| News | | Local | Nation and World | Pope Francis/Vatican | | Youth ministers to convene | The Archdiocese of Portland’s annual youth minister gathering will be held Aug. 12-13 at the Father Bernard Youth Center in Mount Angel. The gathering is for all youth ministers and coordinators whether full-time, part-time or volunteer.
Monday, July 21, 2014 | |
July 20, 2014 17:30
| Papal visit to South Korea: Legacy of martyrs, lay leadership lives on | VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis visits South Korea Aug. 14-18, he will find a Catholic Church that exemplifies much of what he hopes for the church around the world, including a highly active laity, extensive efforts to help the needy and strong relations with non-Christian communities. So says a retired American missionary who spent nearly half a century building up Catholicism in the country.
Monday, July 21, 2014 | |
July 20, 2014 14:35
| Serrans to gather at Grotto | The annual Serra Club Mass at the Grotto is scheduled for Sunday, July 27 at noon, with lunch following at 1:15 p.m. Guests are welcome at the gathering of the vocations-promoting group.
Sunday, July 20, 2014 | |
July 17, 2014 15:12
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| Viewpoints | | Editorials | Letters | Submit a Letter | | It's about the water | Does anyone hereabouts believe that we can safeguard our water in the face of overwhelming political pressure from people in Las Vegas and Southern California demanding our water to sprinkle their lawns and fill their pools?
Monday, July 21, 2014 | |
July 17, 2014 15:54
| Pope showed it's about healing | In true pastoral fashion, Pope Francis also offered hope for healing; hope for light out of darkness.
Sunday, July 20, 2014 | |
July 17, 2014 15:50
| Tattoos a sin against human dignity | It is a grave sin for a human to intentionally mutilate his body for improper medical reasons, and tattoos placed on one’s body is a grave sin against the dignity of man.
Saturday, July 19, 2014 | |
July 17, 2014 15:39
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| Arts | | Arts and Entertainment News | Crossword and Sudoku | | Anthropomorphic aircraft take to skies again in 'Planes: Fire & Rescue' | Anthropomorphic aircraft take to the skies again in "Planes: Fire & Rescue" (Disney), a lively follow-up to last summer's franchise kickoff, "Planes."
Monday, July 21, 2014 | |
July 17, 2014 13:14
| Pro-marriage message of 'Sex Tape' hobbled by debased view of intimacy | "Sex Tape" (Columbia) is, arguably, a pro-marriage film centered on a couple whose love for each other is shown to be steadfast.
Saturday, July 19, 2014 | |
July 17, 2014 13:14
| Lots of masks in 'The Purge: Anarchy' | Though it pretends to condemn violence, writer-director James DeMonaco's follow-up to his 2013 bloodbath "The Purge" is, in reality, little more than an exercise in barbarism.
Friday, July 18, 2014 | |
July 17, 2014 13:18
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| | | Faith/Spirituality | | Living Faith | Archbishop Sample's Column | Columns | | A freedom not to be taken for granted | Over the Fourth of July weekend I had the privilege of celebrating for the second time the Freedom Mass at the Grotto in Northeast Portland. This has become an important and beautiful celebration of freedom for many cultures present here in the Archdiocese and beyond. Thousands of pilgrims came together for this Mass, as they do every year. I would like to share with you the heart of my message to those pilgrims.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 | |
July 15, 2014 18:32
| What will heaven be like? | Sunday, July 20, 2014
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
There isn’t a religious education teacher who hasn’t heard that question and who hasn’t asked it herself. There are simply some experiences that we can’t explain. The best we can do is use our imagination and remember what other generations of teachers told us. Our explanation becomes a litany that grows longer every time we are asked the question. “Heaven is like…It’s like…It’s like.” Somehow we never find the answer that satisfies us.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 | |
July 15, 2014 18:23
| Catholic weddings stay inside for good reason | Q — Why is it that a wedding cannot be conducted outside when a Mass can?
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 | |
July 15, 2014 18:21
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| Parish/School Life | | Parish and School News | Here's What's Happening Calendar | Churches and Schools Directory | | Academy students win cyberdiscovery competition prize | St. Mary’s Academy students and staff took first place in a robotics competition at Portland State University’s first ever CyberDiscovery Camp.
Monday, July 21, 2014 | |
July 20, 2014 15:23
| Discuss driver's licenses and safe roads | St. Andrew Parish members are invited to a meeting Wednesday, July 23, at 7 p.m., in the Oscar Romero Room to explore how to best support the Safe Roads Act that won legislative approval last year.
Saturday, July 19, 2014 | |
July 20, 2014 13:19
| Parish garden to feed needy, educate students
| An empty strip of land alongside the gym at Holy Cross Parish in North Portland is now bearing vegetables for the needy.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 | |
July 10, 2014 13:45
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