Women urged to use gifts
and honor God in doing tasks
The Criterion
4/2/2008, by Mary Ann Wyand
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (The Criterion) - Every person is God’s work of art. Internationally known author and inspirational speaker Kathy Coffey of Denver discussed ways to live an artful and faithful life in her keynote address during the sixth annual Catholic Women’s Convocation on March 8 at St. ...
Conquered by St. Patrick’s Mountain: Irish peak proved more difficult than anticipated
The Christian Science Monitor
3/27/2008, by F. Anthony D'Alessandro
WESTPORT, County Mayo, Ireland (The Christian Science Monitor) - Running with the bulls triggered more terror, but climbing Ireland's Croagh Patrick proved tougher. While I carefully planned strategies for a year in advance to successfully run in Pamplona, Spain, my climb of Croagh Patrick (St. ...
Mourning is the balm of comfort
Catholic Explorer
3/21/2008, by Bishop J. Peter Sartain
JOLIET, Il (Catholic Explorer) - “Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). The loss of a loved one causes many emotions to well up within. Who does not feel the pain of separation, the longing to see the loved one again, the tug of memories that flood into our minds? ...
Easter Sunday: Scriptural Reflections from Lazarus Saturday to Easter Sunday
Unknown
3/15/2008, by Jeanne Conte (with poetry by Christina Georgina Rossetti)
(Catholic Online) – Holy Week is upon us, the time we reach the pinnacle of our Lenten experience and walk the road that brought Jesus back to Jerusalem, a road that led ultimately to his death on the cross. The reflections here begin on the day before Palm Sunday with the story of the raising of ...
Make time for God, rest, and each other
Catholic Explorer
3/12/2008, by Kim Lovejoy-Voss
WINFIELD, Ill. (Catholic Explorer) - John Blumberg spent many years as a certified public accountant at Arthur Anderson and then moved to the human resources department where his responsibilities included worldwide recruiting. However, in 1996 he walked away from the safety of his job to follow a ...
Iraq War vets get back on college track
The Christian Science Monitor
3/9/2008, by Stacy Teicher Khadaroo
HANOVER, N.H.(The Christian Science Monitor) -
Jason Hord ran his own construction business before his Army National Guard unit deployed to Iraq in 2006. Six months later – after surviving a nearby hit from a rocket-propelled grenade – he found himself adjusting to life with one eye, wondering ...
Grief-stricken and hurting find healing as small groups meet to pray and offer hope
Catholic Universe Bulletin
2/28/2008, by Nancy Erikson
WICKLIFFE, Ohio (Catholic Universe-Bulletin) - Mary Skufca has seen for herself how prayer can change lives.
For the last six years, Skufca, a member of St. Pius X Parish, Bedford, has led several small Christian communities as part of the Shepherd Groups Inner Healing Ministry. Started in 2002, ...
Men’s health: Taking care of body while young is a good long-term investment
The Catholic Review
2/15/2008, by Chaz Muth
BALTIMORE, Md.(The Catholic Review) - Jerry Smith of Hamilton pampers the pickup truck he purchased a short time ago with careful attention to maintenance and cleaning to ensure the vehicle lasts. It’s the same principle the 28-year-old St. Dominic, Hamilton, parishioner applies to his own body. ...
LENT: Ten ways to grow in holiness
The Catholic Observer
2/12/2008, by Amanda Hudson
Lenten customs are designed to help us enter into this holy season and grow in discipline and service. The word Lent means “springtime,” a time of new life. Here are ten common Lenten practices by which we can draw closer to God, experience interior conversion and renew our spiritual lives. Ashes — ...
Goodbye, fat: bariatric surgery works when ordinary diets don't seem to do the trick
The Catholic Review
2/11/2008, by Nancy Menefee Jackson
BALTIMORE (The Catholic Review) - Ann Veilleux isn’t worried about her size 16 clothing going out of style. That’s because soon, the 50-year-old nurse will be buying smaller sizes. As recently as July, Mrs. Veilleux was a size 28 and her 5-foot-1-inch frame carried a body mass index of 47. A BMI of ...
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