Pope calls for gathering to find ways to end, prevent drug abuse
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ghulamullah Habibi, EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has requested a special study session at the Vatican to look at how to solve the growing problem of drug abuse, especially narcotics. Leading experts from around the world are being invited “to examine and discuss …
Catholic Central helped form Sullivan
Alex Sullivan, 18, graduated May 26, but after more than a decade at Catholic Central, the new graduate will always be part of the Irish. Alex, daughter of James and Kim Sullivan, is headed to Bowling Green State University next year, but since pre-school she has been at Catholic Central. …
Take the high road, Bishop Coyne tells Catholic communicators
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review By Carol Zimmermann ST. LOUIS (CNS) — In today’s age of cyberbullying and online vitriol, be sure to take the high road and build people up rather than tear them down, Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of Burlington, Vermont, told Catholic communicators attending the …
Life is short; start forgiving, making amends, pope tells priests
IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mercy recognizes that life is short and that so much good needs to be done that there is no time to waste in making amends, Pope Francis told priests. “That is why it is so important to forgive completely” and …
Rome retreat: Pope offers ‘crash course’ on mercy in priestly ministry
IMAGE: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The spiritual retreat Pope Francis offered priests and seminarians as part of the Jubilee of Priests could be seen as a “crash course” on the role of mercy in priestly ministry. His series of three meditations in three Roman basilicas …
Throwback Thursday: Newspaper production then and now
This story was originally published June 4, 2015. Staff Report There was a time not so long ago where the amount of time it took between a newspaper story being written and it being published was several hours at a minimum. By contrast, this Throwback Thursday post was written and …
The internet: Excuse killer for collegiate Catholics
A 24-hour a day Mass times resource that anyone with internet can access is objectively speaking , a great thing. But for the young collegiate Catholic, it is also an excuse killer. When my parents’ generation went to college, they no doubt did a little research on the parishes near …
Student who does it all likes praising God best
Virtually any high school can point to a star student as an example of its educational value, but Catholic high schools measure by a different standard. Tayla Manion, who graduated from Bishop Fenwick High School in Franklin on May 27, was certainly a star student. A straight-A learner, Manion played …
Catholic school students learn STEM fields in a hands-on way
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jerry L. Mennenga By Joanne Fox SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNS) — Amid a roomful of oohs and aahs, Aubrie Harrington carefully — oh, so carefully — used her scissors to trim away the cornea and the gelatinous fat from a cow eye. A student with weaker stamina might …
Return to the Gospel, monk urges Canadian men, women religious
IMAGE: By Francois Gloutnay MONTREAL (CNS) — In the past few years, Benedictine Father Simon-Pierre Arnold has warned aging and declining religious congregations that it would be a mistake to try to “mend an old fabric with new cloth” or “pour new wine into old wineskins.” He reiterated this message …