This 14-foot stainless steel sculpture of Mary, Mother of the Church, adorns the national shrine of the same name in Laurie, Mo. Sculptor Don Wiegand, who created the sculpture, described the subject of his work as “an ageless lady, depicting love, balance and grace.”
Jesuit Father Michael Morrison, the longest serving president of Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., and a major force in its growth, died May 24 in hospice at St. Camillus in Wauwatosa, a retirement and health care community. He was 81.
Tablet All-Scholastic 2018 – Victoria Eng
Sister M. Irene Fugazy (Mildred), S.C., a member of the Sisters of Charity of New York, for 82 years, died May 18. She was 99.
Sister Mary Bertram, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 72 years, died May 18. She was 93.
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., graduates were asked May 21 to take stock of where they are going and what they will do with their talents.
Tablet All Scholastic 2018 – Andrew Soltesz
Revised guidelines governing Catholic and non-Catholic health care partnerships will be on the agenda of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ spring general assembly June 13-14 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Today, we remember the grace of God made flesh – Jesus the Christ – given as gift and food for the journey. The Church remembers with praise, procession and gratitude. However, do we really “get it”? Do we fully realize the impact and response that this bread and wine, this Body and Blood covenant, should have in and on our lives?
An Irish bishop said he hopes Pope Francis’ August visit can help bring healing after a divisive referendum that will pave the way for abortion on demand up to 12 weeks’ gestation.
