Archdiocese seeks fairness in farm bill
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An Oregon farmhouse. The archdiocese is seeking a farm bill that aids the poor and small farms. |
The Archdiocese of Portland Office of Office of Life, Justice and Peace is asking Catholics to urge the state's federal lawmakers to support a farm bill that feeds hungry people, promotes stewardship of creation, fosters small family farmers, and helps rural communities thrive.
Monday, June 17, 2013
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June 16, 2013 15:33
| Human trafficking threat to be assessed
| St. Matthew Parish in Hillsboro hosts experts on human trafficking at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18.
Monday, June 17, 2013
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June 16, 2013 15:26
| Albany marks school closure, but hopeful about spirit and future |
ALBANY — One of Benedictine Sister Donna Marie Chartraw's favorite photographs shows a girl emerging from a staticky plastic tube playground slide, hair on end. St. Mary's School here was electric in its day. But now the power is going out.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
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June 15, 2013 00:49
| Newberg hospital lauded for heart care
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NEWBERG — Providence Newberg Medical Center just received a national award from the American Heart Association for heart attack patient care. It is one of eight hospitals in the country to earn the award.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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June 11, 2013 13:33
| After nine years, program director retires |
Marylee King, who directed programs at the Macdonald Center in Portland's Old Town, has retired. After 25 years as a college administrator, she began volunteering by visiting low-income residents of Old Town and helping break isolation in a neighborhood where many homeless people live.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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June 10, 2013 21:29
| Obama Administration won't pursue Plan B age restrictions |
The Obama Administration announced on Monday it would abandon its plan to keep age restrictions on the sale of morning-after contraceptive pills. After setbacks in federal court over recent months, the Justice department dropped the case.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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June 10, 2013 14:54
| Man ignites small cross downtown
| Police are investigating a possible hate crime that took place just a block from St. André Bessette Church in downtown Portland June 10.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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June 9, 2013 16:27
| L'Arche hires Noethe as executive director |
“L’Arche Portland not only shifts perceptions, but changes the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, as well as their families and people throughout our broader communities,” says Andrew Noethe, the organization's new executive director.
Monday, June 10, 2013
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June 9, 2013 12:09
| Donors 'shake a fist' at cancer |
“Cancer is not for the faint of heart,” said Michelle Judson, a Portland mother of three who is battling stage 3 breast cancer with the help of Providence. “Something in you makes you want to stand up and fight."
Sunday, June 09, 2013
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June 6, 2013 14:25
| Eight ordained to priesthood |
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Eight men were ordained priests by Archbishop Alexander Sample on Saturday, at St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Those ordained were Frs. Mark Bentz, Paolo Dayto, Aniceto Guiriba, James Herrera, Peter Nhat Hoang, Charles Holden, John Marshall and Chrispine Otieno.
Saturday, June 08, 2013
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June 10, 2013 13:54
| SSMO Sister honored by Portland Community College |
In 1952, she entered the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon where she undertook training to become a nurse. Upon graduating from St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash. and taking state boards, she received her license as a practical nurse in July of 1962. The following year she was part of the staff to open Maryville Nursing Home, which celebrateD its 50th anniversary June 4.
Saturday, June 08, 2013
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June 6, 2013 14:23
| Archbishop asks God to help lawmakers |
Here is part of the prayer Archbishop Alexander Sample gave at the Oregon Capitol June 4: "Anoint their ears and tongues so that all they say and hear will be in accord with your will and be for the good of the people, whom they represent and serve. Help them to set aside all pride and self interest and to seek the common good of our society in accord with your plan for your children."
Friday, June 07, 2013
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June 6, 2013 14:06
| Catholic owner helping find jobs for workers at burned seafood plant |
The managers of Pacific Seafood are trying to find positions for 130 employees left without a place to work after a large fire in the coastal town of Warrenton June 4.
Thursday, June 06, 2013
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June 6, 2013 18:02
| Music has been choir director's lifelong ministry |
“I just can’t stop singing." That’s how Ray Lynch describes his motivation to serve as a choir director at St. Charles Parish for 61 years. This year, at 87, Lynch finally retires from the music ministry, but anyone who has performed with Lynch know the man’s interest in music won’t slow down anytime soon.
Thursday, June 06, 2013
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June 5, 2013 12:40
| Oregon tech pioneer honored
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The University of Portland took part in honoring a pioneer of Oregon's high-tech industry. Last month marked what would have been the 100th birthday of Howard Vollum, a Catholic who in 1946 co-founded Tektronix, which designed, manufactured, and marketed laboratory oscilloscopes. Tektronix helped lead a tech explosion in Oregon, where the business is still expanding. The industry came to be known as the Silicon Forest.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
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June 4, 2013 17:15
| Catholic food bank one of the busiest in its area
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HILLSBORO — Like kindly clockwork, volunteers at the St. Vincent de Paul food bank here serve as many as 3,000 needy people per month. That makes it one of the busiest emergency food sites in the area.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
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June 5, 2013 12:45
| New cancer treatment being tested at Providence
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People with certain kinds of blood and lymph cancers can participate in groundbreaking research at Providence Cancer Center in Portland. The center, which focus in part on immunotherapy, is the first site in the nation to test a new non-chemotherapy treatment for patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
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June 3, 2013 21:07
| Florida bishops criticize death penalty | Using capital punishment to show that killing is wrong “sanctions revenge,” Florida’s seven Catholic bishops say in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott.
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June 3, 2013 18:52
| World Youth Day pilgrims getting set |
A small but excited group of young Oregon Catholics is preparing to attend World Youth Day next month in Rio de Janeiro. A dozen people will make the trek from the Archdiocese of Portland July 19-29 to celebrate the faith and gather with Pope Francis.
Monday, June 03, 2013
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June 5, 2013 12:45
| Oregon to take part in 'rosary relay' for priests |
The Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests is on the Feast of The Sacred Heart, Friday June 7, across the globe. It's a time set aside for the church to pray for priests and ask Mary to protect them. KBVM, 88.3 FM, will broadcast a rosary at 11 a.m. that day. In addition, the Grotto in Portland will have a rosary at 11:30 a.m. that day.
Sunday, June 02, 2013
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May 30, 2013 19:42
| Religious sister brings love to a tattered world
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When Franciscan Sister Theresa Lamkin walks in Portland’s gritty Old Town, she reminds people of everyone’s favorite sibling. Those who struggle with disabilities, mental illness, poverty, criminal records, addictions, or just being homeless greet her and get back genuine warmth. Social workers hail her. Bus drivers wave.
Sunday, June 02, 2013
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June 5, 2013 12:46
| Death penalty criticized |
SALEM — A man convicted of aggravated murder shared the stage this month with a former superintendent of Oregon’s maximum security prison, a former director of the Department of Corrections, an award-winning journalist and a former Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice. The event, sponsored by Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, drew an overflow crowd at Willamette University’s Putnam Center.
Saturday, June 01, 2013
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May 30, 2013 19:41
| Iconography institute runs June 21-29 |
MOUNT ANGEL — They mix pigment with an emulsion of egg yolk, water and vinegar, exactly as it was done in the fifth through 13th centuries. Following an ancient canon, they draw according to traditional geometric patterns, and then add the gold leaf and paint in color combinations established millennia ago by the world’s greatest iconographers.
Friday, May 31, 2013
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May 30, 2013 19:39
| Archbishop confirms youths in Woodburn |
WOODBURN — Now, a group of young Catholics who received the sacrament of confirmation May 30 at Saint Luke Church here will walk forward, living their faith and strengthened by the Holy Spirit.
Friday, May 31, 2013
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May 30, 2013 19:36
| Two-day fast demands end to deportations |
Portland’s two-day portion of a national fast, “Not one more deportation,” was held Thursday and today at St. Andrew Church. Fasters will break their hunger strike today at 5 p.m.
Friday, May 31, 2013
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May 30, 2013 14:38
| New Vicar General appointed |
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Archbishop Alexander Sample has appointed Father Peter Smith as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia. Father Smith will succeed Msgr. Dennis O'Donovan, who is retiring at the end of June.
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May 29, 2013 19:53
| Jesuits speak out on comprehensive immigration reform |
In letters to President Obama and Congress, the nine regional leaders of the Society of Jesus in the United States are calling for comprehensive and humane immigration reform. One of the signers is Father Pat Lee, provincial of the Portland-based Oregon Province of Jesuits.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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May 28, 2013 12:50
| Emma Pfohman tops Fordham graduating class |
NEW YORK CITY — Emma Margaret Pfohman graduated magna cum laude (with great honor) this spring from Fordham University in New York City.
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May 27, 2013 16:22
| Remembering our dead |
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More than 300 people attended a Memorial Day Mass celebrated by Archbishop Alexander Sample at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
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May 27, 2013 12:36
| Archbishop Sample to receive the pallium from Pope Francis |
Archbishop Alexander Sample will travel to Rome to participate in the pallium ceremony with other archbishops appointed since June 29 of last year, where he will receive the pallium from Pope Francis.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
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May 22, 2013 15:42
| Paulist composer earns doctorate |
Father Ricky Manalo, a priest in the Paulist order, earned a doctorate in Asian-American liturgical studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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May 20, 2013 16:34
| Cyclist raising funds for St. Vinnies visits Hammond |
HAMMOND — A Louisiana man who is biking from Astoria to Yorktown, Va., visited St. Francis de Sales Church here before his departure. Joe Barbara III will pedal across the continent to raise money for St. Vincent de Paul.
Monday, May 20, 2013
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May 16, 2013 13:28
| She creates beauty to reflect work of God |
From a few steps away, the pieces show faces of archetypal feminine beauty, wisdom, grace, courage and strength. Up close, viewers can make out thousands of tiny pieces of intricately cut cotton fabric to form eyes, lips and intricate costuming.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
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May 23, 2013 13:37
| Cathedral to host sixth annual bike blessing |
The parish of St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Archdiocese of Portland's Department of Evangelization will host the sixth annual, "Blessing of the Bikes," on Sunday, June 9, at 2 pm in the courtyard of the Cathedral.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
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May 16, 2013 13:21
| Four ordained deacons on path to priesthood |
At the start of the ordination rite for deacons Saturday at St. Mary Cathedral in Portland, worshipers showed their enthusiasm for four candidates with a loud and sustained round of applause. "It sounds like they really want you to be deacons," said a smiling Archbishop Alexander Sample.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
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June 2, 2013 20:15
| Oregon Catholics explore building a bridge of faith with Africa |
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
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May 16, 2013 13:20
| Masses on Memorial Day |
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
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May 15, 2013 14:26
| Lecturer calls for a reclaiming of what it means to be Catholic |
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 for social ministry. More of an emphasis on the "sending" part of this equation is the key for the 21st century parish, he told attendees.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013 00:44
| After spouses die, two friends celebrate 50th wedding anniversary together |
Two couples were wed 50 years ago. Surviving members of those marriages join together to give thanks for their lost spouses.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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May 14, 2013 14:37
| Pilgrimage church in Eugene has a long history |
EUGENE — St. Mary Church here did not just initiate new Catholics at the Easter vigil and let that be that. The parish held a welcome reception later and gave new members a gift and a round of applause. One of the several ways to grow in faith and gain a Year of Faith plenary indulgence — pardon of temporal punishment for sin — is to visit a holy pilgrimage site designated by the local bishop.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013 15:00
| The Greatest Generation inspires today's generations |
BEAVERTON — For most people, the words Iwo Jima evoke the historic image of U.S. Marines raising a flag on the top of Mount Suribachi during a pivotal battle in World War II. For Dr. Philip King, Iwo Jima elicits deeply personal memories.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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May 13, 2013 12:38
| Long term care residents face death constantly |
MOUNT ANGEL — On his bedpost at Providence Benedictine Nursing Center here, Dan Hurliman hangs a red cap. It was a gift from the kindly one-legged neighbor who lived down the hall. The man often wandered into Hurliman's room to chat, take a nap or just sit and stare quietly.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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May 13, 2013 17:53
| Abortion funding ban sought |
Pro-life activists in Oregon are collecting signatures for a 2014 ballot initiative to stop taxpayer funding of abortion. The Corvallis-based petition committee early in May mailed 10,000 petition sheets to volunteers and other supporters across the state.
Monday, May 13, 2013
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May 15, 2013 15:01
| Eight to be ordained |
Eight men will be ordained priests by Archbishop Alexander Sample on Saturday, June 8, at St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass of ordination will begin at 11 a.m. Those being ordained are transitional deacons Mark Bentz, Paolo Dayto, Aniceto Guiriba, James Herrera, Peter Nhat Hoang, Charles Holden, John Marshall, and Chrispine Otieno.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
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May 13, 2013 17:52
| Roofer refused to profit from Catholic parish |
Felipe Aguilar did not feel right making a profit off of a Catholic parish. So he roofed St. Francis Church in Southeast Portland for half price.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
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May 13, 2013 17:54
| Mass for deceased clergy set | Archbishop Alexander Sample will celebrate the annual Mass for deceased clergy, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 5:30 pm, at St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The date of the Mass is the anniversary of the death of Archbishop Cornelius Power, who died in 1997.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
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May 13, 2013 17:54
| Marist bids farewell to joyful chaplain |
EUGENE — At a recent Marist High School Mass, a student called Father David Cullings "a million laughs and unending inspiration." The jubilant 71-year-old priest is about to retire after 20 years as a math teacher, chaplain and beloved mentor at the 525-student school. He's known for deep faith, clever remarks, wise counsel and picking up garbage in the parking lot.
Friday, May 10, 2013
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May 9, 2013 14:28
| Raising amazing children
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LAKE OSWEGO — A workshop on raising children to be their best selves is set for 6 p.m. Friday, May 17, at Our Lady of the Lake Parish. Catholic writer Matthew Kelly will speak. “In every moment, your children are choosing between the best version of themselves and some second-rate version," says Kelly.
Friday, May 10, 2013
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May 9, 2013 14:18
| All faiths must work as one to care for creation, Dalai Lama says |
Most religions have different philosophical views, but they all share important messages of love, compassion and tolerance — and those virtues should be extended also to the environment.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
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May 8, 2013 17:57
| New buzz at churches |
A coalition of church groups, including Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, is working to help the beleaguered honeybee. The faith organizations have created a pilot program to help pollinators. Many church groups place a high spiritual value on stewardship of creation and note that the demise of nature's chief pollinator imperils the ecosystem.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
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May 8, 2013 17:44
| Tea supports seminarians |
Approximately 360 people attended the annual Archbishop's Seminary Tea, a fundraiser to help with the education of seminarians at Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary, which was held May 1, at Portland Golf Club.
Monday, May 06, 2013
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May 6, 2013 00:28
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