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By Christina Leslie
TRENTON, N.J. – In the parable of the sower, Jesus taught his disciples that God’s word must be nurtured to yield a fruitful harvest, words that four members of the Briant family – sisters – have taken to heart. Alison Briant Burley, Ellen Briant Reilly, and Susan and Katelyn Briant are Catholic educators. Their parents, […]
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By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Catholic education in high school and college is a significant factor for men and women choosing to enter a religious order, according to an annual survey of sisters and brothers who recently professed final vows. The survey also found an increase in the number of Asians, particularly Vietnamese, choosing religious life in the […]
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By Catholic News Service
HOUSTON – More than 8,000 Catholic educators at the annual National Catholic Educational Association convention April 2-4 in Houston included catechists, teachers and administrators who teach preschoolers to high school students in cities and rural areas across the country and around the world. One thing the entire group seemed to have in common was the […]
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By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Catholic institutions were still analyzing the effect of a new set of proposed rules on insurance coverage of contraceptives issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. The 80-page document released Feb. 1 by HHS attempts to address objections that the previous rules would force religious employers to stop providing employee health […]
Arts
By Mark Pattison
WASHINIGTON – Dave Brubeck, the influential and prolific pianist whose composition “Take Five” became a standard in the annals of jazz, died Dec. 5 at age 91, one day before his 92nd birthday. He was reportedly on his way to visit a cardiologist in Norwalk, Conn., with his son Darius when he suffered a heart […]
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By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE – Christopher Gaul, former reporter and managing editor of The Catholic Review, newspaper of the Baltimore Archdiocese, was remembered after his death Oct. 18 for his creative, careful and thorough approach to his work and as “a good Catholic journalist.” In 1995, when Gaul was the senior writer at the paper, his take on […]
Global
By Lise Alves
SAO PAULO – A Catholic samba group in Rio de Janeiro changed its parade plans after the nightclub fire that killed more than 230 people, most of them students from the local university in Santa Maria. The Catholic samba block group known as Revelry for Christ was scheduled to parade through downtown Rio Jan. 27. […]
National
By Joseph Austin Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – An informational slide that listed Catholicism, evangelical Christianity and other religious groups under the heading of “Religious Extremism” and was recently used in a training briefing for a group of about 100 Army Reserve soldiers has been removed from the presentation. But the fact these groups were ever put on a list that […]
Local
By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
Q. I am 54 years old, divorced and about to enter my second marriage. My first one ended against my will; my husband was unfaithful and wanted out. Catholic faith is very important to me. My boyfriend (of two-and-a-half years) and I have talked about marrying, and last night he asked me how I felt […]
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By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – In dealing with several serious issues confronting the church and society today, “the only question is how you respond, not whether you should,” said Helen Alvare at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, held May 9 in Washington. The response Alvare suggested to her audience: “As our leader (Pope Francis) is fearless, let us […]
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Pope Leo XIV
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