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February 13, 2007

Bishop reiterates call for release of U.S.-held prisoner

SYDNEY, Australia – The head of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council has reiterated calls for the release of an Australian imprisoned at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Bishop Christopher Saunders of Broome, the justice council head, joined the increasing criticism of the Australian government’s efforts on behalf of David Hicks, a...
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February 13, 2007

Lenten radio retreats offered in English and Spanish

A series of Lenten radio retreats is being offered to radio stations by the U.S. Bishop’s Catholic Communication Campaign in association with Franciscan Radio. The programs will also be streamed on the Internet for online listening and available in downloadable formats for saving and sharing.
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February 13, 2007

Conference to explore the images of Christ

“Come, See, Investigate. Who Do You Say That I Am?” is the theme of the ninth annual Central Maryland Formation Day to be held March 10 at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg.
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February 12, 2007

Friars take second place in MIAA championships

It was clear early on that no one was going to catch the defending champions from McDonogh School, Owings Mills, but it was nip and tuck throughout the two-day Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association’s 2006-2007 Wrestling Tournament Feb. 9-10 to see who was going to place second.
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February 9, 2007

Australian priest seeks American ship’s crest

SYDNEY, Australia – An Australian parish priest has been looking for the crest of an American destroyer to display in a church honoring the friendship between Americans and Australians. Father Paul Hilder of Regina Coeli Memorial Church in the Sydney suburb of Beverly Hills would like to add the crest of the USS Patterson to...
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February 9, 2007

Little Sisters of the Poor awaiting $1.4 million from FEMA

MOBILE, Ala. – Almost 18 months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Little Sisters of the Poor still have not received a $1.4 million reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for first responders’ emergency use of Mary Joseph Residence for the Elderly in New Orleans after the hurricane.
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February 8, 2007

Pax Christi urges ‘complete reversal’ of U.S. Iraq policy

WASHINGTON – Pax Christi USA has been gathering signatures for an advertisement that will call for “a complete reversal of U.S. policy” in Iraq, including a withdrawal of U.S. troops. “The U.S. is not the honest broker who can craft peace among the Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. Our continued military presence is counterproductive,” says the...
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February 7, 2007

Sugar may be sweet, but it can sour your health

Sugar seems to be in everything from fruit to candy, but are some sugars good for you and others not? According to Barbara Bailey, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., a registered dietitian at the Good Health Center and Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, there are different kinds of sugars in the foods we eat. White table sugar...
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February 6, 2007

Caffeine addiction is real

Is there such a thing as a caffeine addiction? Yes, according to a growing number of governors and mayors around the country. And as with any addiction, there’s also withdrawal, according to the latest scientific research.
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February 6, 2007

Bead peddler spreads faith

During prayer, some use the rosary. Catholics can now support two causes while praying on two special rosaries produced by Sandy Paluzzi, a St. Michael the Archangel, Overlea, parishioner and owner of The Bead Peddler, an internet wholesale/retail bead supply company.
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February 5, 2007

Need for solid, Catholic social teaching

Most adult Catholics get no religious instruction outside the weekend homilies, a fact that underscores the importance of your article on the need for "solid preaching not fluff” (CR, Feb. 1). I would like to add to Archbishop Dolan's comments about the epidemic of "sanitized, feel-good, boutique, therapeutic spirituality that makes no demands, calls for...
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February 5, 2007

Lack of funds forces AIDS ministry network to close

CHICAGO – The National Catholic AIDS Network, which recently formed a partnership with Loyola University Chicago, has announced that it will close following its 20th annual AIDS ministry conference this summer. The decision comes at a time when more and more people in the United States are living with HIV or AIDS, as the numbers...
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