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Friday, Apr. 22, 2016
On Aug. 1, Blessed Sacrament Parish will receive its third pastor; Msgr. Robert C. Pollock founded the parish in 1972, and Msgr. Robert R. Servatius has shepherded it since 1986. As Msgr. Servatius prepares to retire, Fr. Samuel Dinsdale has been appointed to lead the parish, his third assignment as pastor since he was ordained in 2003.
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Friday, Apr. 22, 2016
Benjamin Britten “Noye’s Fludde” is a creative one-act opera meant for a large cast of children and actors to perform in a story filled with music, interesting costumes, animals and much more.
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Friday, Apr. 22, 2016
Almost seven years ago I packed up my car, left the comforts of a large and affluent Salt Lake parish and began my new life as priest in the mission parishes of southeastern Utah.
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Friday, Apr. 22, 2016
Ministering to the missions means being prepared for the unexpected. Whether it’s a busload of French-speaking tourists or having a child lead the congregation in responses, the priests and deacons who serve the Catholic Church in the remote areas of Utah are accustomed to taking things as they come.
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Friday, Apr. 22, 2016
Sister Karla McKinnie left Utah April 19 to move to the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross motherhouse in Notre Dame, Ind. to better fulfill her responsibilities as one of four councilors on the Area of North America Leadership Council.
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Friday, Apr. 15, 2016
The same mercy and patience that are essential for building a strong family must be shown to those whose families are in trouble or have broken up, Pope Francis said in his highly anticipated post-synodal apostolic exhortation.
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Friday, Apr. 15, 2016
I have more material in my “Viewpoint” drawer than I could ever write columns on. But here are some brief items that came to my attention recently.
Most disappointing recent ecumenical event: In my early years as a priest, I was heavily involved in ecumenical affairs. Sad to say, I’ve become increasingly discouraged by the general state of the mainline Protestant churches.
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Friday, Apr. 15, 2016
Tithing is good for the individual Catholic and therefore good for the parish. So why don’t more Catholics tithe? We know the usual suggested reasons: We are not used to it, we just do not have it in our culture, tithing asks too much of our resources, tithing is just to get more money for the Church. I think these are just excuses.
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Friday, Apr. 15, 2016
One weekend every month more than 60 Catholics in the Diocese of Salt Lake City attend the Spanish-language lay ecclesial ministry formation program known as EMAUS II, a four-year intensive curriculum in four main areas: human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral.
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Friday, Apr. 15, 2016
Holy Cross Sr. Kathleen Moroney is the recipient of the 2016 Christine M. Durham Public Service Award from the Utah Valley University Prelaw Club.
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