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Local liturgical musicians gather to enrich their spirituality during workshop on singing the psalms

SALT LAKE CITY – On Oct. 11, musicians from all over the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City gathered at Saint Ambrose Catholic Church to participate in a music workshop sponsored by the Office of Liturgy in which Father Christopher Gray, parochial vicar of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Parish in West Valley City,  presented on Advent spirituality and singing the psalms. >>>

Girl Scouts USA National Conference in SLC

Salt Lake City is hosting the 2014 Girl Scouts USA national conference. Dr. Robert McCarty, executive director of the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry, was the keynote speaker at Oct. 17 breakfast. >>>

Father Timothy Radcliffe shares humor and insight with diocesan audience

SALT LAKE CITY — Scripture and sexual ethics, as well as a healthy dose of wit and a few personal stories, helped Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe convey his core message during his Oct. 10 presentation in Salt Lake City: the need to recognize that human beings are a unity of body and soul and spirit.  >>>

Saint Joseph Catholic High School girls tennis team wins 2A State Championship

OGDEN — The Saint Joseph Catholic High School girls tennis team won the UHSAA 2A Tennis State Championship Oct. 3 at Liberty Park as a 1A division school. There aren’t enough 1A division teams in Region 17 so SJCHS plays in the 2A division. >>>

Let us honor our religious women and men during the Year of Consecrated Life

I am very grateful that during the next year we will be able to officially recognize the contributions that various religious women and men have made to the Diocese of Salt Lake City and throughout the world as we celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life, called by Pope Francis at the suggestion of the heads of the Congregation for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. >>>

Join the prayer for families

I have an app on my iPhone called “Pope Francis Daily Surprise,” and every day at 8 a.m. it sends me a text message with a quote from Pope Francis. As I was contemplating what I would write about this month, I went through the recent messages from the Pope and was inspired by these words he has for families: “May each family rediscover family prayer, which helps to bring about mutual understanding and forgiveness.” >>>

China restoration expert changes mission after volunteer experience with parish statues

DRAPER — Catherine Holt, a china restoration expert and member of Saint John the Baptist Parish, has a new mission: She wants to restore and preserve Catholic statues and religious pieces of art to return them back to parishes, chapels and private devotionals.  >>>

Sandwich shop's charity benefits Good Samaritan program

SALT LAKE CITY — Even Stevens is more than a sandwich shop; its mission is to help end hunger while selling sandwiches.  At the end of each month, sales are tallied and a percentage is donated to four local nonprofits, which in turn purchase bulk nutritious sandwich ingredients to build sandwiches to give to those in need.  >>>

Hermanas y sacerdotes serán los presentadores en una Noche de Vocaciones

WEST HAVEN — El 24 de noviembre la parroquia de Saint Mary en West Haven sostendrá su tercera noche anual de Vocaciones, la cual está abierta a todos los Católicos a lo largo y ancho de la Diócesis, particularmente a los jóvenes que toman clases de educación religiosa. >>>