Imagine arriving at Mass this Christmas, only to find that no musicians were scheduled to assist at any of the parish services — no accompanists, instrumentalists or singers, not even a lone cantor to lead the congregation in a...
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Catholic school student-athletes in good hands with faith-filled coaches
by Todd Habiger todd.habiger@theleaven.org Archbishop Naumann scooped me! In the Nov. 11 issue of The Leaven, the archbishop wrote about former Bishop Ward baseball coach Dennis Hurla and the impact he made both on and off that...