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First Things founder Father Richard John Neuhaus dies
WASHINGTON (CNS) -— Father Richard John Neuhaus, a former Lutheran minister who became a Catholic priest and a staunch defender of Church teaching on abortion and other life issues, died Jan. 8. He was 72.
Missionaries of Charity stay in Gaza with women, children
JERUSALEM (CNS) -— Despite the bombings and Israeli ground-force incursion into the Gaza Strip, the six Missionaries of Charity working in Gaza City say life has some normalcy and they plan to remain.
Faith and science: Vatican takes part in Galileo’s jubilee
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -— As more than 130 countries celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, the Vatican also turned its gaze toward the heavens.
Obituaries
John Marion Belinski, 84, a member of St. Peter the Fisherman Church in Mountain Home, died Nov. 22.
Bell ringers
Members of St. Joseph Church in Pine Bluff volunteered to ring bells for the Salvation Army on Nov. 21. Those who volunteered included …
Samuel was the ultimate ‘yes man’ when God called him in the night
I haven’t seen the current movie, “Yes Man,” but I know from the ads what the story line is: A man with a fundamental attitude of reticence turns down every offer or invitation he ever gets. (Word to Life, Seeds of Faith)
‘Doubt’ superbly adapted from stage hit
NEW YORK (CNS) -— The New York and London Pulitzer Prize-winning stage hit “Doubt” (Miramax) makes an equally engrossing movie experience, and one that —- despite the reminder of a dark chapter in the Church’s recent history -— should resonate with Catholic viewers.
Catholic schools: Places ‘to encounter the living God’
The last week of January each year is celebrated as Catholic Schools Week. Since this event last year the schools of the United States have marked the significant event of receiving Pope Benedict XVI. During his U.S. visit last April he addressed representatives of every level of Catholic education. (Columns)