Dec 6, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun December 7, 2017
Hundreds mourn Msgr. McCloskey in Fayetteville By Tom Maguire | Associate editor The family always had good hands — holy and workmanlike too. A gifted pianist, Msgr. James A. McCloskey also pursued golf, basketball, and tennis. Above all pastimes, though, he loved...
Dec 6, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun December 7, 2017
Prayer partners analyze the good works of Jesus Submitted by Mary Wentlent What brings 28 people together from seven different parishes? Why would these 28 people get paired up as prayer partners and find they have meaningful life situations in common? Could it be a...
Dec 6, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun December 7, 2017
By Barbara Hosbach | Catholic News Service I dread the shorter, colder days that coincide with Advent here in the Northeast. It’s hard to enjoy a sunset at 4:30 in the afternoon. Fortunately, while the days grow darker, our parish Advent wreath grows brighter with...
Dec 5, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, Sun December 7, 2017, US & World, Year of the Family
“As the saying goes, ‘The family that prays together stays together.’ So often we underestimate the power of prayer or we reduce it to a grocery list of things to ask of God. In reality, prayer is our response to God, who is always searching for us. In prayer, we...
Dec 1, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, Sun December 7, 2017, US & World
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service DHAKA, Bangladesh (CNS) — Each human being is created in the image and likeness of God, yet so often people desecrate that image with violence as seen in the treatment of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority, Pope Francis said....
