 Bishop Wester speaks on the side of immigrants
SALT LAKE CITY — The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) sponsored “Standing on the Side of Love,” a rally at the Galivan Center June 26, to promote respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Read more... |
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 The dream is coming to celebrate the Cathedral’s centennial
SALT LAKE CITY — One-hundred years ago this month, musicians in Salt Lake City, under the direction of Miss Nora Gleason, were no doubt busy with preparations for what would be a monumental and historic event in the life of the Church in Utah: the dedication of the Cathedral Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Read more... |
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 Stepfamilies learn about their challenges, strengths
WENDOVER — It’s not easy to be a parent. “Since the moment one becomes a parent, one has the responsibility, the obligation to educate a child, to train him or her, so he or she can become a good and wholesome person,” said Father German Umaña, pastor of San Felipe Parish in Wendover. Read more...
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 Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
The Diocesan Office of Liturgy sponsored a three-day institute on the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) June 4-6, at Juan Diego Catholic High School, Draper, so priests, deacons, religious, and lay ministers could get a deeper understanding of the vision of this rite and the fundamental and advanced skills implemented in all aspects of the process. Read more... |
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 Our Lady of Lourdes plays golf come rain or shine
WEST VALLEY CITY — Father Andrzej Skrzypiec, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Magna, welcomed the field of 29 teams to the second annual Our Lady of Lourdes Golf Tournament at West Ridge Golf Course June 13. Read more... |
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 Student’s passion leads to animal rites project
SALT LAKE CITY — Halley Bruno has always been compassionate about animals, and has always loved them. She has known about animal abuse and has always been against it. But what got her started in her own animal rites project was a project in her Saint Vincent de Paul eighth-grade English class. Read more... |
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 Kearns-St. Ann sixth graders win championship
SALT LAKE CITY — The Kearns-Saint Ann sixth grade girls’ basketball team traveled to Pocatello, Idaho, to attend the annual Sacred Heart Basketball tournament March 20-22 Read more... |
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 Bishop Wester calls a seminarian to candidacy
SALT LAKE CITY — The Most Rev. John C. Wester called seminarian Christopher Gray to candidacy at a Mass celebrated in the chapel at the office of the Diocese of Salt Lake City June 30. Read more...
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 Crossroads students walk, pray for unborn children
OGDEN — “We have walked through hail, rain, wind, sunshine, double rainbows, the dark, and the light of the stars,” said Rita Kaehler, 20, a Crossroads walker from Lodi, Calif. “The thing about the Sierra Mountains in Nevada, is the weather changes every 30 minutes, and makes it an adventure.” Read more... |
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 Couple says Marriage Encounter gave them strength
SALT LAKE CITY — Patti and Roland Allen will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary June 28. They are members of Saint Thomas More Parish, Sandy.
“Our three children are having a party for us on Sunday, the actual day,” said Patti. Read more...
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 True love looks beyond appearances, grows through struggles
SALT LAKE CITY — It was the late 1950s and Vera was out to lunch with her friends at a restaurant across from West High School, where she was studying. There, she met some guys from Tooele who were hanging out, taking a break from a tedious day at school. One of them started talking to her, but she did not like what she saw. Read more... |
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 Backer’s Bakery has been in business since 1941
SALT LAKE CITY — Mrs. Backer’s Pastry Shop has been in business since 1941. “We are now the oldest family-owned Bakery in Utah,” said co-owner Renee Backer. “The only one older was the bakery in ZCMI, and it is now closed. I’ve been told we are the oldest bakery in Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and in the mountain states. We have a lot of third generations who come in and say they used to come in with their grandparents.” Read more...
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 Marriage Encounter: Love is a decision you make every day
SYRACUSE — Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (1Co 13: 4-7). Read more... |
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 In marriage you become one body in Christ Jesus
SALT LAKE CITY — “Historically marriage was seen as a contract between families, or the specific spouses. In most cases, women were seen as property, and of course that was cultural at the time,” said Timothy Johnston, director of the Diocesan Office of Liturgy. Read more... |
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 Vacation Bible School teaches excitement about God
WEST HAVEN — Children from St. Mary Parish in West Haven learned about God along with fireflies, crocodiles, spoonbills, possums, and turtles June 8-12. They were not in a swamp but they were at the Crocodile Dock, the Vacation Bible School theme for this year. Read more... |
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 Panel speaks on topic of immigration and SB81
SALT LAKE CITY —On July 1, many of the stipulations of 2008’s SB81 will go into effect.
Sutherland Institute and the Salt Lake Chamber sponsored the Utah Prosperity Forum to explore the question, “Is SB81 good for Utah business and culture?” The forum was held at Sutherland Institute in Salt Lake City. Read more...
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 Former editor, Sister Lois Spear is laid to rest
ADRIAN, MICHIGAN— Dominican Sister Lois Spear, formerly known as Sister Marie Jude Spear, died June 1, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 88, and in the 63rd year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Read more... |
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 Father Martin Rock celebrates his 50th anniversary
OGDEN — “This is the only way of life for me,” said Jesuit Father Martin I. Rock as he concelebrated the Mass for his 50th anniversary.
Fr. Rock wanted the children to be a part of his Mass, so he moved the children’s Mass to the 5 p.m. Mass Saturday, June 13. Read more...
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 Catholic Business Network redesigns structure
SANDY — The Catholic Business Network (CBN) met at Fratelli Ristorante in Sandy June 1, to present to Catholic business owners the restructuring, goals, and objectives of their new plan.
Craig Franco, newly selected president of CBN outlined the new structure and the direction the network is taking. Read more...
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 NA Forum shares ideas, support for RCIA process
SALT LAKE CITY — The Diocesan Office of Liturgy sponsored a three-day institute so priests, deacons, religious, and lay ministers could get a deeper understanding of the vision of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and the fundamental and advanced skills implemented in all aspects of the process. Read more... |
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 C-Span Network visits Kearns-Saint Ann School
SALT LAKE CITY — Students and teachers were invited aboard the award-winning C-SPAN Civics Bus as their national tour came to Utah. The 45-foot mobile production studio and demonstration center traveled to Salt Lake City May 8, making stops at Kearns-Saint Ann School, the Columbus Center, and East High School. Comcast Cable hosted the C-SPAN Civics Bus’ visit to Salt Lake City. Read more... |
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 Father Carley celebrates 40 years in the priesthood
WEST JORDAN — What is hurling? “It is an ancient Irish sport. It is a very fast, physical, and skillful sport. It is fabulous and competitive. You have to start when you’re young because it’s hard to pick up the skills in adulthood,” said Father Patrick F. Carley, pastor of Saint Joseph the Worker Parish in West Jordan, who seems to know everything about all things Irish. Read more...
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 ‘Sow for Humanity’ Garden is donated, planted
OGDEN — “Sow for Humanity,” is a garden project started by the Northern Utah Advisory board for Catholic Community Services (CCS).
“In April our newly formed CCS Northern Utah Advisory Board held their first meeting,” said Yvonne Coiner, chairwoman of the CCS advisory board, and executive director of St. Benedict’s Foundation. Read more...
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 Choristers and dancers close Madeleine Festival
SALT LAKE CITY “It was fitting to close out this special centennial year Madeleine Festival with a performance by Children’s Dance Theatre with choristers from the Madeleine Choir School June 7 in the Cathedral of the Madeleine,” said Drew W. Browning, director of the Madeleine Arts and Humanities Program. Read more... |
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 Volunteers celebrate 50 years of service
SALT LAKE CITY — CHRISTUS Saint Joseph Villa celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first meeting of volunteers May 29, with a Celebration Tea at the Grand Hotel. Read more... |
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 Nano Nagle Day Care Center is blessed and open
SALT LAKE CITY — “Jesus you’re my friend. You are here with me. I know you are always by my side. Say yes, say yes, to our God,” sang the Saint Vincent de Paul first grade class. Read more... |
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Band and drama students perform ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
OGDEN — “We performed the musical ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ for two weeks in April,” said Alfonso Tenrerio, Saint Joseph Catholic High School music director. “This is the first year the band was incorporated with the drama department. It went so well we had people asking us if we could extend it another week. It was wonderful. Read more... |
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 Band has successful year
DRAPER — The 2008-2009 school year marked the most successful year for the Juan Diego Catholic High School bands and percussion groups. The program continued to grow under the direction of David Faires with the addition of Nathan Watson who taught all of the percussion groups and classes. Read more... |
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 Students excel in sports, academics, and service
SALT LAKE CITY — Judge Memorial Catholic High School senior Patrick Hagan will participate in the high school lacrosse National Senior Showcase to be held June 19-20 at Bryant University in Rhode Island. Read more...
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 Young boxer is a role model for elementary youth
SALT LAKE CITY — “Armando Jose Huerta, an eighth grader, has become a role model for the students at Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School as a basketball and boxing champion,” said Willie Price. Read more...
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Catholic school teachers and staff are honored
SALT LAKE CITY — Vicar General Msgr. J Terrence Fitzgerald of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, congratulated the “Outstanding Teachers and Staff Members” assembled April 30 at a special recognition dinner in their honor. Read more... |
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 Troop 108 earns Bronze Award helping animals
BOUNTIFUL — Girl Scout Troop 108 from Bountiful who meet at Saint Olaf School earned their Bronze Award by doing a community project and donating their time and talents to animals. They put in service hours at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab. Read more... |
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 Mass is celebrated for the Ordination of Deacons
SALT LAKE CITY — “By virtue of the sacrament of orders in communion with the Bishops and his priests, deacons have as their ministry to the people of God, the work of liturgy, the proclamation of the Word, and acts of charity,” said the Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City at the Mass for the Ordination of Deacons in the Cathedral of the Madeleine May 20. Read more... |
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 Memorial Day Mass prays for the dearly departed
SALT LAKE CITY — “We gather on this Memorial Day to honor our beloved dead, and also the men and women who have fought in wars for our freedom,” said the Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. Read more... |
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 Catholic Extension Service films Utah’s missions
HURRICANE — The weekend of May 16-17 was busy for southern Utah. There was the Sacrament of Confirmation taking place in Delta, First Holy Communion in Fillmore, and dedications in Hurricane and Beaver. The Catholic Church Extension Society from Chicago was there to film them. Read more... |
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 Juan Diego Catholic High School
DRAPER — The Juan Diego Catholic High School seniors gathered for their final prayer as a class and placed roses at the foot of the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe before processing to their school auditorium to give start to their commencement exercises May 23. Read more... |
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 Judge Memorial Catholic High School
Salt Lake City — The 194 members of the Judge Memorial Catholic High School Class of 2009 entered the Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City to the sound of Pomp and Cirumstance May 23. Read more... |
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 Saint Joseph Catholic High School
OGDEN — “No matter how similar your journey is to that of an artist, there remains one key difference, your canvas has no boundaries,” said Saint Joseph Catholic High School Salutatorian, and Class President Stephen Paur. Read more... |
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 Michael Ballam says music offers healing, hope
SALT LAKE CITY — The audience showed they thoroughly enjoyed Michael Ballam’s performance with a standing ovation as the Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities continued May 24. Read more... |
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 Salt Lake Diocese grows with two new missions
HURRICANE/BEAVER — “We are so excited to be here to celebrate Eucharist in our new Catholic Center,” said the Most Rev. John C. Wester as he began to celebrate Mass in the Saint Paul Catholic Center in Hurricane May 17. Read more... |
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 Bishop Wester is recognized for building bridges
SALT LAKE CITY — Sutherland Institute honored The Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, for building bridges with Utah’s faith communities at their Legacy Awards Dinner at Rice-Eccles Stadium & Towers May 13. Read more... |
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 Foster child awaits the love and support of a family
DRAPER — There is a pressing need for families who are willing to adopt children from Utah’s foster care system. Each year approximately 300 children in foster care in Utah are adopted and most are adopted by their foster parents, which is about 85 percent. Read more... |
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 Youth deepen musical, spiritual talents at MMA
SALT LAKE CITY — “The spirituality that comes out of David Haas’ music ministry program is incredible. One minute everyone was laughing and the next minute everyone was crying,” said Sarah Don, a St. Ambrose parishioner. Read more... |
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 “The Spirit Comes to Our Aid” during Madeleine Festival
SALT LAKE CITY — The Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City is not only significant as a place to worship for Catholics in Utah, it also has an important role in the humanities as a catalyst for arts and culture in the state.. Read more... |
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 Students peacefully protest child soldiers in Uganda
SALT LAKE CITY — More than 500 high school and college students, and other interested participants, tied themselves together with a rope to abduct themselves and peacefully protest the use of child soldiers in Uganda April 25. Read more... |
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Catholic Radio station will launch in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Immaculate Heart Radio announced May 7, that it has signed a contract to purchase 50,000 watt KPCW AM 1010 from Community Wireless of Park City, Inc. The station is licensed to Tooele, but the towers are located closer to Salt Lake city and the signal reaches most of the population of Utah from that location. Read more... |
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 Youth are invited to an Interfaith Service Project
SALT LAKE CITY — Hundreds of youth from across the Salt Lake valley will participate in an Interfaith Service Project on Thursday, June 11, from 3p.m. to 8pm. Youth representing the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, the Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints... Read more... |
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 Student excels in varsity football and baseball
SALT LAKE CITY — Mason Keller is a junior at Highland High School and a member of Saint Ambrose Parish. He has been a three-year varsity baseball and football player, and a two-year varsity quarterback. Read more... |
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 Student wins art contest
DRAPER — Brian Suaste spends a great deal of time working on his art. He was awarded a first place ribbon at the Fra Angelico Art Festival May 4, at the Skaggs Catholic Center in Draper. Read more...
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 Juan Diego wrestling squad breaks records
DRAPER — The Soaring Eagle wrestling squad did reach the higher mountains this year. The Juan Diego Catholic High School wrestling team qualified eight wrestlers for the state tournament held Feb. 12-14 at Utah Valley University. All but one earned medals in the top five positions. The team also finished second in the region. Read more... |
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 Judge’s Fakahafua spreads her wings as a Golden Eagle
“I grew up with three younger brothers and my dad has always been a big sports fan. I started playing basketball at the Sorenson Recreational Center when I was 7 years old. I played with boys until I was 12 or 14. I was on every basketball team I could possibly get on. Then, my parents finally moved me with the girls,” said Fakahafua. Read more... |
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 Soccer player is one of only two college recruits
OGDEN — To compliment the defending Big Sky Conference Champions, Andre Luciano, Northern Arizona (NAU) head women’s soccer coach, has added Saint Joseph Catholic High School 2009 graduate Jennifer Beaudoin, to the NAU squad. The squad finished a 12-7-3 finish last fall, with the best record in school history. Read more... |
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 Juan Diego student completes over 1,000 hours of service
DRAPER — Juan Diego Catholic High School’s motto is Spiritus Donorum, or Spirit of Giving. Every year a senior student who “has demonstrated exemplary community service by living out the Gospel values of faith, hope, and love” is recognized with the Saint Francis Award. Read more... |
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 Judge Memorial Catholic High School Students Excel
SALT LAKE CITY — Judge Memorial Catholic High School senior boys soccer captain Jake Troy, son of Tim and Debra Troy of Ogden, moves on to California State University at Northridge this fall. Read more...
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 Student recognized for helping others in academic need
Draper — John Soklawski did not expect to hear his name during the speech of Juan Diego Catholic High School’s principal, Doctor Galey Colosimo, announcing the recipients of the different awards the school gives to outstanding senior students every year. Read more... |
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 Kindergarten students create and perform opera
SALT LAKE CITY — Once upon a time, there were two best friends, Chester and Wilson, who would do everything together all year long, from summer to fall to winter to spring. They were two peas in a pod and enjoyed their daily routine. That is until Lilly moved into the neighborhood! Read more... |
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 Sights meet sound with Utah Chamber Artists
SALT LAKE CITY — “It is not serendipity that the Utah Chamber Artists performed two nights for the Madeleine Festival May 3-4,” said Drew Browning, Madeleine Festival program director. “If you have attended any of their Fall Collage Concert series at the Cathedral, you know that they are quite special.
“We invited them specifically to be a part of this centennial year festival, and we are delighted they chose to accept,” said Browning. Read more...
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Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake Valley Department of Health, in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control, cleared Judge Memorial Catholic High School and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, adjacent to each other in Salt Lake City to reopen May 6.
This information was released in a statement by Marianne K. Bartman, director of Communications at Judge Memorial Catholic High School in conjunction with the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. Read more...
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 Students learn about author, writing techniques
SALT LAKE CITY — Author Laurie Halse Anderson visited Judge Memorial Catholic High School in March to talk about her books and writing.
“I am from New York State, not New York City, so I talk really really fast,” said Anderson. “I want to talk about how I turned into an author. Read more...
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 Blessed Sacrament eighth graders make an iMovie
SALT LAKE CITY — Blessed Sacrament eighth graders traveled to the Apple Store in Gateway April 6, to a hands-on seminar to make an iMovie.
The students worked on creating an edited film using iMovie with the help of Aaron Hamm, a specialist at the Apple Store and other Apple Store technicians. Read more...
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 Parental control crucial in fight against pornography
SALT LAKE CITY — Spring starts and most people cannot wait to go outdoors; but, for others, spring means something different. It is a time to take refuge in their rooms in front of the computer monitor. The season of showers, warmth, and bloom is also the time of year when pornography use rises. Read more... |
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 Women gain spirituality, knowledge at convention
SALT LAKE CITY — “I have been coming to the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) Conventions for more than 20 years, and this one ranks at the top of the ladder,” said Msgr. Robert Servatius, DCCW spiritual moderator, and pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish. Read more... |
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 Sutherland Institute will honor Bishop Wester
SALT LAKE CITY — The Sutherland Institute will present the Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, with the Religion Award.
They will present Bishop Wester with the Religion Award at the 2009 Legacy Awards Dinner May 13, at the Rice-Eccles Stadium and Towers. This event is a black tie affair. Read more...
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‘The Context of Holiness’
St. Thérèse of Lisieux did not live an easy life. She was the youngest of nine children of Blessed Louis Martin, a watchmaker, and Blessed Marie Azélie Guérin, a lacemaker. “Thèrése’s life was a real life. As it unfolds before us on the pages of “Story of a soul,” we see a pilgrim soul who made its way home to God through many raging storms and dark nights.
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 Youth learn about Catholic faith with fun and games
Youth from around the diocese gathered at Judge Memorial Catholic High School in Salt Lake City for the Junior High Spring Fest, April 19. They played games and had fun while they learned about their faith. Read more...
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 Madeleine Festival continues with Kate MacLeod
SALT LAKE CITY — The audience showed they thoroughly enjoyed Kate MacLeod and her guest musicians with a standing ovation as the second performance of the Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities came to a close April 26. MacLeod and Mark Hazel performed an encore. Read more... |
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 Mormon Tabernacle Choir celebrates centennial
SALT LAKE CITY — In anticipation of the centennial of the Cathedral of the Madeleine Aug. 15, the world renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir returned for two historic concerts April 18-19. Read more... |
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Diocesan Development Drive
Annual Drive remains level with last year’s progress
SALT LAKE CITY— The Diocesan Development Drive (DDD) for 2009 is keeping level with progress from last year, said Shannon Lee, director of the Diocesan Development Drive. “Those who are Catholic in Utah have a very strong faith, and they understand the importance of the Diocesan Development Drive,” Lee said. Read more... |
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 Catholic Community Services
Growing needs of the homeless require change
SALT LAKE CITY — “During the past year, Catholic Community Services (CCS) Emergency Assistance case managers have reported a 40 percent increase in requests for rental and utility assistance, and food assistance,” said Kathryn Brussard, CCS director of development and marketing. Read more... |
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 Well will alleviate the expense of water at cemetery
SALT LAKE CITY — “A well is under construction at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Salt Lake City. “We started drilling April 9, and struck water April 20,” said Curt Rosentreter, Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery director. Read more... |
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 Hope Benefit for CHRISTUS St. Joseph Villa
SALT LAKE CITY — Scott S. Parker was honored by many April 14 as he received the 20th annual CHRISTUS St. Joseph Villa Continuum of Caring Award at Little America. Read more... |
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Students participate in Salt Lake Valley Science Fair
SALT LAKE CITY — Students from Catholic schools within the Diocese of Salt Lake City participated in the Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair (SLVSEF) March 26-27. They were among more than 300 who showcased their projects and competed for scholarships. Read more... |
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Photo exhibit tells story of the Cathedral of the Madeleine
SALT LAKE CITY — “There is so much to know. All the time you’re learning something new,” said Gary Topping, archivist for the Diocese of Salt Lake City, about the Cathedral of the Madeleine.
Indeed. The cathedral, for example, has 257 angels. And, the Madonna and Child in the Chapel of Our Lady of Zion by Utah artist Avard Fairbanks has the features of a pioneer woman and child. These are facts only an archivist or an expert on the cathedral’s art might know. Read more... |
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Reverend William Henry Flegge laid to rest
April 7
SALT LAKE CITY — The Most Reverend John C. Wester, Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, said April 7, the day of the funeral for Father William Henry Flegge, reminded him of Pope John XXII, who loved funerals.
“Every day is a good day to be born,” Bishop Wester quoted Pope John XXII, “and every day is a good day to die.” Read more... |
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 Saint Andrew Elementary students celebrate Easter
RIVERTON — “Sing for joy, Alleluia, Easter is here,” sang Sharon Rasmussen’s kindergarten class at Saint Andrew Elementary School in Riverton, as they prepared for the Triduum and Easter April 8. Read more... |
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 Women learn practical ways to approach spirituality
BOUNTIFUL – “Sometimes spirituality can be complex,” said Daughter of Charity Sister Martha Garcia at the Saint Olaf Chapter of the Ladies of Charity Lenten retreat held at the Daughters of Charity Convent in Bountiful March 14. Read more... |
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Experiencing Mystagogy this Easter Season
SALT LAKE CITY — After the Easter Vigil, with its Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and First Communion, there is Mystagogy – from the Greek, meaning “to teach the mystery” or to “initiate into the mystery.” An integral part of the Paschal Mystery, Mystagogy is actually the fourth step of the period of the RCIA, said Timothy Johnston, director of the office of liturgy for the Diocese of Salt Lake City. Read more... |
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Bishop Wester undergoes surgery April 8
SALT LAKE CITY — On Wednesday, April 8, 2009, Bishop John C. Wester, Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, will undergo surgery for the removal of his prostrate gland. Read more... |
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James T. Svendsen receives 2009 Madeleine Award
SALT LAKE CITY — Madeleine Arts and Humanities Council chairman Mike Stransky has announced that James T. Svendsen will receive the 2009 Madeleine Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts and Humanities. This award is presented annually as part of the Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities to individuals who have made comprehensive and long-term contributions to the arts and humanities in Utah. Read more... |
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Oblates of St. Francis de Sales to leave Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY — The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales of the Toledo-Detroit Province have announced that Oblate presence in Salt Lake City will come to an end at the close of this coming summer. Read more... |
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 Love summarizes the meaning of Holy Week
SALT LAKE CITY — The liturgy for Palm Sunday started, at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican and in every Catholic parish and cathedral in the world, with the procession of people carrying palms to commemorate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Read more... |
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 Jubilarians celebrate service in consecrated life
OGDEN — The 2009 Celebration of Consecrated Life at Mount Benedict Monastery in Ogden April 4, honored Jubilarians Benedictine Prioress Sister Danile Knight for 60 years, and Holy Cross Sister Celine Dounies for 40 years as women religious.
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 Judge Memorial Catholic High School
SALT LAKE CITY — Judge Memorial Catholic High School Girls Swim Team won the 2009 State 3A Championship Title at Brigham Young University, Feb. 6-7.
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 Religious Education retreat offers a day of silence
SALT LAKE CITY — “The purpose of Lent is not only expiation, to satisfy the divine justice, but above all is a preparation to rejoice in God’s love,” wrote Thomas Merton in “Seasons of Celebration.”
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 Five receive Ecclesiastical Honors from Vatican
SALT LAKE CITY — Four priests were installed as Monsignors and one deacon was recognized by the Vatican for his service to the Diocese of Salt Lake City March 18.
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Salt Lake Deanery honors women religious
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake Deanery held their annual Spring luncheon on Laetare Sunday, March 22, and honored the women religious. Laetare Sunday is the fourth, or middle Sunday of Lent.
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 19th Annual Founders Day Concert: A Tribute to Saint Paul
SALT LAKE CITY — The Choir of the Cathedral of the Madeleine and the Madeleine Choir School choristers presented the 19th annual Founders Day Concert March 22 at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City
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Cheech Marin’s art collection exhibited in Park City
PARK CITY — Cheech Marin is well known as an actor, director, and of course, comedian. Although he became famous in the 1970s for his disreputable behavior as part of the Cheech and Chong comedy duo, he is now taking a more serious role: Marin owns one of the largest Chicano art collections in the nation and has become a prominent spokesperson and promoter for Latino artists.
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