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Lifetime of service
Eight Benedictine sisters celebrated jubilees July 24 at St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith at a Mass celebrated by Bishop Anthony B. Taylor.
Americans will begin new Roman Missal with Advent 2011
WASHINGTON (CNS) -— Catholics in the United States will begin using the long-awaited English translation of the Roman Missal on the first Sunday of Advent in 2011, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago said Aug. 20.
Appearance is not everything
Focus on your image, because image is everything! Those words or at least words to that effect, were the caption of a famous ad several years ago. I remember being taken aback by its crass and shallow message, but not many people reacted, perhaps because the caption is so true to our time. (Father Ron Rolheiser, Seeds of Faith)
How does the Eucharist make you feel?
Responses are from parish religious education students at St. Joseph Church in Conway. Their director of religious education is Jean Leffler. (Youthspeak, Seeds of Faith)
Lessons come where you least expect them
“You’ve got to reject passivity and expect the greater reward,” Jim said with a conviction one rarely finds in men today. Jim was talking to me about a Christian program he was directing, which was helping men get their lives back together. I listened with admiration as he was telling me about it. I remember thinking, “Jim is exactly the kind of man the Church needs!” (Columns)
Obama wants to keep his faith private
President Barack Obama’s religion has been a source of curiosity since he was running for election back in 2008. (Editorial)
