New deacons ‘realize the dream of their vocation’
By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Some of the men being ordained permanent deacons July 20 gravitated to the seated bishop a little early for the laying on of hands, and he appreciated the gesture. “They just can’t wait,” Bishop Douglas J. Lucia told...
Carrying the light of Christ, August 6: Looking back and looking ahead
“As of today, my family has grown substantially! To the lay faithful, religious, deacons, and priests, and all women and men of good will in Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, and the Southern Tier, it is my humble privilege to be called to serve you and to...
Head of Network remembers Lewis as ‘determined, forceful, thoughtful’
Lewis, who was an icon of the civil rights movement and a colleague of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died July 17 after a six-month battle with advanced pancreatic cancer. He was 80. Lewis represented Georgia’s 5th Congressional District from 1987 until his death.
Hard work, prayer can lead church to overcome racism, Bishop Fabre says
Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, La., chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, speaks Nov. 13, 2019, during the USCCB’s fall general assembly in Baltimore. (CNS photo | Bob Roller) By...
