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Kelly High School’s Booster Club Holds its Annual Chicken Sale

Posted in english, Local on October 31, 2011 |

Roger Bemis, Principal

On Friday, Oct. 21 the hallways of Kelly High School smelled incredible! Beginning about 6:00 am members of the Athletic Booster Club began barbequing chickens for their annual BBQ Lunch Fundraiser. It was a great success. The boosters cooked and prepared more than 2,100 meals for pick-up or delivery for lunch that day. Not only was the fundraiser a huge accomplishment because of the number of meals sold and the money raised but members of the Kelly community purchased a total of 1,135 meals and then donated them to various charities and programs around our area. The Hospitality Center in Pt. Arthur, a ministry of Catholic Charities; as well as the Salvation Army in both Beaumont and Pt. Arthur, the Women’s and Children’s Center, Boys Haven and Girls Haven as well as Buckner Children Services all received meals from the booster club, thanks to the generosity of a number of Kelly High School supporters. Proceeds from the fundraiser are used by the booster club to help the school pay travel and meal expenses for the various athletic teams throughout the year.

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US Catholics give mixed reaction to Vatican’s economy document

Posted in CNS, english on October 28, 2011 |

By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. Catholics have mixed feelings about the Vatican’s ideas on how to fix today’s troubled global economy.

The proposals, outlined in a document released Oct. 24, include overhauling the world’s financial systems, establishing a global authority to manage the economy and creating a “world reserve fund” to support poor countries. (more…)

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Doing Discipleship

Posted in english, Local on October 27, 2011 |

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SETX religious leaders gather in the name of peace

Posted in english, Local on October 27, 2011 |

In observance of the 25th anniversary of the first peace meeting in Assisi, Italy, with the religious leaders of the world, Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, invited area religious leaders to join him at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont, Oct. 27 for Pilgrims of Truth, Pilgrims of Peace, a time for reflection, dialogue and prayer for world peace and justice.

The event took place the same day as the gathering in Assisi with Pope Benedict XVI and world religious leaders. (more…)

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Catholic Relief Services thinks globally

Posted in english, Local on October 24, 2011 |

Thinking globally has become a popular philosophy in the past few years. It can be seen on bumper stickers and heard on college campuses. But how does thinking globally affect the church and its mission throughout the world?

During a recent stewardship retreat, “Doing Discipleship” Daniel Lizárraga, regional director of Catholic Relief Services Southwest, spoke to the attendees about how CRS can help them think and act globally.

“See how your parishes can live out the gospel in your community and once you do that see how they can live it beyond those borders. I think it’s a very expansive notion for what we are about. So often the needs of the people are right in front of us. The work is cut out for us,” Lizárraga said. (more…)

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Vatican: Gadhafi’s death marks end of ‘harsh and oppressive regime’

Posted in CNS, english on October 21, 2011 |

By John Thavis Catholic News Service

VATCAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican said the death of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi marked the end of a “harsh and oppressive regime” that was based on power instead of human dignity.

It expressed hope that the bloodshed would end in the North African country, and that the new Libyan government would open a rebuilding phase based on “a spirit of inclusion” and social justice. (more…)

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New Mass translation can help Catholics pray better, pope says

Posted in CNS, english on October 20, 2011 |

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The new English translation of the Mass is the result of a long process of international cooperation and is meant to help Catholics pray better, Pope Benedict XVI told Australia’s bishops.

The new translation, which most Australian dioceses began introducing in parishes on Pentecost in June, “is intended to enrich and deepen the sacrifice of praise offered to God by his people,” the pope said Oct. 20.

The morning after joining the bishops for the inauguration of the Domus Australia, a pilgrim center in Rome, the pope welcomed the bishops to the apostolic palace for the main talk of the “ad limina” visits, which bishops make to report on the church in their dioceses. (more…)

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Pope names Archbishop Vigano new nuncio to the US

Posted in CNS, english on October 19, 2011 |

Pope Benedict XVI has named Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, 70, as the new nuncio to the United States. He succeeds the late Archbishop Pietro Sambi at the apostolic nunciature in Washington. Archbishop Vigano is pictured in a 2009 photo at the Va tican. (CNS photo/Emanuela De Meo, Catholic Press Photo)

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, 70, to be the new nuncio to the United States.

In his most recent position, the Italian archbishop had served for two years as secretary general of the commission governing Vatican City. He succeeds the late Archbishop Pietro Sambi in Washington.

Just minutes after his assignment was announced Oct. 19, Archbishop Vigano told Catholic News Service he hoped to get to the United States in time for the U.S. bishops’ general assembly Nov. 14-16.

The archbishop said being nuncio in the United States is an “important, vast and delicate” task; he said he was grateful to Pope Benedict for entrusting him with the mission and he felt called to renew his “trust in the Lord, who asks me to set out again” to a new country.

Being a nuncio, he said, is “a call to know this people, this country and come to love them.”

“For me to take the place of someone who was so loved, so committed, makes it an even greater challenge,” he said.

Archbishop Vigano said he knew a U.S. presidential election is coming up, but before saying anything “I need to hear from the bishops and learn from them. The election is important for the country and for the whole world.” (more…)

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Young adults get educated on exorcism

Posted in english, Local on October 19, 2011 |

Young adults got a Halloween treat at Catholic a la Carte Oct. 18 as Father J.C. Coon, pastor of St. James, Port Arthur, presented the topic “The Exorcism Rite.”

He began by dispelling some of the clichés in horror movies that focus on exorcism, namely young inexperienced priests attempting to perform the rite. (more…)

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St. Mary Hospital says good bye to sisters

Posted in english, Local on October 18, 2011 |

Volunteers and staff of Christus Hospital-St. Mary, Port Arthur, gathered Oct. 18 for a special Mass to say good bye to Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Mary Ann Shanahan and Aloysius Mannion. The sisters are the last of their order serving in Southeast Texas and will be returning to Houston to retire Oct. 20. The order has been serving the area for more than 100 years. Father Don Donahugh served as celebrant. (more…)

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