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January 19, 2012

Court parallels horrific

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is to be honored by the St. Thomas More Society of Maryland Oct. 21 in Annapolis. The following is adapted from the homily given by Monsignor James P. Farmer, pastor of St. John Westminster and St. Ursula Parkville, at the group’s 2008 Red Mass.
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January 19, 2012

Pope urges Christian drivers to examine consciences

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI, lamenting the high number of traffic accidents over the summer holiday period, called on Christians to make “a personal examination of conscience” about the way they drive.
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January 19, 2012

St. William of Eskilsoe

St. William of Eskilsoe was born in Paris in 1125. He became a priest and was known for leading an austere and holy life. St. William helped reform the liturgical devotion of Danish monasteries. He decided to stay at Eskilsoe and became its abbot. He founded the abbey of St. Thomas in Aebelholt, Zeeland, Denmark....
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January 19, 2012

Two bishops at synod question effectiveness of dialogue with Muslims

VATICAN CITY – Two Syrian Catholic bishops living in Lebanon told the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East that the blossoming number of Catholic-Muslim dialogue projects has not and may never lead to real understanding.
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January 19, 2012

Pasadena family pulled through tragedy by school

Bob Majchrzak walked through the front door of his Pasadena home reeling from tragic loss.
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January 19, 2012

St. Andrew Fournet

St. Andrew Fournet was born in France in 1752. His mother was very strong in her faith and urged her son to become a priest. St. Andrew resisted and began to lead a wild life. His mother eventually convinced him to stay with his uncle who was a priest. It was at this time that...
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January 19, 2012

Father John’s finest sermon

In the twinkling of an eye, everything changes.
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January 19, 2012

Operation TEACH grooms classroom leaders

After graduation from Sarah Lawrence College, Justine Davies spent a year working in a Lasallian after-school program in Oakland, Calif., and living in a faith-based community. “That was very important to me, being in an atmosphere where we can feel comfortable praying together and sharing the faith,” Ms. Davies said. “Toward the end of the...
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January 19, 2012

St. Anthony Gianelli

St. Anthony Gianelli was born into a poor but religious family in Cerreto, Italy, in April 1789. He was ordained in May 1812 with a special dispensation because of his young age, and he became a parish priest. In 1827 he founded the Missionaries of St. Alphonsus, but the group only existed until 1848. He...
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January 19, 2012

Father Breighner readers deliver good news

In today’s economic environment we all find ourselves faced not only with financial challenges, but faith challenges. Father Joseph Breighner’s column (CR, Sept. 16), “Assist Little Sisters; Challenge Father Joe,” asked readers to challenge his faith and fulfill his dream of being a philanthropist. We are happy to report that he is succeeding in his...
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January 19, 2012

Bishops vote to revise U.S. catechism on Jewish covenant with God

WASHINGTON – The U.S. bishops have voted to ask the Vatican to approve a small change in the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults to clarify church teaching on God’s covenant with the Jewish people.
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January 19, 2012

Blessed Junipero Serra

Blessed Junipero Serra was born in 1713 in Spanish Majorca. He joined the Franciscans when he was 17 and was ordained in 1737. He became a missionary in western North America in 1749. He took over missions in Mexican provinces in 1768. Blessed Junipero Serra is credited with spreading the faith on the West Coast...
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