Governing requires prayer, wisdom, counsel, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Those who govern or are in positions of authority are called to be humble and serve the good of the people God entrusts to them rather than the interests of their party or themselves, Pope Francis said. Without prayer, a leader risks …
A picture says a thousand words: Roger Bacon Spirit Week
It was a creative and fun week at Roger Bacon with their annual Spirit Week.
Stuff Luke Carey Found: September
I am exhausted. That’s mostly due to the fact that I have a cold. But there’s another reason. I’m going to avoid specifics. It involves friends giving opinions I agree with, friends saying things I disagree with, enemies I find hard to love at times, and people who are aren’t …
Triple wedding combines commitment with culture
Three Guatamalan couples tie the knot at St. Ann, Groesbeck By Patricia McGeever Commitment combined with culture May 21 as three brides and three grooms exchanged vows in a triple wedding. It was a celebration of a sacrament that began when the seeds were planted decades ago in Guatemala, but …
Salesian priest recounts harrowing tale of his capture, liberation
By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil was sitting in a room in an unknown location — one of several he had been relocated to during his 18-month imprisonment — when he received some unexpected news. “Those who kept me came to where I slept (and …
UD Alumni Review Wedding Vows
Cherished tradition celebrated at chapel where many wed For more than 15 years, University of Dayton alumni who said “I do,” many of them in the school’s historic Immaculate Conception Chapel, have come back to UD to say it again. The annual Blessing and Renewal of Marriage Vows takes place …
“Outside voices” make gossip worse
We can learn as our children grow. Solomon asked God for wisdom and God should have told him to listen to his children. I learned the concept of “inside voice and outside voice” when my oldest child started grade school. She explained to me one day when her brother and …
Catholic college leaders reach out to DACA students in uncertain times
IMAGE: REUTERS By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic college leaders who have protested the Trump administration’s plan to do away with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, also have heightened their resolve to do more for DACA students and have expressed cautious belief that federal …
Cardinal says Irma collection can help meet material, pastoral needs
IMAGE: CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald By WASHINGTON (CNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington has asked his fellow bishops around the country to take up an emergency collection in their dioceses during weekend Masses Sept. 23-24 to help those recovering from devastation …