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Faith, parent support compensate for lower pay for Catholic teachers

SALT LAKE CITY - Teachers in the Diocese of Salt Lake City appreciate their jobs despite less competitive pay because they can pray with students, the students are respectful and well behaved, parents are supportive, and there is a cohesive Catholic community. >>>

Utah's Catholic schools enrollment numbers buck national trends

The national news has been grim in recent years for Catholic schools, which saw 17.5 percent of schools close and a 17.4 percent decline in student enrollment between the 2000 and 2009 school years. Utah, however, bucked that trend: The number of high school students increased in that period by about 10.5 percent (172 students), while the total of elementary school students declined by less than 2 percent (64 students). >>>

Catholics continuing to respond to help Haiti

SALT LAKE CITY — Two weeks after the terrible earthquake that shook Haiti, help is needed more than ever.

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Entering the Heart of the Paschal Mystery

When I taught high school, my students passionately offered complaints and criticisms about the Sunday Mass they were "forced to attend." "Mr. Johnston, it's so boring." "But Mr. Johnston, the music is not good." "Mr. Johnston, our priest doesn't engage us." "Mr. Johnston, why don't they try to make it fun?" These may be valid concerns, but I always challenged my students to think a little deeper. I wanted them to examine their life in Christ as expressed in this communal gathering we call liturgy. So over the course of a semester, we studied the liturgical life of the Church and, in the end, the Spirit moved some of these young people to a deeper appreciation of the liturgy.

 

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Agradecen con una rica cena a los músicos latinos

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Catholics send aid to Haiti

SALT LAKE CITY - Despite the thousands of miles between Utah and Haiti, the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck the island nation also hit the Beehive State. Catholics are among the Utahns who are pouring time and money into relief efforts >>>

Lay ecclesial ministers to be certified Jan. 30

SALT LAKE CITY - Responding to the call to be co-workers in the Lord's vineyard, 20 men and women will receive certification as lay ecclesial ministers at a special Mass celebrated by Bishop John C. Wester on Jan. 30.
Members of the group spent four years studying theology and other topics through an online program presented by the University of Notre Dame. >>>

Suffering is the topic of the Newman Center's annual Aquinas lecture

SALT LAKE CITY - Author, speaker and professor Peter Kreeft, PhD., will be the keynote speaker at the annual Aquinas lecture on Jan. 31 at the Newman Center. His topic will be "Suffering in Today's Society." >>>

Local man highlights service during Boy Scout centennial

SALT LAKE CITY - Don Ellefsen has been in scouting for almost 50 years. He began his scouting career in 1962 when his oldest son wanted to become a scout at age 7. Ellefsen became the leader at Saint Ann Parish because there was not a scouting program at Saint Vincent de Paul Parish where Ellefsen and his family have been members for many years. >>>