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Where is the father of the baby abandoned in garbage can?

On Aug. 21, another baby was abandoned by her mother; this time in a garbage can in Kearns. As of this writing, the mother has been charged with various crimes and the baby remains in the hospital. As I hear comments and read on-line posts, many either demonize the mother or show compassion for her desperate act. There are questions about how her parents couldn’t know she was pregnant. With all of this, however, there is one question I don’t hear: Where is the father? >>>

St. Catherine of Sienna Newman Center welcomes the new campus minister

June 15 marked the beginning of a new journey in the life of Katie Quinlivan as she became the campus minister at Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Newman Center in Salt Lake City. >>>

'Sorry, Lord, not today'

Last weekend, I rudely got up from the table of the Lord and walked away. It was just for a moment, like so many moments of sin. The Lord asks me, and all of us, to care for the vulnerable and the voiceless, but in this instance I refused.   >>>

What does it mean when we say that Jesus 'descended into hell'?

When the third edition of the Roman Missal was put into use in the United States, in Advent 2011, Catholics were given the option of occasionally reciting at Mass the Apostles’ Creed instead of the more familiar Nicene Creed. >>>

New coach for Soaring Eagle volleyball

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New St. Andrew principal encourages students to be who God means them to be

Saint Andrew students are on the path to ‘setting the world on fire’ by being who God means them to be, following the direction of Saint Catherine of Sienna and urged on by their new principal,  Patrick Jefferies.  >>>

Judge Memorial teacher takes walking pilgrimage through France and Italy

Luke Stager and Ed Kendrick walked from France to Italy after promising each other they would complete a pilgrimage after reading the book by Hilaire Belloc The Path to Rome.  >>>

Service project in Ecuador teaches Judge Memorial student cultural awareness

Christopher Payne, a senior at Judge Memorial Catholic High School, traveled to Ecuador to volunteer for eight weeks during June and July for Amigos de las Americas, a non-profit international youth leadership and community service program.  >>>

Juan Diego student attends Boys State, learns the value of citizenship

Jack Maddox, a senior at Juan Diego Catholic High School, attended the American Legion Utah Boys State June 9 to June 13 at Weber State University. >>>