Preparing to serve – Altar boys pre-seminary prep for St. Peter's
Catholic News Service
8/15/2006, by Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY - Silently processing out of the sacristy of St. Peter's Basilica at 7 a.m. each day, the altar servers look like angels, but the women who cook and clean for them say they are normal boys. Well, maybe not totally normal. After all, these 11- to 18-year-olds live at the Vatican during ...
Family focus: Peace, reconciliation and non-violence
Peggy Weber
8/9/2006, by Peggy Weber
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. – In her book, Weaving a Family author Peggy Weber focuses on the challengeof learning strategies to keep peace in a family. KEEPING PEACE: HOLDING THREADS TOGETHER
Think about your wedding. You remember floral bouquets, cake and kisses. Think back to the birth of your ...
Program fosters entrepreneurship among high-school students
Catholic News Service
8/4/2006, by Ben Gruver
WASHINGTON (CNS) – This summer, a group of high school students got a the chance to make their business ideas a reality at an entrepreneurship program at Jesuit-run St. Louis University. The 2006 Summer Academy program, hosted by the Smurfit-Stone Center for Entrepreneurship at the university's ...
Jason Project excites students about discovery, science
Catholic News Service
8/4/2006, by Erin Maguire
WASHINGTON (CNS) – "He's got your question! He's going to answer your question!" said a sixth-grade student excited that NASA researcher Jack Farmer was answering another student's question during an online discussion. "What they're inquiring about, they're learning about," said Allison Carney, the ...
Program stimulates Catholic young people's imaginations
Catholic News Service
8/1/2006, by Debbie Bosak
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (CNS) – At a time when schools are balancing academic standards with tighter budgets, worrying about fine arts is usually low on the priority list. For the children of St. Patrick Parish in East Chicago, one program offers them an opportunity to step into a different experience ...
Conferences aim to rejuvenate faith of Catholic teens
Catholic News Service
7/31/2006, by John Gleason and Alexis Walkenstein
DENVER, Colo. – The heart of the annual Steubenville of the Rockies Conference in Denver was evangelization, and the basic Gospel message – God created us, our lives have meaning and Christ loved us so much he died for us – was everywhere, according to a Denver archdiocesan youth ministry official. ...
Teens take look at D.C. politics
Catholic News Service
8/28/2006, by Ben Gruver
ARLINGTON, Va. - Shaking President John F. Kennedy's hand in 1962 was one of former President Bill Clinton's most memorable experiences from his youth. After that moment, he knew he wanted to become president of the United States and make a difference in the lives of Americans. This may be true ...
Organizations help seniors avoid scams
Catholic Explorer
7/28/2006, by Jacqueline Pinn
WHEATON, Ill. (Catholic Explorer) — Two gentlemen—dressed in work clothes but with pleasant demeanors—rang the doorbell, suggesting that the elderly resident needed to have repairs done on her roof. Because she lived alone and had no family to counsel with, the senior accepted the offer. The men ...
Elder abuse includes: financial exploitation, neglect, and physical abuse
Catholic Explorer
7/28/2006, by Kathrynne Skonicki
KANKAKEE, Ill. (Catholic Explorer) —The years of one’s life after reaching 60 are often referred to as the “golden years.” Unfortunately, for some seniors, those years are anything but golden as a result of elder abuse. While it may take on many forms, the U.S. Administration on Aging defines it ...
Family leads a 'Hello West' journey to raise awareness of adoption programs
The Catholic Spirit
7/24/2006, by Chris Williams
VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. (The Catholic Spirit) – Jeanne and Neal Binsfeld, parents of eight children — five of them adopted — are preparing for a month-long journey to talk about the importance of adoption, especially of older children.
The Binsfelds, residents of Vadnais Heights and members of ...
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