DCCW celebrates its 80th annual convention

SALT LAKE CITY — The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) celebrated their 80th Annual Convention at the Sheraton City Centre April 26-27. The theme was “Bringing Light to Our Global Society.”

“Eighty years of service to the Church in Utah and our communities, what a wonderful milestone,” said Roberta “Bobbie” Hunt, National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) president, and keynote speaker.
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Utah women travel to India to meet sponsored children

SALT LAKE CITY — Maxine Kaiser of Salt Lake City and Deborah Carr of Provo aren’t the kind of women who would fly off to India just to see the Taj Mahal. But Kaiser, director of liturgy for the Diocese of Salt Lake City, and Carr, a school teacher, did fly off to India for the children.
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News from the Tribunal
The Right to the Sacraments – Part III

As previously stated in our introduction, Canon 843 of the current Code of Canon Law spells out three criteria to be applied when there is a question of admission to the sacraments. It is interesting to note that the canon is written in double negatives – “Sacred ministers may not deny the sacraments…”
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Bishop Wester reflects on first half of pope’s visit

SALT LAKE CITY — The Most Reverend John C. Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake City, was in Washington for the first days of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States. Bishop Wester was in the pope’s presence when he met well-wishers on the West Lawn of the White House April 16, then later that evening when the pope met with bishops at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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Parish nurses attend to needs of the whole person

SALT LAKE CITY — Parish nursing bridges the gap between health care and spirituality. A parish nurse attends to the needs of the whole person – body, mind, and spirit. The parish nurse offers the parish community health education, emotional, and spiritual support.
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News from the Tribunal
The Right to the Sacraments – Part II

Canon 840 of the current Code of Canon Law tells us that the sacraments, which have been entrusted to the Church, have a number of particular roles:

“The sacraments of the New Testament were instituted by Christ the Lord and entrusted to the Church."
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Saint Vincent de Paul School unveils ‘Four Seasons’

SALT LAKE CITY — The students in grades one through eight at Saint Vincent de Paul School know more about sculpture and ceramics than they used to, and all students can see highlights of the liturgical year just by looking at the outside wall of the school. April 17 marked the official unveiling of “Four Seasons,” a mural in four parts, an art project created by local Utah artist Margo Bryan Petersen and the students themselves.
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Women religious celebrate jubilees of service

OGDEN — Twenty-nine women religious gathered April 12 at Mount Benedict Priory in Ogden to celebrate the years of service and prayer lived by seven sisters currently serving in the Diocese of Salt Lake City.
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Fund raiser for St. Therese Church brings music

The Utah Chamber Chorale, under the direction of Joseph T. Toscano performed a concert April 10 to benefit Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Parish, which is recovering from a January fire in the church.
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News from the Tribunal
The Right to the Sacraments – Part I

Generally speaking, for most Catholics their identification and affiliation with the Church revolves around the celebration and the proper reception of the sacraments. However, the right of Catholics to receive the sacraments is not an absolute right and their participation is regulated by three particular factors.
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Hispanic music ministers receive liturgical training

SALT LAKE CITY—“The choir exists so that people can sing. Its function is to see that everyone is included and to incite their active participation,” said Santiago Fernández, pastoral musician.

Fernández visited Salt Lake City from Detroit, Michigan to present a liturgical workshop for the Hispanic music ministries in the Diocese.
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Head-on collision is teachable moment in Draper

DRAPER — The head-on collision between a car carrying two teenagers and another car carrying a mother and her daughter was not real. Produced by Juan Diego Catholic High School’s chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and the school’s television production class, the accident and the events that led up to it were broadcast into every classroom at Juan Diego Catholic High School.
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Good News from Gospel spread through the radio

SALT LAKE CITY—It was December 12th, 2006, and his first radio show was airing live. People were calling to congratulate him. But, Father Omar Ontiveros was still nervous: he was sweating and was short of words.
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Athletes achieve college dreams and aspirations

DRAPER — Three Juan Diego Catholic High School seniors are models of the school’s mission. They have met and exceeded the challenge of their academic education. They exercise Catholic values and morals and have matured spiritually, intellectually, physically and socially into young adults.
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Hope Benefit honors Jack, Grace Mary Gallivan, family

SALT LAKE CITY — There was Irish humor aplenty as more than 800 people gathered April 3 at Little America for the Christus Saint Joseph Villa Hope Benefit tribute to Jack Gallivan, the late Grace Mary Gallivan, and the entire Gallivan family.
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Eighth-grader wins awards

SALT LAKE CITY – Lindy Hughes, an eighth-grader at J.E. Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School, has been busy this year. She has been preparing for graduation, getting ready to enter high school, and winning awards.
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Book Review
‘Priestblock 25487” a worthy read, indeed

SALT LAKE CITY — There was Irish humor aplenty as more than 800 people gathered April 3 at Little America for the Christus Saint Joseph Villa Hope Benefit tribute to Jack Gallivan, the late Grace Mary Gallivan, and the entire Gallivan family.
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