Classmates' prayers help 7-year-old recover from rare heart disease
Catholic News Service
4/3/2006, by Lehia Apana
HONOLULU, Hawaii -- In many ways, Meaghan Ababa is a typical 7-year-old girl. She loves playing with her Bratz dolls, going to the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant and attending catechism classes on Sunday. But after an astonishing total recovery from a rare and sudden illness that nearly killed her, ...
It is never too late… to begin Lenten practices
The Dialog
4/3/2006, by Jane Harriman
WILMINGTON, Del. (The Dialog)– During the 40 days before Easter, Catholics are called to prepare for the resurrection by drawing closer to God or by renewing their relationship with him. Most parishes offer an additional daily Mass, penance services, holy hours of adoration, special lectures, or ...
Habitat for Humanity houses ready for hurricane-displaced families
Catholic News Service
3/31/2006, by Janet Marcel
SCHRIEVER, La. – Sounds of hammers pounding and saws buzzing have filled the air in the small Bayou Blue community, where the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate has been constructing 50 houses for the displaced families of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity, one of ...
'God's given me a second chance,' paralympian says
The Colorado Catholic Herald
3/16/2006, by Jim Myers
COLORADO SPRINGS (Colorado Catholic Herald) – Chris Manns was not even a teenager when he lost the use of both his legs in a train accident. The Buffalo, N.Y., youngster was jumping train cars and fell. The accident didn’t kill him, but it resulted in a bilateral amputation. That’s when an ...
'Making music has healed me'
Catholic Digest
2/18/2006, by Beth Nielsen Chapman
(Catholic Digest) -- After writing hits for Lorrie Morgan, Waylon Jennings, and Trisha Yearwood, Beth Nielsen Chapman goes back to her Catholic roots in this article, which originally appeared in the September 2005 issue of Catholic Digest.
Chapman had a song heard around the world when Elton ...
Veteran American tennis star shares his witness of God
UCANews
2/10/2006
HONG KONG (UCAN) – Michael Chang Te-pei 's mind was filled with questions for God when he won the French Open in June of 1989. At that time, the Chinese-American tennis star was an unseeded 17-year-old player who had just become the youngest man ever to win a Grand Slam singles title. Almost 17 ...
Nun's rare illness spurs new approach to life
Catholic News Service
3/29/2006, by Mike Lang
WILMINGTON, Del. -- Most people would not see a chronic, progressive, debilitating disease as a blessing, or call themselves "one of the lucky ones." Mercy Sister Peggy Mahoney must not be most people. Sister Mahoney, director of planned giving for the Wilmington Diocese, was diagnosed in 2003 with ...
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