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Bishops launch postcard campaign for immigration legislation reform SALT LAKE CITY — With immigration legislation reform a tumultuous topic both locally and nationally, the Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake, is urging Utah’s Catholics to let members of Congress hear their voices in support of the issue.
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Christmas message from Bishop John C. Wester Years ago, my brother, two sisters and I would love to watch the Walt Disney show on our television in the playroom. We were fascinated by this imaginative program. I was particularly drawn to Jiminy Cricket, who would always end the show with his signature song, “When You Wish upon a Star.” It made me feel like anything was possible and that all was well with the world. Of course, thanks to God and wonderful parents, things really were well with our world. Nonetheless, it was important to have that sense of hope; that sense of being cared for by a loving and divine providence.
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Thanksgiving message from Bishop Wester As we gather this year around our Thanksgiving tables, our nation will give thanks for all the blessings we enjoy in our country. This act of thanksgiving implies a two way street: a gift received and thanks given. Thus, our attention is focused on the “who” and the “what”: the giver and the gift. To give thanks, then, implies a relationship. And since God is the giver of every good gift, our gratitude is ultimately directed to Christ, through whom and in whom and for whom all things exist and all gifts are given.
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Immaculate Heart Radio AM 1010 is on the air Bishop John C. Wester throws the switch to turn on 50,000 watts of Catholic radio WEST VALLEY CITY — The Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, throws the switch to turn on 50,000 watts of Catholic radio, which flowed through the transmitter building into the towers past Ogden to Southern Idaho and south beyond Provo Aug. 22.
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