DUMFRIES, Va. (CNS) — For high school student Rebecca Pohlmeier, it all started with her love of St. Therese of Lisieux and drawing. Now Pohlmeier, a student at John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries, has a business, Glory Be Prints, which she named for an unselfish reason: to raise funds to attend
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (CNS) — For Thomas Rillo, it was the moment his wife could not remember how to use the computer. It was similar for Carolyn Gardner, whose husband became confused by tasks he could previously perform on autopilot. And for Dyan Huey, it was the time when her mother, looking at two of her
BATON ROUGE, La. (CNS) — An Election Day mistake opened the door wide for some real evangelization. It began as some voting locations Nov. 6 ran out of “I Voted” stickers, which are traditionally provided by the Louisiana Secretary of State’s office to people at the polls. The governmental faux pas created a deluge of
ROME (CNS) — Defending and protecting human life means rejecting abortion, caring for the sick, offering a decent welcome to immigrants, valuing the contributions of the elderly, encouraging families to have children and caring for the environment, the bishops of Italy said. “We are called to welcome life before and after its birth, in every
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (CNS) — Sometimes involvement in a ministry reveals an even deeper need beyond the one being met. So it was for Barbara Davis-Hinkle of St. Gabriel Parish in Connersville, who started a nursing home ministry several years ago at the parish. “We bring the Eucharist to the homebound and those in nursing homes
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just before Christmas the Vatican announced it had opened a new medical clinic for the homeless and the poor, expanding services previously offered in a small space just outside St. Peter’s Square. The Merciful Mother Clinic, which has three fully equipped examining rooms, an office and a waiting room, occupies space
Bishop Ryan to Newly Married Couples: “We love you. We support you. We pray for you and with you.” On December 29th, the weekend of the Feast of the Holy Family, five couples walked down the aisle of Mt. Carmel Cathedral towards the altar where God awaited them. In a simple yet beautiful wedding celebration
Christ is the fulfillment of God’s promises. His coming provided healing and rich feast for the people. He cured the sick, and fed the big crowd out of seven loaves of bread and some fish. In the Gospel of Matthew 15: 29-27, we see Jesus’ mercy and love in action on the mountainside of Galilee
The calendar year now launches with a World Day of Prayer for Peace. Cardinal Tagle, in his homily on New Year’s Eve, spoke about how to achieve peace. His proposed recipe: live a life of love and caring. In this way you will achieve justice AND peace. “We want peace? Let us learn to care
Recently the UN held a conference in Poland on the need to move away from fossil fuels and toward energy sources that are less damaging to the environment. At the same time scientists are talking about record high temperatures in the Arctic, which are devastating our polar ice caps and over the next few years
