Catholic Church needs to focus on word of God As a former Catholic, I find the statement by Sr. Regina Murphy: "We're becoming more secular, less religious. It's a societal thing," confirmation that the Catholic Church is distant from Christ's teachings. I left the Church after growing up attending Catholic grade school, actively participating in my college's Newman parish and returning to my parish in Western New York as lector. I attended Mass weekly, and for years I attended daily Mass trying to fill a void in my life.
A retired Catholic deacon, John Wargin, died Sunday afternoon and Milwaukee Auxiliary Bishop Richard J. Sklba was injured when the car they were driving to a confirmation ceremony collided with another car near Mayville. Wargin, 68, was driving Sklba to St. Andrew Parish in the Town of Leroy where there was a 2 p.m. joint confirmation ceremony with St. Mary of Mayville and Sacred Heart Parish of Horicon, said Gerald Ponec, Wargin's close friend and a deacon at Nativity of the Lord Church in Cudahy.
, 15, of Lititz died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at home. Born in Allentown, Samantha was the daughter of Dr. David J. and Mary Elizabeth (Rund) Musser. She was a student at Manheim Township Middle School and a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church where she recently received Confirmation on April 4th.
A Roman soldier with braces is something you don't see every day. But on Friday evening, as more than 50 confirmation-aged Catholic teens dressed in biblical attire rehearsed the Living Stations of the Cross, St. Mary's Parish here was transformed into a mini- Jerusalem. It's kind of a re-enactment of what happened to Jesus," explained parishioner Joey Mele, 13, a Harborside Middle School student.
I can't say I've run into too many Nazarenes in my life. Nazarenes belong to an evangelical Protestant denomination that was founded in 1908 and affiliated with the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition from the 19th century. They are based in Lenexa, Kan., and have 1.9 million members worldwide, including 769,470 in the United States. People who are - or were raised - Nazarene include Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, politician Gary Hart and author Ann Kiemel Anderson. But they are not known for focusing on the sacramental, which is why I was surprised to find a recent book by a Nazarene college journalism professor on some of the traditional seven sacraments of the Catholic Church: baptism, confirmation, confession, marriage, ordination, anointing of the sick and last rites.
Boy Scout Troop 975 recently held a Court of Honor for its newest Eagle Scout, Christopher Anthony Narez, at Howard L. Turner American Legion Post 276. His service project was the construction of a location sign for the North County Emergency Outreach Network, which provides food and monetary assistance to needy families within the community. Mr. Narez recognized a need for the sign while he was performing community service at NCEON in preparation for his confirmation at St. Bernadette Roman Catholic Church.
Dec. 6 is known as St. Nicholas Day in countries throughout the world. It has personal importance to me as well. When I celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation into the Catholic church nearly 30 years ago, I chose a family friend, Father John Michelak, as my sponsor. The next year, he sent me a birthday card on Dec. 6, which he thought was the date of my birthday. Truthfully, I am born on Christmas Day, not on St. Nicholas Day. Though some have expressed sympathy for my birthday, I love being a "Christmas baby.
News Advisory: Religious leaders are troubled by media reports that Judge Roberts was asked by Senator Richard Durbin how he would rule on issues that the Catholic Church considers immoral.
When Sean Hallahan made his confirmation, it was more than an expression of his Catholic faith. It confirmed that those with autism can achieve the same religious milestones as their peers thanks to one-on-one instruction in a sacramental preparation class at Our Lady of Grace parish in Scott.
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