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Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
From capital punishment to abortion recovery, the Catholic Church offers a consistent message about the value and dignity of human life, an idea that was reinforced by the three speakers at the diocesan Dignity of Life Day Jan. 16, held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.
In this Year of Mercy, designated by Pope Francis, Catholics need to bring the idea of mercy into the wider community, said Father John Evans, pastor of St. Thomas More Parish. “The idea of mercy needs to be cultivated within us so we can let it overflow … in ways that others might be able to see it and realize it as a possibility.”
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
SALT LAKE CITY — “Marriage is a journey. How do we return to the original dreams we had, while building on new dreams?” asked Veola Burchett, director of the Diocese of Salt Lake City Office of Marriage and Family Life, which will present Steve and Kathy Beirne as the speakers at the annual diocesan Marriage Enrichment.
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
Despite frigid temperatures hovering near 10 degrees and two feet of snow on the ground, more than 700 people from Blanding, Monticello and surrounding communities in southeastern Utah attended an open house that showcased the new St. Joseph Catholic Church in Monticello on Jan. 11.
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
El ver como una persona querida lucha en contra de la muerte es algo que te rompe el corazón. Ver a una persona que quieres sufrir es algo insoportable y las personas compasivas no quieren nada más que aliviar los dolores físicos y mentales de la persona. El movimiento de la ‘muerte con Dignidad’ explota esos momentos de vulnerabilidad insistiendo que uno puede llevar a su ser querido que sufre a una dignidad dándole muerte a su vida. Como la Conferencia de obispos Católicos de los Estados unidos nos dice “la verdadera compasión nos lleva a compartir el sufrimiento; no mata a la persona cuyo sufrimiento no sabemos sobrellevar”.
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
“We proclaim that human life is a precious gift from God; that each person who receives this gift has responsibilities toward God, self and others; and that society, through its laws and social institutions, must protect and nurture human life at every stage of its existence,” reads the Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities from the U.S. Catholic Conference of Catholic Bishops, which organizes the annual 9 Days for Life, a period of focused prayer and action against abortion.
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
After Kiefer Thompson became ill and drifted away from attending Mass for a couple of years, she realized she needed to go back to Church and start a program for fallen away Catholics to ease their return to the faith.
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Friday, Jan. 15, 2016
Utah Catholic School students are learning a new way of approaching science that has them loving the subject, teachers say.
The Next Generation Science Standards, which a handful of the 16 schools already have implemented and the others will begin next school year, are “a way to help students become better critical thinkers” by delving deeper into core subjects, said Mark Longe, superintendent of Utah Catholic schools.
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Friday, Jan. 15, 2016
Victor P. Marquez died on New Year’s Day 2016. A dear friend who touched the lives of many with his generosity, Victor enjoyed life to the fullest and would always tell you he was doing “damn good.”
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