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Holy Father returns to Rome
"Encourages all
faithful to continue to bear witness
to Christ our Hope"
Aquinas College Celebrates
Baccalaureate at Cathedral
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Bishop Walter A. Hurley presided at the Mass
celebrating Aquinas
College’s Baccalaureate
at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew.
Graduates, parents and faculty
filled the Cathedral for the Saturday,
May 3 occasion. |
What have you done for your
marriage?
Helpful resources
to live ‘happily ever after’
The United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops offers
some helpful resources on the
For
Your Marriage website.
Marriage
Tip of the Day, May 9
"Couples with two jobs, two cars and two kids say they're often too tired, too stressed and too bored when they do manage to find one-on-one time" (Dr. John Friel). Do you have the courage to simplify your life?
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10 Diocesan Schools
Receive Kremer Grants
The
George and Mary Kremer Foundation
announced that 10 schools in the Diocese
of Grand Rapids have each been chosen to
receive a tuition grant in the amount of
$9,500 for 2008-2009. The diocesan schools
are Holy Name of Jesus (Wyoming), Ludington
Area Catholic, Muskegon Catholic Central
Elementary, Sacred Heart of Jesus (Grand
Rapids), St. Andrew, St. Charles (Greenville),
St. Joseph (Pewamo), St. Joseph (Wright),
St. Mary (Big Rapids), St. Stephen (East
Grand Rapids). The Foundation will award
grants to diocesan schools nationwide totaling
$950,000.
World Youth Day 2008
Sidney, Ohio and Sydney,
Australia
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Registration
for the World Youth Day 2008 (WYD) celebration
being held in Sidney, Ohio July 19-20
is now open to young people in the Dioceses
of Michigan and Ohio. Space is limited.
For additional information, contact
your parish, or call Kim Lothschutz
at (616) 677-1982 or Mark Mann at (616)
243-0491 ext. 1539. |
Over 60 young adults
from the Diocese of Grand Rapids will join Pope
Benedict XVI and young people from every continent
to attend the international gathering of WYD in
Sydney, Australia. More information is available
at www.wyd2008.org
Michigan bishops launch stem cell
education program
Bishop Walter A.
Hurley along with the bishops of all 7 Michigan
dioceses, through the Michigan Catholic Conference,
have launched an extensive internal educational
program to communicate the church’s teaching
on stem cell research within the context of the
sanctity of human life. The program is entitled
The
Science of Stem Cells: Finding Cures and Protecting
life. Every registered Catholic
household in the state, over 500,000, will receive
a letter signed jointly by the diocesan bishops,
along with a 12 minute DVD and a brochure which
explain the different forms of stem cell research
and the church's support for using adult stem
cells.
Bishops'
letter | Video
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Time - USA
World
& National
Catholic News
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Doctor calls spirituality key to dying
patient's quality of life
Catholic
News Service
SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) -- Medicine
shrinks from caring for the spiritual needs of dying patients,
even though spirituality is what most people yearn for most
at the end of life, Franciscan Brother Daniel Sulmasy, a
physician and philosopher, told an audience at the University
of San Francisco April 28. More
Elite Guards
New Swiss Guards stand at attention during their swearing-in
ceremony at the Vatican May 6. Pope Benedict XVI met May
5 with 33 young Swiss Catholic men who had joined the 110-man
corps over the past 12 months. (CNS/Reuters)
Priest calls for new strategies to
keep young adults in church
Catholic
News Service
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- Every
diocese needs a comprehensive pastoral plan specifically
aimed at young adults to reverse the hemorrhage of Catholics
in their 20s and early 30s leaving the Catholic Church,
a national pioneer in young adult ministry said. More
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