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Anniversary
Justin and Helene Dillier celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary July 19 at St. Albert Parish in Heber Springs. They received a blessing from pastor Father Mathew Malapati. (Photo)
Sister Herbert came to America as a child
Sister Herbert Huber, OSB, a member of St. Scholastica Monastary in Fort Smith, died July 18. She was 91. (Obituaries)
Dangers to religious freedom on the rise around the world
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A bomb attack in July that targeted Israeli tourists in Bulgaria and killed six is part of a trend, according to the 2011 International Religious Freedom Report.
St. Maximillian Kolbe lived as witness to Catholic faith in the world
The men stood lined up before the kommandant. Three of their brethren had escaped the concentration camp, and these 10 men would pay the price: starvation in an underground bunker. (Understanding our Church, Seeds of Faith)
What are you the most grateful for? Why?
“I am most grateful for friends and family that I have to play video games with. Video games give me …” (Youthspeak, Seeds of Faith)
Majority of Catholics are concerned about religious liberty
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A majority of Catholics say they share the U.S. bishops’ concerns about the federal contraceptive mandate and other government restrictions on religious liberty, and the percentage of Catholics who say they are satisfied with the bishops’ leadership has increased sharply in the past 10 years.
Mom got her first pedicure: Learning the theology of thrift and abundance
In 1963 my mom was a second grader at St. Joe’s in West St. Paul, Minn., when Sister Marie Pauline asked her to stay after school. The petite, habited teacher held a lined sheet of paper bearing the mandated header JMJ in No. 2 pencil. It was Mom’s penmanship exercise. Then she turned the sheet over and pointed to the bottom third, which was blank. (Columns)
Olympians are champs outside their sport, too
Many of us have been glued to our television sets for the past two weeks to watch the Summer Olympics in London. Every four years we get a chance to watch and cheer on some of the best athletes in our country. (Editorial)
