One of the gifts of the holy season of Lent is the days of fasting and abstinence.
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Column: Taking stock of the battle for life
Our marching orders in this abortion battle are very clear — we must persistently, tirelessly and always defend life.
Column: God assures Hebrews — and us — that all is good
In this reading, God is speaking to the people of Israel. They have suffered a long exile in the land of Babylon. But finally, that exile is coming to an end. They will return home.
Column: Go ahead and take five during Lent
by Father Mark Goldasich “Hey, Father Mark, I feel like I’m a not-very-good Catholic and should know this,” said a parishioner in a recent phone message. “My question is: What do you do with an old Bible?” First...
Entering into Lent
by Woodeene Koenig-Bricker Sometime around the great American festivals of Super Bowl Sunday and Groundhog Day begins the quintessential Catholic season of Lent. The exact date is contingent on the date of Easter, which is set as...
Former educator now teaches healthy eating habits
by Therese Horvat LEAVENWORTH — She’s been a teacher, a presenter and a workshop facilitator. She loves to talk. She injects wit and humor into whatever she does. Because of this, Sister Noreen Walter is a natural when it comes...
Ministry serves — and forms —tomorrow’s church leaders
Let me give you 600,000 reasons why we need Hispanic ministry.
Bishops say contraception mandate still flawed
American bishops were practically unanimous is their vehement reaction to the mandate, calling it a threat to religious liberty.
Great expectations
St. Thomas Aquinas High School here had several reasons to celebrate this winter — including a nomination for a prestigious honor.
Column: Proposed ‘accommodation’ insults the intelligence of people of faith
This is a fight the president has chosen to provoke by insisting on making the church complicit in providing contraception to its own employees.