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January 19, 2012

Church aid workers try to reach Pakistanis homeless, hungry from floods

BANGALORE, India – Church aid workers in Pakistan were trying to reach hundreds of thousands of people displaced and rendered homeless by the rain and floods that had claimed more than 1,200 lives in Pakistan’s mountainous northwestern region.
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January 19, 2012

Abortion is not the only issue

I wish to respectfully disagree with James Dickinson’s letter (CR, Jan. 4), in which he states that the right to life should take issue before all others – meaning the end of legal abortion. I agree with him that Democrats should change the pro-abortion platform. In the same breath, if the Republicans think that prolife...
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January 19, 2012

Take charge of your attitude

In the midst of the intense heat in mid-July I heard a line that reflected both good advice for coping with the heat, as well as good advice for coping with life. Allow me to give some background.
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January 19, 2012

Church struggles to judge communist collaborators

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The resignation of a Polish archbishop over spying revelations has highlighted a tension between judgment and forgiveness in the church, one that has taken on new meaning in post-communist Europe. In the broadest sense, it’s a tension found in the teaching of Christ, who preached forgiveness but told his followers to...
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January 19, 2012

Church’s work on disabilities helped bring about law marking 20th year

WASHINGTON – When the Americans with Disabilities Act was being debated in the U.S. Senate 20 years ago, excerpts from the pastoral statement on people with disabilities issued by the U.S. bishops 12 years earlier were read on the Senate floor in support of its passage.
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January 19, 2012

New year, new Congress, but a familiar agenda awaits

WASHINGTON (CNS) – It’s apt that the start of the new congressional term coincides with the time of year when people are optimistically making New Year’s resolutions. Lose weight, get to the gym more often, pass comprehensive immigration reform, raise the minimum wage, make sure the farm bill reauthorization helps protect family farmers ... you...
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January 19, 2012

Catholic Charities president urges federal measures to help Gulf relief

WASHINGTON – Catholic Charities, one of the major organizations providing relief to Gulf Coast residents impacted by the BP oil spill, reports that its agencies in the region have provided services to more than 20,000 individuals and more than 7,000 families since the spill.
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop resignation prompts embarrassment

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The resignation of Polish Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus of Warsaw has prompted embarrassment and disappointment in the Vatican, along with a sense of relief that Pope Benedict XVI did not allow the awkward drama to continue a single day longer. In an official statement, the Vatican praised the “humility” of Archbishop Wielgus,...
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January 19, 2012

Cardinal praises HHS for reiterating abortion exclusion in health plans

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities praised the Department of Health and Human Services July 15 for reaffirming that no federal funds will be provided to cover elective abortions under state-run health insurance plans.
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January 19, 2012

Fire causes serious damage to Grantsville church

St. Ann, Grantsville, pastor Father James Hannon, associate pastor Father Ty Hullinger, and parishioners Camilla and David Rawe stood for some time in shock Dec. 23 as they watched dozens of firefighters battle an early-morning fire at the nearly 30-year-old Garrett County church. No one was injured in the blaze, which caused thousands of dollars...
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January 19, 2012

Catholic Review names ‘Biggest Loser’

For years, no meal was complete for Tim Zerhusen without downing a liter or more of Coca Cola.
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January 19, 2012

Part-time Christmas tree business becomes tradition

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (CNS) -- The question made Duane Olberding laugh: Are you as jolly as Old St. Nick? "I don't know about being as jolly as Old St. Nick, but I do enjoy helping people get a nice Christmas tree," said Olberding, a member of St. Joseph Parish in Leavenworth. Olberding, who recently retired as...
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