There were gasps of delight in the pews when the Bishop Liam Cary was given his miter, a tall headpiece that symbolizes his office as spiritual leader of his diocese and member of the college of bishops. About 1,200 ...
One in five Grants Pass residents are living below the poverty line, reports the 2010 U.S. Census. Many of these folks come to the Grants Pass St. Vincent de Paul seeking assistance — perhaps they need something...
Archbishop John G. Vlazny will ordain 10 priests on Saturday, June 9, at St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass of ordination will begin at 11 a.m. This is the largest ordination class of Portland...
A crowd filled St. Mary’s Cathedral Saturday as five men –Ancieto III Villareal Guiriba, James Manuel Herrera, Peter Nhat Hoang, Charles Holden and John Marshall– were ordained transitional deacons by Archbishop John G. Vlazny.
WASHINGTON — Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, is discontinuing its student health insurance plan in the upcoming school year in opposition to the Obama administration's mandate requiring most religious employers, including colleges, to provide no-cost contraceptive and sterilization coverage in its health insurance plans.
A Portland vocations promotion group will host a western region convention Sept. 21-23 at the Washington Square Embassy Suites in Tigard. Theme of the Serra Club convention is "The Eucharist: Communion with Christ and with one another."
Seasoned pro-lifers like me foresee a grim future of mandated one-child families to lower carbon emissions and sustain the planet; mandated surgical abortions to reduce our oil dependence, or mandated day care centers where parents can’t visit their own children. Sunday, May 20, 2012
"Healing Your Church Hurt" by Stephen Mansfield tackles a subject that does not get much discussion -- the pain Christians inflict on one another in parish disputes. Anything from paving a driveway to liturgical practices to counting the Sunday offertory can become the grounds on which parishioners leave angrily, pastors are fired and churches disintegrate. Saturday, May 19, 2012
Given the graphically scatological and sexually degrading humor comedian Sacha Baron Cohen showcased in his two previous feature films — 2006's "Borat! Cultural Learning of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" and 2009's more manageably titled "Bruno" — it would seem a tad unrealistic to hope that his latest picture, "The Dictator" (Paramount), might avoid an unwholesome hat trick. Friday, May 18, 2012
Stephen Martin is an engaging writer and "The Messy Quest for Meaning" is an inviting book. In it, he tells the story of finding his vocation -- not the "single life-changing call" he sought for so long, but the messy embrace of several calls: "family man, Catholic, writer, professional and overall pilgrim." Thursday, May 17, 2012
The 50-day Easter season is quickly drawing to a close as we prepare to celebrate the solemnities of the Lord’s Ascension and Pentecost. Ascension is our annual reminder that the risen Jesus decided upon a new way to remain here on earth, namely, in the church, through those of us who are baptized believers. Pentecost celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit who accompanies all of us on our journey of faith and blesses us with the gifts we need to continue Christ’s work of proclaiming good news, calling people to conversion and building the kingdom of God here on earth. Pentecost also celebrates the universal call of Jesus, his invitation to people of every race, culture and creed to be his disciples. Pentecost invites us to see the big picture of our worldwide Catholic community, not the small one of our parishes or archdiocese which tends to dominate our thoughts, reflections and conversations about the church.
Sunday, May 20 The Ascension of the Lord When I left Chicago, a friend gave me a little stone intended for my pocket. “Part of me belongs to you,” it said. I have often thought about the truth in that statement. People pass in and out of our lives and we are often sad to see them leave. Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Q — What is “first Communion”? A — On the surface the question looks very simplistic. In fact it is very profound. Very simply, “first Communion” refers to the first formal occasion when a person receives the Eucharistic gifts, the bread and wine transformed into the body, blood, soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. Monday, May 14, 2012
As a special gift for their hard work and leadership over the past four years, high school seniors from Resurrection Parish’s Life Teen Ministry were treated to a beach retreat. Sunday, May 20, 2012
New York Times bestselling author Blaine Harden spoke to Jesuit High School students last month about his newest book, “Escape From Camp 14.” Saturday, May 19, 2012
