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'Cerebro humano, una computadora extraordinaria pero, ¿sabes programarlo?'

SALT LAKE CITY - El dr. David Mateos presentó, en el salón social de la Catedral de la Magdalena, un taller de escuela para padres de familia en el cual participaron decenas de personas de dife-rentes partes de América Latina. >>>

Ordination of 21 Permanent Deacons

It was a great day for our diocese on Saturday, Jan. 23, when 21 men were ordained to the diaconate. >>>

Lay Ecclesial Ministers Are Honored

The Saturday following the deacon ordination, Jan. 30, we had a splendid ceremony honoring another 21 men and women who have been part of our Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation Program. >>>

St. Mary Parish, West Haven

Several weeks ago I had the marvelous experience of visiting the many of the religious education classes at St. Mary Parish in West Haven. After a delicious dinner at Dave and Joan Erickson’s, with Father Marin Rock, SJ, in attendance, we drove to the parish, where I chatted with about 10 classes. The children ranged in age from 8th to 12th grade. Some were preparing for their Confirmation and others were still participating in the religious education program long after their Confirmations.

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Thanks to Father Rock, SJ and Father Prengaman, SJ!

Speaking of St. Mary Parish, we have just been informed that we will be bidding a fond farewell to Fathers Rock and Prengaman. >>>

Catholic Schools Week

Many thanks to so many of you who made Catholic Schools Week such a success in our diocese. >>>

Postcard Campaign for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Many thanks to the thousands of you who signed postcards to our legislators in Washington, D.C., calling for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. The Catholic bishops of the United States have been calling for immigration reform for quite some time now. In June of 2007 we almost made it but things unraveled as the bill lost bipartisan support. Many believe that we have another opportunity to accomplish this elusive goal and, to that end, many of us in the diocese signed postcards to our senators and representatives in Washington, asking them to recommit to this important issue now.

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Haiti Relief

I am profoundly grateful to our wonderful people in the diocese who have donated more than $200,000, as of this writing, to the Haiti Relief Fund. >>>

Bishop Wester's new blog: Tuesday Tapestry

SALT LAKE CITY — This blog is the first of an ongoing posting that I intend to write for all in the Diocese of Salt Lake City. This is one way for me to share with you the many and varied experiences I am privileged to have in our great diocese. Throughout the weeks, I meet wonderful people and experience many heartwarming and spiritual events that help to shape our diocese. I am pleased for this opportunity to share these moments with you and to alert you to upcoming events that affect our lives as Catholics here in Utah. This is more in the style of a journal than of an essay and I invite you to "eavesdrop" on my week, realizing that, after all, it is not my week but our week. Thanks for reading – I hope you enjoy these weekly reviews.

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