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The Catholic Telegraph
After papal request, Cuba makes Good Friday 2012 a national holiday
April 2, 2012 By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Vatican spokesman praised Cuba’s decision to accept Pope Benedict XVI’s request to make Good Friday a national holiday this year.
Property purchase paves way for church relocation
April 2, 2012 FRANKLIN —St. Mary Catholic Church in Franklin recently finalized the purchase of 17 acres of land on Yankee Road at Springs Blvd. in Springboro.
Include Me ministry helps families worship together
April 1, 2012 By Patricia McGeever LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — When Gail and Jon Batross and their three sons attend the noon Mass at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, they don’t sit in the sanctuary.
Evangelization faces challenge from Cubans who syncretize religion
March 30, 2012 By Wallice J. de la Vega, Catholic News Service SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (CNS) – In this Caribbean nation of 11.3 million, one of the greatest challenges to Catholic evangelization comes from Cubans who practice traditional African religions.
Sunday Scripture: The crucified Messiah
March 30, 2012 By Terrance Callan Passion Sunday: Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 As we begin Holy Week, we focus our attention more and more on the passion and death of Jesus.
Quack !
March 30, 2012 By Jeanne Hunt Quack! Quack! Quack! As I was rushing to work one Monday morning, life was brought to a sudden halt by traffic: car after car waiting to move; the freeway was frozen. It was a standstill, and there seemed no hope of movement.
But you, follow me!
March 30, 2012 By Father Kyle Schnippel In my life as a priest, I often joke that it has been my plight to work with young people, but their energy and zeal is certainly something that keeps us ‘older’ folks moving! In my work with young people, especially, I have …
What keeps me Catholic? The question of suffering
March 30, 2012 By Michael Daley On a recent Friday afternoon, with my wife out of town and weather reports of severe storms — even possible tornadoes — to come, I hurried home from work. Having just arrived home from school, my kids were hunkered down in the basement with …
God is not dead
March 30, 2012 By Father Earl Fernandes Friedrich Nietzsche claimed that “God is dead.” The notion that God is dead, or even the mere loss of a sense of God, has a profound impact on values in the world.
Catholic Family Fuel: Engaging children in the Catholic Mass
March 30, 2012 By Kenneth Gleason Getting children to pay attention at Mass is not easy these days. The Catholic Mass is primarily an adult experience, which does not easily engage the average 21st century child or adolescent.