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Month: October 2017

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Is God punishing us, weather-wise?

October 15, 2017 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Leonard Pitts Jr., is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who usu­ally focuses on topics related to race and contemporary culture. He trends very much to the left, and I have to admit that, although I periodically […]

Nation & World

‘Miracle of the sun’ broke darkness of Portugal’s atheist regimes

October 13, 2017 Caroline

FATIMA, PORTUGAL—On “the day the sun danced,” thousands of people bore witness to a miracle that not only proved the validity of the Fatima Marian apparitions, but also shattered the prevalent belief at the time […]

Nation & World

Death penalty is ‘contrary to the Gospel,’ pope says

October 12, 2017 Caroline

VATICAN—The death penalty, no matter how it is carried out, “is, in itself, contrary to the Gospel,” Pope Francis said. Marking the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the Vatican Oct. […]

Nation & World

Catholic schools in Miami find room for Puerto Rican students

October 12, 2017 Caroline

MIAMI—Catholic schools in the Miami Archdiocese are accepting students and enrollment inquiries from Puerto Rican families displaced to Florida after the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria. An informal survey conducted in early October by the […]

Nation & World

Long-term recovery ahead for California communities hit hard by wildfires

October 12, 2017 Caroline

SANTA ROSA, Calif.—The Diocese of Santa Rosa “has been hit hard” and “is in an ongoing state of uncertainty” because of Northern California wildfires that began the night of Oct. 8, said Bishop Robert F. […]

Myrtle Beach Deanery

Parishioners from St. James and St. Michael help in Honduras

October 12, 2017 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

CONWAY—Since 2007, members of St. James Church have been taking mission trips to Honduras in Cen­tral America, where they help build churches, schools and orphanages in some of the country’s poorest regions. They completed another […]

Nation & World

The importance of the secrets of Fatima

October 11, 2017 Caroline

FATIMA, PORTUGAL—The following article is part two of a two-part series. Part one covered the historical context, contents of the apparitions, and Miracle of the Sun. The secrets of Fatima While Mary revealed what came to be […]

Columbia Deanery

Eagle Scout focuses on an important need of foster children

October 11, 2017 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

COLUMBIA—Hundreds of children go­ing into foster care will be able to do so with more dignity now, thanks to an innovative Eagle Scout project completed by Jonathan Hernandez. The youth is a ninth-grader at Car­dinal […]

Columbia Deanery

Scouting Camporee is a time to learn leadership through fun

October 10, 2017 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

SALUDA—The annual Catholic Scout­ing Camporee is where faith and fun come together. With spectacular fall weather at Camp Barstow as the backdrop, nearly 500 youth and adults from a wide range of Scouting organiza­tions spent […]

Nation & World

Understanding the miracle of Fatima

October 10, 2017 Caroline

FATIMA, PORTUGAL—It’s the most popular and well-known Marian apparition in the recent history of the Church. One hundred years ago, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in a field in Fatima, Portugal. […]

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