On the day of my return (Monday, April 21) from the exhilarating experience of participating in Pope Benedict’s pastoral visit to the United States, I learned that Governor Kathleen Sebelius had vetoed the Comprehensive Abortion...
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Ah, the good life
The kids were long since grown and her husband Ken had died in 2001. Leslie Nordin was alone.
Column: Papal visit equals more vocations to the priesthood?
I wish I could have taken thousands of young men from our archdiocese to see the pope in Washington, D.C., and in New York City.
Column: Laypeople called to live out their priesthood
True or false? Women priests are already in the Catholic Church!
Column: Special-needs children enrich our Catholic schools
Trey (four months, youngest grandchild) and I took a nap together one recent Saturday evening. Trey was in town for his twin cousins’ first birthday.
Column: Catholics baptized into community of faith
The Vatican recently issued an instruction which reaffirmed the traditional formula for baptism:
Column: Have a blast this Ascension
Some images just stick in your mind.
Turning the tables on tragedy
CNN’s televised coverage of the first anniversary of the Virginia Tech slayings featured a young woman walking through a room filed with memorabilia from the tragic event.
Can’t keep a good parish down
For those who lived in and around this small town, the steeple of St. Ann Church here stood as a friendly sentinel over their lives.
CEF helps keep the heart in rural communities
Catholic schools and their activities are often at the heart of rural communities, believes Karen Kehers, administrative secretary for St. Joseph School here.