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Richard Hays O'Donnell

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Sister Jeannette (Loyola) Klassen, OSB

Benedictine Sister Jeannette Klassen died Jan. 18, 2014 at Saint Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud, Minn. She was 93.  >>>

Jesuit Father Francis Warren Schoeppe

Jesuit Father Francis Warren Schoeppe, 91, died Jan. 20, 2014 at Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose. >>>

Bishop Wester highlights Christian values during Jan. 19 events

SALT LAKE CITY — Jan. 19 marked the beginning of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and the Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, celebrated that theme at three faith gatherings while reflecting on the need for Christians to come together. >>>

El opisbo Wester celebra la Unidad Cristiana

SALT LAKE CITY — El 19 de enero marcó el comienzo de la semana anual de oración por la Unidad Cristiana y el reverendísimo John C. Wester, obispo de Salt Lake City, celebró este tema en tres reuniones de fe en donde reflejó la necesidad de que los Cristianos de unan. >>>

Sister Martina (Agatha) Schindler, OSB

Benedictine Sister Martina Schindler died Jan. 17, 2014, at Saint Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud, Minn. >>>

Our Lady of the Snows celebrates 20 years of Masses for skiers at Alta

ALTA — Hitting the slopes, then attending Mass as the sun sets over the mountains is the prescription for a perfect Sunday for Catholic skiers – one that’s filled every week during the ski season at Alta, which has been home to Our Lady of the Snows Center Station since the 1960s. >>>

Modern church architecture needs Hispanic inspiration

Frankly, I don’t much like modern church architecture – and I never have (I once got in trouble in the seminary when I wrote a negative critique of a new church in the town of Thurles in Ireland where our seminary was located. Apparently, the archbishop read my article and was not amused). >>>

Rejoice, read, re-evaluate

Last November Pope Francis released his first apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium. An apostolic exhortation is a document written by a pope that "exhorts" or urges people to focus on a particular teaching of the Church. From the title alone, which translates to "The Joy of the Gospel," we are able to tell what Pope Francis is urging all of us to embrace – to know and to live the Gospel with so much joy that it transforms us and our communities.  >>>