August 2021

This past weekend I attended a Saint Mary's Friends House blessing. Then we shared a light meal and an afternoon of laughter. What do we have in common? We regularly attend weekday morning mass at St. Mary's.…

Russellville church parishioner always there to lend a hand Posted: Aug 28, 2021 By Cole BlaggSpecial for Catholics in Arkansas Adam prince Adam prince When it comes to church ministry, Adam!-->!-->…

Catholics are used to swimming against the tide. On a host of topics - from abortion to divorce - the doctrine of our church is out of step with mainstream liberal orthodoxies. Unlike other denominations, which leave their followers a…

Mehki Flowers and Anthony Ivey will face each other at the opening of their teams' season.They are also both expected to play for Penn State next season.• Sign up for PennLive's new high school sports newsletter hereBoth…

About 60 priests, seminarians and men interested in information about a possible priestly vocation recently gathered at the Pastoral Leadership Center for a relaxed evening that included night prayer, a presentation by Bishop Edward…

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ASIA / VIETNAM - The Church entrusts the difficulties of the present time to Mother de La Vang La Vang (Agenzia Fides) - At a time marked by pandemic,!-->!-->…

BRIDGTON - Almost 200 people gathered with Bishop Robert Deeley at St. Joseph's Church in Bridgton on Saturday August 21 for a Mass and Eucharistic procession on the occasion of a golden anniversary. “It is a…

PRIEST COUNCILS. In his letter of August 23, 2021 addressed to the clergy, religious and faithful of the archdiocese, Archbishop José Cabantan affirms that being vaccinated against COVID-19 is “morally…

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Major renovations to St. Andrew's Catholic Church began eight years ago. And now the work to secure the future of the Roanoke Monument is almost done.Members of St. Andrew's Catholic Church celebrated mass inside the…

Russell Wilson and Ciara, take me to church! The Seattle Seahawks QB kicked off training camp for the upcoming NFL season with a few special guests, his wife Ciara and their kids. Ciara posted a photo of herself and the kids watching…

click here for hours of service or to leave your condolences Betty Lou Stewart, aged 90 from Marengo, passed away on Saturday August 21, 2021 at Rose Haven Nursing Home, Marengo. Christian Burial…

John "Jack" Nolan John "Jack" Nolan, 83, of Brick Twp., New Jersey, passed away on Saturday August 21, 2021. Jack passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. Jack was employed by the Enterprise Association of Steamfitters Union,…

It's a common gag that most Catholics don't sing at mass. It is a job for the cantor or the choir or the brave souls who come together. The rest of us will be singing along with our favorites but we tend to leave the actual articulation…

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Editor's Note: Every Sunday, The Herald-Mail airs "A Life Remembered". Each story in this continuing series takes a look back - through the eyes of family, friends, colleagues, and more - on a recently deceased community member. Today's…

Luetkemeyer, Lawrence J. "Larry" Baptized in the hope of the resurrection of Christ, Tuesday August 17, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Marlene Luetkemeyer (née Schulte); dear father and stepfather of Scott (Jodi), Todd…

Posted on Aug 11, 2021 9:39 AM John D. Rossi III, 62, CMA, CFM, CPA, CFP, MBA, of Northampton, died on August 3, 2021, at his residence. He was the husband of Maria!-->…

Source: Irish Catholic Media OfficeThis Sunday, August 15, feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven, Father Richard Gibbons, parish priest, will celebrate mass from the Basilica of Our Lady of Knock, Co Mayo,…

Daily writing1 Kings 19: 9-16, 189 There he entered a cave and spent the night.The word of the Lord came to him and said to him, “Why are you here, Elijah?10 Elijah answered, “I have been very passionate…

Friday, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno published a list of priests who says he faced "a credible accusation of sexual abuse".The list included Reverend Eric Swearingen, a native of Tulare County who rose through the church hierarchy…

Facebook has rolled out a new request for prayer feature, a tool adopted by some church leaders as a cutting edge way to engage worshipers online. Others view it with suspicion as they assess its usefulness…

In a Sunday editorial, the Sun-Times wrote that although the Archdiocese of Chicago owns its churches, the practical reality is that the buildings belong to all of us. No, they don't. If they do, let the city of Chicago buy them and…

CHRISTIAN groups called on the government to act urgently after the publication of a UN report described as a "red code" for humanity by UN Secretary General António Guterres.The study by the Intergovernmental Panel on…

Late one night, several years ago, as my mom was dying in my arms, I told her it was OK to go. We would take care of each other and daddy. "You taught us how," I told him. She died the next morning. My mother was a…

By Gina Christian • Posted August 9, 2021 Months after a deadly blast rocked Beirut, a local Lebanese priest says he has “no words to explain” the entrenched suffering…

El Paso EL PASO, Texas - Bishop Mark Seitz ordained 17 men Friday evening as permanent deacons for the Diocese of El Paso at St. Mark's Catholic!-->…

East. Reading time: 2 minutes Therese M. Ganssle, 59, of Fountain Hill, died on Friday August 6, 2021 at the VNA Hospice House in St. Luke's, Lower Saucon Township. She was the wife of Dennis R. Ganssle. Theresa was born in Allentown…

COVID-19 and global warming are enough to make me miss the days of clerical power and Catholic guilt. In those good / bad old days, the church hierarchy was able to issue thunderous edicts and most Catholics followed…

It was Jeremy Beck's ninth year coaching his son's baseball team, and he felt like he was failing. “A lot of the kids in his class were starting to make bad choices and I worried as a father,” he…

A sexual allegation has been brought against Father Patrick Francis Quinn, a former priest of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Petersburg. The Diocese of Richmond reported four new names on its clergy abuse list last month. Two other…

The CATHOLIC Church has spoken out against an English priest who encouraged his parishioners to reject the Covid-19 vaccine. Father George Roth, who has spoken publicly about his anti-vaccine stance, sparked outrage by telling worshipers…

FERNANDINA BEACH, Florida - Members of a local church led a morning prayer on Friday outside the Baptist Medical Center in Nassau County as hospital staff grapple with a slight increase in COVID-19 cases that has left frontline workers…

Since April, the Long Beach Convention Center has been housing migrant children who have nowhere to go, while authorities have searched for adult family members and sponsors in the country. Almost 1,600 unaccompanied minors from…

The Philippine Catholic Church will organize a virtual congress on the Eucharist in solidarity with the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest next month. 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu (Cicero…

One of the emblematic churches of the Rewa Delta is the parish of Naililili. The church was built in 1901 and a festival was held to raise funds for the repair work on the church. On October 13, 1975, the Fiji Times reported on the…

By Anna WeaverCatholic Herald of Hawaii During this “Year of Saint Joseph”, why not try visiting one of the Saint Joseph churches in Hawaii. You'll find one on Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Molokai, and two…

DUBLIN - Roman Catholic leaders rebel against Irish government to forbid on First Communion and Confirmation ceremonies, a pandemic policy that some pastors say is still necessary to prevent the church from becoming a…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Congo's Catholic bishops have called for an end to attacks on the church and its leaders, acts they say are linked to the church's continuing call for democracy and national cohesion. The bishops said…

Avoid the burnout of life I love this God-given opportunity that he has placed in my life. I love being a mother to three very different children, two of whom are now adults. I love to be a…

The Philippines, a country of 108 million people, has recorded 1,605,762 coronavirus cases and 28,093 deaths as of August 3, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.…

As he sat next to his produce stand in Hampstead, Robert Carl Huggins enjoyed sparking conversations whenever people stopped to buy fresh fruit and veg. Many of them have become more than just customers. "He had a lot of friends and he…

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