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Bishop Wester's response to President Obama's executive action

Given the incredible human suffering of the undocumented in our country and the fact that our broken immigration system plays a large part in this suffering, I am pleased that President Obama has taken executive action in favor of some of those who have yet to achieve legal status in our country.

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What are you thankful for? ¿Qué es lo que agradeces?

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Christian meditation and healing groups to form

OGDEN — Jesuit Father Richard Hunt, administrator of Saint Florence Mission, will lead two six-month sessions, one on Christian meditation and the other on healing, beginning in January. The groups will meet at the Give Me a Chance building in Ogden. >>>

Special Olympics of Utah honors Knights of Columbus and Saint Rose of Lima parishioner for their efforts

SALT LAKE CITY — At the Special Olympics Utah 2014 Hall of Fame gala Nov. 15, the Utah Knights of Columbus were recognized as the Community Partner of the Year, and Pamela Hayden was inducted as the 2014 Program Builder. >>>

We need immigration reform, not political payback

As we Americans prepare to celebrate a national day of thanksgiving, the image of immigrants huddled in the shadows comes to my mind. For most of them there will be no table laden with turkey and ham, potatoes and pies. Indeed, many of them will labor on that day at jobs we in the mainstream tend to scorn – making beds in hotels, washing dishes in restaurants, picking vegetables in fields – backbreaking work for which they receive wages so scanty that their meager meals have no resemblance to the Thanksgiving feasts we see others enjoy.   >>>

Christ the King celebrates the ultimate security of the world

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, brings the liturgical year to a dramatic conclusion.  >>>

Fall sports end the season with championship football games

SALT LAKE CITY — In a season crowned by the Judge Memorial Catholic High School Bulldogs taking the 3A UHSAA State Football Championship title (see story, this page) teams from all three Utah Catholic high schools had state championships, region championships, or individual state titles, as well as Academic All-State and region team players. >>>

Judge Memorial Bulldogs win second straight state football title

SALT LAKE CITY — The Judge Memorial Catholic High School football team capped their 2014 season with a 3A UHSAA State Championship title after a 63-14 defeat of Juab High School in Cedar City. The record-setting gamed marked a back-to-back championship for Judge Memorial, a feat that hasn’t been done since the Bulldogs did so in 1972 and 1973. >>>

Necesitamos una reforma migratoria no solamente un reembolso político

Conforme nosotros los americanos nos preparamos para celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias, viene a mi mente la imágen de inmigrantes apiñados en las sombras. Para la mayoría de ellos no habrá una mesa servida con pavo y jamón, papas y pies. De hecho, muchos de ellos trabajaran en ese día en trabajos que normalmente tienden al desdén – haciendo camas en los hoteles, lavando platos en restaurantes, recogiendo vegetales en los campos – trabajos duros por los que reciben salarios mínimos tan escasos que sus raquíticas comidas no se comparan con los festines que otros disfrutan en  Acción de Gracias. >>>