A light in Africa – Catholic siblings keep faith in fighting health crisis
The Criterion
9/27/2006, by John Shaughnessy
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (The Criterion) – The frustrations and the doubts sometimes gnaw at Dr. Ellen Einterz and Dr. Bob Einterz – trying to tempt the sister and brother from giving up their goals of changing minds, changing lives and even changing the world. “Listen to us,” the doubts try to tell the ...
Webmaster to turn off computer, embrace God’s silence as hermit
Canadian Catholic News
9/21/2006, by Laureen McMahon
VANCOUVER, Canada (CCN/The B.C. Catholic) – Most people at one time or another fantasize about saying goodbye to family and friends and leaving behind the demands of daily life to focus on connecting to the spiritual. While few accomplish such a journey, in October, Paul Marquis, webmaster for the ...
Not blind to need – Catholic parish extends gift of sight to Jamaicans
Catholic Online
9/19/2006, by Mary Carty
NAPLES, Fla. (Catholic Online) – Over a nine-year period, Sally and Richard VanBuskirk and other volunteers for the Jamaica Outreach Program have provided more than 4,000 eye exams, more than 3,000 pairs of prescription eyeglasses and magnifying reading glasses, treatment for glaucoma, and ...
Let Healing Light shine after 9/11
Glitterati Incorporated
9/8/2006, by Mary Carty
(Catholic Online)- "Awaken new ideas for peace in all lands, as I reach across the ocean to sundrenched sands. Bringing all creeds together with boundless latitude,” are words from the book Healing Light: Thirty Messages of Love, Hope, and Courage, written by poet Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave ...
Musician’s notes echo homeland traditions
Catholic Explorer
9/1/2006, by Jacqueline Pinn
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (Catholic Explorer) — Dressed in a heavy robe of gold and navy blue, the musician tried to keep her balance as she slowly sank onto a matching golden floor mat emblazoned with Korean symbols meant to bring the player good luck and prosperity. Once her skirt was artfully arranged, ...
Volunteer-grad to return to help rebuild New Orleans
Catholic Online
8/28/2006, by Mary Carty
(Catholic Online) From the moment he set eyes on the workers repairing the roof at the New Orleans Superdome in January, Patrick Semansky was touched by the immense damage that had been caused by Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed.
Now, at the one year anniversary of Katrina, ...
Stained-glass artist helps faithful see the power, dimensions of faith
The Vermont Catholic Tribune
8/18/2006, by Cori Fugere Urban
READSBORO, Vt. (The Vermont Catholic Tribune) – It’s not always easy for artist Debora Coombs to step back and look at her work, especially if she is working on a 25-foot-high drawing that she is going to translate into a stained glass cathedral window. So she works in sections, and sometimes she ...
Stained-glass windows help artists, viewers connect with faith
The Vermont Catholic Tribune
8/18/2006, by Cori Fugere Urban
READSBORO, Vt. (CNS) – It's not always easy for artist Debora Coombs to step back and look at her work, especially if she is working on a 25-foot-high drawing that she is going to translate into a stained-glass cathedral window. So she works in sections, and sometimes she gets a look at the big ...
Summer program helps U.S. youths experience mission work at home
Catholic News Service
8/3/2006, by Doug Weller
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (CNS) – Gale Hammerschmidt is proud of the work his summer helpers are doing. But he hopes they keep working when they return to their home parishes. Hammerschmidt, a seminarian in the Salina Diocese, is leading this year's new summer mission program, "Prayer and Action: Mission ...
Young people called to prepare for ’08 World Youth Day ‘down under’
Catholic News Service
8/1/2006, by Nancy Frazier O'Brien
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The first international World Youth Day to be held in Australia will provide an opportunity for young people to learn about and strengthen their faith and to spread that faith to those "down under" who do not put a high priority on spiritual concerns. That was the message ...
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