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Visit of St. Sharbel's relics is motivation for a Christian life, Maronite bishop tells Utah faithful

A standing-room-only crowd greeted Bishop Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon as he escorted the relics of St. Sharbel into St. Jude Maronite Catholic Church Dec. 6. >>>

Faith in action

With the opening of the Year of Mercy and continued interest in Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si,’” I have been more conscious of trying to live our Catholic faith. Recently, I had two experiences that helped me do just that. >>>

Mary Kay Griffin honored by Alumni Association

Mary Kay Griffin was among five recipients of the University of Utah Merit of Honor Award from the University of Utah Alumni Association at a banquet Nov. 10. >>>

Saint George Knights of Columbus make a tribute to the unborn children with memorial monument

Father Oscar Martin Picos, pastor of St. George Parish, dedicated a memorial monument in memory of the unborn children of abortion Dec. 6. >>>

New information uncovered about Bishop Scanlan's boyhood home

One of the delights of being a historian is the unexpected discovery of a new source or a bold new interpretation that reinvigorates a subject once thought closed or exhausted. Two such discoveries recently shed new light on the life of the Right Rev. Lawrence Scanlan, first Bishop of Salt Lake, about whom I mistakenly thought we knew all we were ever going to know. >>>

'Spirituality without religion' does not hold

When Bill de Blasio was elected Mayor of New York in 2013, he told reporters at a press conference that he was “spiritual” but not “religious” – thus giving a familiar theme nowadays heightened publicity. >>>

Solemnities and Feasts during December

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Holy Year will include 'missionaries of mercy'

The Holy Year of Mercy will be an opportunity to encourage Christians to meet people’s “real needs” with concrete assistance, to experience a “true pilgrimage” on foot, and to send “missionaries of mercy” throughout the world to forgive even the most serious of sins, said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, the office organizing events for the Holy Year of Mercy, which will be celebrated from Dec. 8 until Nov. 20, 2016. >>>

Holy Cross Sr. Josephine Marie Mariano

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