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Cardinal seeks common ground on immigration
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The heated national debate over Arizona’s tough new immigration law has drawn much-needed attention to calls for immigration reform, but it also has obscured the fact that there is “actual common ground” among Americans on “key elements” of reform, according to Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles.
Jubilee
Five Benedictine sisters at Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro celebrated their diamond jubilees July 11.
Diocese of Little Rock Events 2010-2011
This pull-out two-sided poster is a handy and convenient way for Catholics in Arkansas to plan or attend events all over the state.
Two bishops pray for end to border violence
EL PASO, Texas (CNS) -— Bishop Armando X. Ochoa of El Paso and Bishop Ricardo Ramirez of Las Cruces, New Mexico, celebrated Mass July 14 near the foot of a bridge that crosses the Rio Grande to pray for an end to violence on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Love your spouse as Jesus Christ loves his bride, the Church
Your daily life, from the moment you wake up to the time you fall asleep, is a string of choices and decisions you make either consciously or out of habit. (Marriage Matters, Seeds of Faith)
Catholic Charities president lobbies for federal Gulf relief
WASHINGTON (CNS) -— Catholic Charities, one of the major organizations providing relief to Gulf Coast residents impacted by the BP oil spill, reports that its agencies in the region have provided services to more than 20,000 individuals and more than 7,000 families since the spill.
Wisdom found in corrections office visit
One day this past spring, I drove someone I know to the corrections office downtown. This person had been picked up weeks before for driving while under the influence of alcohol and had subsequently lost driving privileges. The next step was reporting to the corrections office to get a kit and directions for spending a few days in at-home confinement. That included a breathalyzer and an ankle monitor. (Columns)
Vacation vital for ‘renewed vigor’ in life
We can count ourselves blessed if we have the time and money to be able to take a vacation. We, of course, know that many of our neighbors aren’t so fortunate. They have to forgo these types of luxuries in order to pay their bills. (Editorial)
