At first, it seemed like the perfect day for a golf outing. The skies were blue, the sun was shining, and the weather was just right, but Mother Nature was about to serve up a surprise.
Month: July 2022
Pope Joins Indigenous Pilgrims at Lake Known for its Healing Waters
Pope Francis joined Indigenous pilgrims at a lake known for miraculous healings and encouraged them to lay their burdens on the shore.
Growing Need for Hispanic Priests Spurs New Spanish-Speaking Serra Club
The Serra Club, named after the evangelizer St. Junipero Serra, is an international Catholic association of lay men and women of all ages and walks of life committed to promoting vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
‘I Am Sorry’: Canadian Indigenous React to Papal Apology
The words “I am sorry” are powerful. For Tammy Ward of the Samson First Nation, those words from Pope Francis brought tears as she listened on the Muskwa, or Bear Park, Powwow Grounds.
Bishops Must Be Good Listeners, Says Nun at Vatican Who Helps Select Them
While the perfect bishop does not exist, he does have to be a person who knows how to get others involved in the life of the church and to listen to everyone, including those with whom he may disagree, said a new member of the Dicastery for Bishops.
Canadian Indigenous Grateful for Papal Apology, But They Want More
Survivors of Canada’s residential school system who were present for Pope Francis’ apology Monday described the moment as historic and “bittersweet,” but said the highly anticipated mea culpa will only be meaningful if it’s followed by concrete action.
Former Cathedral Club Board Member, Conservative Leader, Mike Long, Dies at 82
Longtime state Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long — a powerful force in New York politics — died Sunday morning after a long illness. He was 82.
Indigenous and Catholic: One Can Proudly Be Both, Pope Francis Says
While presented as missionary work, the operation of residential schools by Catholics in Canada was actually an attempt to impose European culture on Canada’s Indigenous people, Pope Francis said.
Holy Father to Indigenous in Canada: ‘I Beg Forgiveness’
The first step of Pope Francis’ “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada involved him returning two pairs of children’s moccasins.
Kentucky Ministry for Families Views Itself as Support Movement
One thing that foster parents desire more than anything else is support, said the founder and president of Borrowed Hearts Owensboro in western Kentucky.