Staff Report

The July edition of The Catholic Telegraph will be mailed out soon and several major stories are included.

J. Thomas Wray, a married father of two and former Episcopal priest, has been accepted as a candidate for ordination to the Catholic priesthood. This is possible through the Pastoral Provision, approved by Pope St. John Paul II. The full story and a sidebar explaining the process are included in the July edition.

Also this July features a six-page special section on church musicians and their important ministry. The section includes a story on challenges facing pastoral musicians and a glance at several musicians in the archdiocese who have a family tradition of music ministry.

Sister of Mercy Helen Lucille Habig was honored with an award from Pope Francis, videos are being used to promote vocations, a local man has been ordained as a Jesuit and the Body & Soul feature takes a look at festival foods.

The July edition further features commentaries from Jeanne Hunt and Michael Daley as well as guest columnists Greg Hartman and Dave Scharfenberger.

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