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Pope's symbolic actions reflect real change, speaker says

SALT LAKE CITY — Pope Francis favors clerical celibacy and opposes the ordination of women, but by driving a 20-year-old car, declining to live in the papal palace, and other such actions, he is modeling the changes he wishes to see in the Catholic Church, said Jesuit Father Thomas Reese during the 2015 Aquinas Lecture on Jan. 25. >>>

4 Minute Reflection Reflection 8: The Liturgy of the Eucharist, Part II

At the close of the previous talk, we spoke briefly about the presentation of the bread and wine and our monetary gifts for the poor and the Church. The priest has received them, and as the bread and wine are arranged on the altar, we can mentally place ourselves there as well, as an expression of our willingness to give ourselves to God. >>>

Reflections from my annual retreat

At the first of the year, I undertook my annual retreat with the bishops of Region XIII. Every year we spend a week at the Redemptorist Renewal Center in Tucson, Ariz. It is a time for reflection and spiritual renewal. In addition to presentations by the retreat master, we have plenty of opportunities to visit with each other and to deepen the bonds that unite us as bishops. I also enjoy taking an afternoon walk along a creek bed, which is dry this time of year, providing me yet another chance to spend quiet time with the Lord.  >>>

Housework can be the source of profound spirituality

One of the projects I have been undertaking in my spare time over the past month or so is going through my library and separating the books I want to keep from those I want to, well, get rid of. >>>

What I wish people knew about the IC

Newsworthiness, space, staff time: These are the three constraints that form every decision regarding the content of this newspaper. >>>

New administrator at San Felipe in Wendover

SALT LAKE CITY — Father Oscar Manuel Hernández-Hernández has been appointed as the new administrator of San Felipe Parish in Wendover. His assignment started Dec. 14. >>>

Local social justice advocate to receive national award

SALT LAKE CITY — Dee Rowland, who served for 26 years in the Diocese of Salt Lake City before retiring in 2011, has been named the recipient of the 2015 Servant of Justice Award, which honors a member or former member of the Roundtable Association of Catholic Diocesan Social Action Directors “who has made unique contributions to the achievement of the Catholic vision of social justice in her/his diocese or region,” according to the nomination form. >>>

Knights of Columbus plan Feb. 15 Blue Mass to honor public safety personnel for their work

DRAPER — Knights of Columbus Council No. 12181 will host a Blue Mass for law enforcement personnel and firefighters at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church Feb. 15. >>>

Deacon Bob Hardy will lead ongoing diaconate formation program

SALT LAKE CITY — Deacon Bob Hardy has been assigned as the director of ongoing training for the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Salt Lake City. >>>