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Prayers needed for seminarians
Our building got an e-mail blast today requesting prayers for fellow Catholics who currently call St. Meinrad seminary in Indiana “home.” Due to a severe snowstorm, according to the e-mail, the campus is without water and electricity. Restoration is estimated to take a couple of days. St. Meinrad is one of three seminaries used by [...]
Collection for Central and Eastern Europe slated for Ash Wednesday
“Believe in the Power of the Spirit of Love!” is the theme of the 2009 Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe slated for Feb. 25 — Ash Wednesday. This call of Pope Benedict XVI at the World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, echoes the testimonies of the faithful in Central and Eastern [...]
‘The Human Experience’ film screening
St. Mary’s High School is bringing “The Human Experience” to the Valley next week. Don’t forget to order your tickets. The screening is at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at Herberger Theater. The acclaimed, award-winning film is about a band of brothers who travel the world searching for answers to life’s burning questions including “Who am [...]
Pope continues to embrace new media
Pope Benedict XVI, who sent daily text messages to thousands of pilgrims during World Youth Day 2008 and has faithfully supported the xt3 Catholic social networking Web site since then, continues to embrace new media. I got an e-mail bright and early this morning from the xt3 Webmaster releasing the pope’s message in preparation for tomorrow’s 43rd World Day [...]
Seton senior attends presidential inauguration
Seton Catholic Preparatory High School Senior Breanna Castro had the honor this week of attending the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama as part of the “Presidential Youth Inauguration Conference.” Castro received the invitation thanks to her participation in a U.S. “Youth Leadership Conference” during her junior year. She was able to participate in a tour [...]