Oct 13, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun October 13, 2016
Bishop acknowledges mens’ progress toward their ordination By Tom Maguire | Associate editor They are the brothers of the bridge, and they are walking with one another on the road to the permanent diaconate. Twelve candidates are being prepared to serve as a bridge...
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By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Those who have autism are no less spiritual or valid than the person sitting next to them, says special-education teacher Jeff Dixe. “Never underestimate God. … God’s grace is God’s grace,” Dixe said in a telephone interview last...
Oct 13, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun October 13, 2016
By Tom Maguire | Associate editor A lay minister must have not only a generous heart but also a good ear. In a pastoral-care role, for example, the lay minister must “be able to actually hear not only the words, but the emotion under the words,” said Father Charles S....
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By Tracy Kinne | Contributing writer Anyone expecting Dr. Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, to list the social-justice work of women religious in her talk Oct. 10 at Syracuse University would have been surprised. Dr. Schneiders, a theologian, is an author and professor...
Oct 13, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun October 13, 2016
Church fills up for ceremony in Central Square By Tracy Kinne | Contributing writer Central Square — Lines of people wrapped around the 7,000-square-foot Divine Mercy Church on the evening of Oct. 5 before a dedication ceremony for the renovated, expanded building....
