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Kids cooking
Teresa Kobs’ fourth and fifth grade class at St. John School in Russellville helped to prepare pies for the school’s Thanksgiving lunch. Parents and grandparents attended the annual event Nov. 23. (Parish News photo)
It’s a new year
Abbot Jerome Kodell, OSB, of Subiaco Abbey blesses the Advent wreath and lights a candle on the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 28 in the monastic refectory. Advent marks the beginning of the liturgical year and a time to prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ at Christmas. (News photo)
Centennials: Many groups founded in 1910
WASHINGTON — The year 1910 was quite the watershed year for U.S. Catholicism. Catholic Charities USA was founded a hundred years ago. So were the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, followed by the Maryknoll Sisters in 1912. The Crosiers, founded in Europe 700 years ago, decided to place their first outpost in the United States in 1910. (CNS)
Pope Benedict XVI comes into clearer focus in ’Light’ book
VATICAN CITY — In the middle of Pope Benedict XVI’s new book is a story about a hat, and it sheds light on the trials and tribulations of the modern papacy. (CNS)
Struggling to be inside the present moment
During the last years of his life, Thomas Merton lived in a hermitage in an attempt to find more solitude in his life. But solitude is a very elusive thing and he found that it was continually escaping him. (Seeds of Faith, column)
God’s love and salvation is still present for unbaptized children
Q. My wife and I are lifelong Catholics. One of our children joined and was married in another church. Their baby, now a year old, was never baptized. Her parents will ╥let her make her own decision.╙ A friend told me I can baptize the baby without the parents knowing by pouring water and saying the prayers. Would that be the right thing to do? Does a baptism have to be done by a priest, or can a layperson do it? What happens to her if she is not baptized? (Seeds of Faith, Question Corner)
Take time to learn about Mass changes
Advent is here, and it begins the last liturgical year with the current Mass responses. Catholics are already buzzing about the changes, sometimes not really knowing what the changes are or, if they do know the modifications, not understanding why they are being made. (Columns)
Don’t blame Facebook for cheating
Marital infidelity has been a problem in our society forever. Some people break their vows and seek affection outside of their marriage. (Editorial)
