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4 Minute Reflection 7: Reflection 10: The Eucharistic Prayer, Part II

Our earlier talk (the first of three discussing the overall Eucharistic Prayer) brought us to the invocation of the Holy Spirit to sanctify or make holy the gifts on the altar, so that they may become the Body and Blood of the Lord.   >>>

Deacon George Reade as diocesan chancellor is a good fit

SALT LAKE CITY — Deacon George Reade has been appointed chancellor for the Diocese of Salt Lake City by the Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake City, succeeding Lyle Crocker.  >>>

Professional Educator Day honors a priest and a religious

SALT LAKE CITY — Father Erik Richtsteig, pastor of Saint James the Just Parish in Ogden, received the Christ the Teacher award; and Holy Cross Sister Genevra Rolf, Utah Catholic Schools associate superintendent, was  presented with the Jesus and the Children Award during the Professional Educator Day Mass at Saint Vincent de Paul Parish March 13. >>>

Is human society a covenant community or a marketplace?

The United States was founded as a covenant society – a society held together by a covenant with God and between citizens. This notion was uppermost in the minds of the Founding Fathers. Social institutions were to be inspired and directed by the concept of covenant. >>>

Put down the book

The zeal for learning about the Lord has consumed me. I have a daily reflection and two Lenten reflections; I’m determined to make it through the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation; and I’m reading The Power and the Glory for the Faith & Fiction Group. I strive to attend daily Mass at least twice a week, and I’ve been going to a weekly meditation group.   >>>

Council of Catholic Women offers many benefits

SALT LAKE CITY — Fellowship and advocacy, spiritual education and leadership – these are the reasons that Bonnie Siegrist has continued to be involved with the Diocese of Salt Lake City Council of Catholic Women since she first attended a convention in 1989. >>>

DCCW convention keynote speaker is ValLimar Jansen

SALT LAKE CITY — The annual Diocese of Salt Lake City Diocesan Council of Catholic Women convention, which draws participants from throughout the state, provides a time for fellowship, spirituality, information and fun. The theme is “Catholic Women United in Truth.” >>>

2015 legislative session ends with anti-discrimination bill passing, Healthy Utah on hold for special session

SALT LAKE CITY — The 2015 Utah legislature faced several monumental decisions impacting thousands of vulnerable Utahns. Unfortunately, the poor and marginalized did not always fare well in the process, but legislators did agree to some important changes in state law. >>>

Artist to speak about her memoir describing her WWII internment camp experiences

SALT LAKE CITY — In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 forced 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes on the West Coast. They were sent to relocation camps, of which there were 10 in the United States. >>>