Each year during October the pro-life movement takes their message to the streets. They line streets in cities throughout the country to get the word out and support the pro-life movement. The pro-life movement holds to the belief that all life is sacred from the moment of conception until natural death. October is also known [...]
Archive for October, 2010
For a few years now, we as Catholics have heard phrases such as: “Hispanics are the future of the church,” “there are not enough priests/vocations,” “it is time for us, as lay ministers, to take our baptismal commitment seriously.” These are just a few phrases we Catholics have made part of our vocabulary.
By Jeff Dixon Each generation is a little bit different than those that came before it. To help youth leaders reach this current generation, Frank Mercadante presented a workshop at Our Mother of Mercy, Beaumont, Oct. 16, to youth ministers and those who work with youth on how to better reach the current generation, the [...]
By Jeff Dixon, ETC The month of October means that Respect Life Month is here. In a statement to mark the occasion, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston called Catholics to “constantly witness to the inestimable worth and dignity of each human life through a loving concern for the good of others.” He [...]
A big question facing the Church today is how to reach out to people and get them involved. Clergy, parish catechetical leaders and pastoral center staff attended a workshop titled Renewal of Sacrament of Reconciliation Oct. 21 that focused on that question. Author and national speaker Leisa Anslinger focused her presentation on how to get [...]
By Sarah Delaney Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The people at the Vatican newspaper weigh in on any number of serious issues, but they are now being challenged in the blogosphere after they claimed that Homer Simpson is one of their own, even if he doesn’t know it. In an Oct. 17 opinion [...]
Southeast Texans have an opportunity to come together to give thanks to God and to express gratitude to 10 inspiring men during this year’s Harvest of Hope Gala for the benefit of Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas Nov. 13. For a staggering total of 543 years, God’s grace has flowed through the priestly hands of [...]
The feast day of St. Martin de Porres is only days away and with it comes National Black Catholic History Month. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru, in 1579. Because he was of a mixed race, his father Spanish and his mother black, there were many times he was ridiculed and discriminated against.
With the end of October nearing All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day are approaching. But what are these holy days all about and how did they begin? The holiday of All Saints’ Day is a commemoration of the dead. It is a feast to honor the saints and martyrs, known and unknown, that reside [...]
By John Thavis Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI named 24 new cardinals, including two from the United States: Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, head of the Vatican’s highest tribunal, and Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington. The pope announced the names at the end of his weekly general audience Oct. 20 [...]
