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January 29, 2009

Prayers needed for seminarians

Posted by : ambria

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 [...]


January 27, 2009

Collection for Central and Eastern Europe slated for Ash Wednesday

Posted by : J.D. Long-García
Filed under : Nation/World

“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 [...]

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January 23, 2009

‘The Human Experience’ film screening

Posted by : ambria

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 [...]


January 23, 2009

Pope continues to embrace new media

Posted by : ambria

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 [...]


January 22, 2009

Seton senior attends presidential inauguration

Posted by : J.D. Long-García

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 [...]