St. Mary’s Cathedral will hold an art exhibit and sale Sunday, May 19, after morning Masses.
For Jack Jezreel, keynote speaker at this year's Tobin Lecture, the legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, and the current message of Pope Francis speak of a church that gathers its members for formation, and sends them into the world...
Human cloning for any purpose is inconsistent with the moral responsibility to “treat each member of the human family as a unique gift of God, as a person with his or her own inherent dignity,” says one of the...
SEATTLE —“We are all connected!” A smiling Father Stephen Okumu, pastor of St. Bridget Parish here, greeted those at a conference on forming relationships with parishes in Africa. The free conference, held at St. Bridget in April, welcomed Catholics from all over the Northwest. Friday, May 17, 2013
Archbishop Alexander Sample will celebrate the 125th annual Memorial Day Mass at Mount Calvary Cemetery, 333 SW Skyline Blvd, Portland, on Monday May 27. The Mass will begin at 10 a.m. The Mass will be celebrated at Mount Calvary’s Altar Garden. Thursday, May 16, 2013
After the story about me was printed, I flew to Burbank, got a ride from the airport to the trailhead and did 10 miles of hiking on the Pacific Coast Trail, all on Earth Day. While I hike I often think of different things, like how good my dinner will taste. Friday, May 17, 2013
In responding to the letter, “Am I a liberal?” it is difficult to know where to begin because it is so loaded with left-wing propaganda. I was appalled that such errant thoughts could be written by a practicing Catholic. Thursday, May 16, 2013
What you are about to read won’t appear in the secular media. And that’s too bad, because such reporting would create a safer world for children. Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The original fans of the long-lived "Star Trek" franchise may be getting older; the TV series that started everything off, after all, first hit antennas (remember them?) nearly 50 years ago. Friday, May 17, 2013
When famed Swiss psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) developed analytical psychology, he could hardly have foreseen that his work would someday inspire a popular series of Japanese role-playing videogames. Thursday, May 16, 2013
Here are some television program notes for the week of May 19 with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have not been reviewed and therefore are not necessarily recommended by Catholic News Service. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
As I emphasized in my last column, there have been a lot of changes in the Church lately, both locally and in the Universal Church. But one thing remains the same, and that is the mission Jesus Christ has entrusted to us to live and proclaim the Gospel message.
Sunday, May 19, 2013 Pentecost Sunday Pentecost is a communal event. The Holy Spirit comes to those already united with one another in faith. In a sense, their spirit of faith calls forth the Holy Spirit. Though the language of faith differs from diocese to diocese and even from parish to parish, we are one in our celebration today.
Q — As a follow-on to the recent question on the reemergence of the Tridentine or Extraordinary Form of the Mass, do you envision a day when use of the recently retired version of the Roman Missal will be allowed again?
La Salle Prep will send off its seniors next month. A Baccalaureate is set for Friday 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14. Graduate ceremonies are set for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at New Hope Community Church. Friday, May 17, 2013
A basket full of bread, peanut butter and jelly, and hot cocoa is placed in front of the altar at Jesuit High School’s Friday liturgies each month along with the Eucharist. The woven basket demonstrates one of the most important values that Jesuit emphasizes: being men and women for others.
EUGENE — Marist High School will graduate 109 seniors in the class of 2013. Graduation begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8 in the Marist gym. Jeanette Herro, Marist math teacher, will be commencement speaker. Baccalaureate Mass is set for 7 p.m. Friday, June 7 at St. Paul Church, 1201 Satre St. Thursday, May 16, 2013