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Month: August 2016

Nation & World

These two game-changing Olympians are serious Catholics

August 10, 2016 Caroline

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil—Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky are two of the names to know in this year’s summer Olympic games in Rio. Biles, a record-shattering gymnast with a sparkling smile and bubbly energy that […]

Featured

“Get involved” police chief says at racial healing workshop

August 10, 2016 Terry Cregar | The Catholic Miscellany

GREENVILLE—Tony Taylor believes God played a huge role in his decision to come out of retirement three years ago and become the first African American ever to serve as a city police chief in Anderson […]

Nation & World

5,600-plus sisters call for civility by candidates in presidential race

August 10, 2016 Caroline

SILVER SPRING, Md.—More than 5,600 U.S. religious sisters have signed a letter asking for civil discourse in the presidential campaign. The letter was to be sent Aug. 8 to the candidates of the Democratic, Republican, […]

Columnists

Mercy is a fountain to extinguish the blaze of sin

August 10, 2016 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Editor’s note: This is the second column in a series on Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love). Read the first column, Teaching young people how to navigate love and terror, […]

Nation & World

Cleveland Diocese begins education efforts on ‘Faithful Citizenship’

August 9, 2016 Caroline

CLEVELAND—While Republicans gath­ered in Cleveland to confirm their nominee and settle on a platform, the Diocese of Cleveland, too, began preparing for the upcoming national elec­tion. As director of the diocesan Social Action Office, Sister […]

Nation & World

Patience hailed as a virtue at eucharistic congress’ closing Mass

August 9, 2016 Caroline

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Practicing patience can be a great virtue, said Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry of Chicago in his homily at the Aug. 7 closing Mass of the African National Eucharistic Congress. “What greater school for […]

Beaufort Deanery

St. Gregory volunteers help families escape homelessness

August 9, 2016 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

BLUFFTON—Hot, home-cooked meals, friendly conversation and a safe place for kids to do homework might seem like simple things, but they can mean the world to a homeless family. Members of St. Gregory the Great […]

Nation & World

Mercy, poor at center of Blessed Teresa’s canonization events

August 5, 2016 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—The poor, the suffering and those who minister to them will be at the center of celebrations leading up to the canonization of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata at the Vatican. The main event — […]

Nation & World

Training prepares dioceses for helping after traumatic events

August 4, 2016 Caroline

WASHINGTON—To help before tragedy occurs, a Washington-based priest and psychologist is conducting a free webinar at the end of August to prepare priests, religious and other church members to deal with the trauma that follows […]

Charleston Deanery

Seeking God’s will: Incorporating your faith into your estate planning

August 4, 2016 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

CHARLESTON—Catherine Feuerschwenger and her late husband George kept their faith in mind when planning their estate. Mrs. Feuerschwenger, a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church in Seneca, said they used a financial planning tool […]

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