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Friday, Aug. 02, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY — The saints have long recognized the blessings brought by contemplating the presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
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Friday, Aug. 02, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY — Father Jerome Kim, associate pastor of Saint Ambrose Parish in Salt Lake City, was given a standing ovation as he bid farewell to the parishioners following the July 20 Mass.
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Friday, Aug. 02, 2013
"Lumen Fidei" brings to completion the three-fold cycle of encyclicals begun by Pope Benedict XVI dedicated to faith, hope and charity. Taken together, they constitute an impressive, well-rounded, and comprehensive portrayal of Christian faith.
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Friday, Aug. 02, 2013
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Pope Francis told reporters July 28, "Who am I to judge" a homosexual person, he was emphasizing a part of Catholic teaching often overlooked by the media and misunderstood by many people.
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Friday, Aug. 02, 2013
It is time for the summer blockbusters. Super heroes, super villains, heroic rescues and daring escapes abound. What about us mere mortals? What heroic acts will we engage in today? Most of us won’t rescue a child from a burning building or stop a speeding bullet, at least not today. But acts of heroism needn’t be superhuman feats. In this day and age, a heroic act could be as simple as calling an elected official and pleading the case of someone who cannot do so for themselves. What makes a phone call heroic is not the difficulty of the act — it’s a very simple process — but the unwillingness of so many, including people who claim great faith, to make the effort.
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Friday, Aug. 02, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY — Matt Finnigan and his wife, Mary Chris Finnigan, are coaching swimming at Race Swami, the outreach program they established on the west side of Salt Lake City so underserved kids could compete in meets from Ogden to Provo.
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Friday, Aug. 02, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY — Religious education directors received tools to aid them in forming students’ spirituality at the annual meeting held at the Bishop’s Residence July 27.
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Friday, Aug. 02, 2013
If Utah Catholics are familiar with only one of the state’s historical figures, that person is surely our first bishop, the Right Rev. Lawrence Scanlan. We’ve all seen his stern visage, scowling at us beneath his furrowed eyebrows. We think of him as our pioneer builder, some of whose structures are still with us: the Cathedral of the Madeleine with its rectory; Holy Cross Hospital (now Salt Lake Regional), St. Ann Orphanage (now Kearns-St. Ann School), Judge Mercy Home and Hospital (now Judge Memorial Catholic High School), and several early parish churches. We know this guy. And some of what we know is actually true.
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Friday, Aug. 02, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY — Many parishes throughout the United States depend upon lay ministers to run programs such as religious education, serve as spiritual directors and direct prayer groups. In the Diocese of Salt Lake City, some of these laypeople are educated through the Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation program, a four-year training offered in both English and Spanish. The current cohorts in both languages are completing their third year of the program; the inaugural group received their certificates in 2010.
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Friday, Aug. 02, 2013
HYDE PARK — The Dominican influence at Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish goes further than merely the name of the 13th century Doctor of the Church who left his wealthy family to join the Order of Preachers.
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