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Bullying, a frightening trend in American schools

Friday, Dec. 22, 2006

OGDEN — "Thirty percent of U.S. students in the sixth through 10th grades are involved in moderate or frequent bullying, either as bullies, as victims, or both," said Louise Price, principal of St. Joseph Schools, Ogden. "Each month, 282,000 students nationally are physically attacked in secondary schools. Bullying occurs most frequently in the sixth through eighth grades."

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In the nooks and crannies of our cities

Friday, Dec. 22, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY — Katt Fackrell, 21, cradles her son, Aiden, in her lap and tries to coax the child to eat a little lunch. Aiden is only interested in play and eying his surroundings in the Homeless Youth Resource Center at 655 South State Street in Salt Lake City.

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Diocesan judicial vicar completes doctorate work

Friday, Dec. 22, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY — The "Juris Canonici Doctor" (JCD) degree is the terminal degree in canon law. It is only awarded by pontifical universities or ecclesiastical faculties dedicated to canon law, and only men or women with a JCD may teach canon law at these schools.

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Poles mark 25th anniversary of Solidarity movement crackdown

Friday, Dec. 22, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY — A quick check of the history books reminds us that Dec. 13 is the 25th anniversary of the then-Communist government of Poland's crackdown on the Solidarity movement.

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Diocesan Posada recalls the need to be welcoming

Friday, Dec. 22, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY — Only a few days after immigration raids in Hyrum and other towns around the nation left hundreds of Latin American families carelessly broken on Dec. 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Catholics gathered at the Cathedral of the Madeleine Dec. 16 for the Diocesan Celebration of La Posada, a ritual act of welcoming strangers.

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Ireland's Christmas lights the Holy Family's way

Friday, Dec. 22, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY — When it comes to lighting the way for Joseph and Mary to reach safety in Bethlehem it is to the Irish we look.

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Vietnamese Christmas has Eucharist at its heart

Friday, Dec. 22, 2006

KEARNS — Christmas among the Catholic community of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Kearns is one of recollection. They are a people who have suffered greatly through war, persecution, loss, and relocation half way around the world. The one aspect of their lives that has not changed is their faith. Father Dominic Thuy Dang Ha, a refugee himself, puts the Eucharist; the incarnation of God in human form, then into sacrifice, before his parishioners in direct contrast with the consumerism that surrounds them.

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A Native American Christmas: horses and warriors

Friday, Dec. 22, 2006

WEST VALLEY CITY — Growing up on the Navajo Reservation in the Four Corners area of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, Ervin Slim recalls the sheer joy of Christmas in a way many people only dream of.

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A Tongan Christmas

Friday, Dec. 22, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY — "The Eucharist is the most important part of the Christmas celebration in Tonga," said Deacon Sefo Manu, of St. Patrick Parish, Salt Lake City. "What I remember most about celebrating Christmas in Tonga is coming together to share in the body and blood of Christ at midnight Mass. The family is the second most important aspect of Christmas."

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Korean community celebrates Christmas in Utah

Friday, Dec. 22, 2006

SALT LAKE CITY — "Sung Dan Juk Ha," is the Korean Christmas greeting. The Korean Community begins their celebration by gathering at St. Patrick Parish, Salt Lake City, on Christmas Eve one hour before Mass.

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