]
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine in a June 23 statement discussed the distinction between the church’s definitions of a direct abortion and a legitimate medical procedure that could result in an indirect abortion.
By John Thavis Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Throughout his five-year pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI has made some of his most interesting comments off the cuff, often during question-and-answer sessions with priests. His late-night meeting with 10,000 priests June 10 was a good example. Although questions were prepared in advance, the pope’s responses [...]
By John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI appealed for an end to ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan and urged the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the civilian population in the Central Asian country. The pope’s appeal came after several days of clashes between ethnic Uzbeks and Kyrgyz left hundreds dead and [...]
By Gretchen R. Crowe Catholic News Service ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — Praying is now so 21st century. Instead of a paperback missalette, there’s iMissal. Instead of prayer cards, there’s a touch-screen Saint A Day. Instead of randomly jotting down prayer requests, there’s a digitally organized list in PrayerSteward.
By John Thavis – Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “sense of powerlessness and delay” in resolving the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history offers a lesson about the limits of technology, a Vatican official said.
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops publicly expressed their “heartfelt prayers and pastoral solidarity with all those affected by the oil that continues to leak into the Gulf of Mexico.” “We pray first and foremost for those who died in the initial explosion and for the grieving members of their families,” [...]
Por John Thavis Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) – El papa Benedicto XVI dijo que la crisis económica actual ha enfatizado la necesidad de que las instituciones financieras europeas pongan la gente en el centro de sus políticas y prácticas.
By Jessica Pall Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — A priest who oversees a Catholic ministry to people who make a living from the sea said consumers should know that shrimp in Texas has not been tainted by the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and urged them to support the local seafood [...]
