August 20, 2012 Halsey Mabry has been employed in the new position of “Associate Director of Urban Schools Excellence” in the Catholic Schools Office, according to Archdiocesan Human Resource Director Bill Hancock.

August 28, 2012 Catholic News Service DURANGO, Iowa — As summer winds down, vineyards across Iowa are now harvesting this year’s “fruit of the vine.” Despite the worst drought in recent memory, growers foresee a good crop, mostly because grape vines can thrive without much moisture.  

August 24, 2012 Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, OP, vice president of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” who recently held the position of secretary for the Congregation for Divine Worship, will give the annual Le Blond Lecture at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 12 in the Bartlett Pastoral Center on the …

By Father Timothy P. Schehr Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Deuteronomy 4:1-8; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-23 Influenza, Ebola, Hepatitis — a list like this can get people looking for the nearest pharmacy.

By Sister Betty Jane Lillie, SC Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time: Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Psalm 34:2-3, 16-21; Ephesians 5:2a, 25-32; John 6:60-69 Our texts this week center on the theme of serving the Lord God in fidelity to their covenant relationship with Him.

August 23, 2012 Catholic News Service DENVER — Inside the old Spanish-style building in the middle of a posh downtown neighborhood, clusters of two to four young men and women unpacked their suitcases and exchanged spirited greetings.  

The red glow on Santa’s cheeks is still sunburn, but it’s not too soon to think about the Advent and Christmas season.

August 30, 2012 Catholic News Service ATLANTA — Because of a generous bequest from Joseph Mitchell, the late nephew of celebrated author Margaret Mitchell, the Atlanta Archdiocese now owns 50 percent of the literary rights to her Pulitzer prize-winning, best-selling novel, “Gone With the Wind.”  

August 17, 2012 Pope Benedict XVI has declared A Year of Faith as part of the New Evangelization to renew Catholics’ commitment to live as Jesus Christ calls.  

August 16, 2012 Catholic News Service DES MOINES, Iowa — For weeks farmers in southwest Iowa, such as Larry Rayhons of Lenox, have been checking the forecasts and clear skies for the hint at some relief in the form of rain during the worst drought since 1936.