February 29, 2008
 Copper capers
Robert Delaney
Detroit High prices being paid for scrap copper and some other metals are resulting in high costs for the Archdiocese of Detroit, as thieves vandalize both closed and open Church properties.
Teens inspired to 'Be Him to Others'
Joe Kohn
Detroit Be yourself. Have fun. Show your passion for Christ.
Bishop Quinn challenges teens
Joe Kohn
Detroit During Mass at Rainbow XXVI, the annual Catholic Youth Organization conference for high school-aged Catholics, Detroit Auxiliary Bishop John Quinn issued two challenges to the 2,000 teenagers in attendance:
Unity: Son of the 'Night Train' to address Catholic men
Joe Kohn
Detroit In the 1960s, Detroiters watched the ferocious football star Dick "Night Train" Lane put the hurt on running backs and wide receivers who faced the Detroit Lions.
CRS aids refugees, disaster victims worldwide
Robert Delaney
Detroit Catholic Relief Services provides a way for American Catholics to help refugees, victims of civil strife and people devastated by natural disasters around the globe.
Priest recalls past dangers as Kosovo celebrates independence
Robert Delaney
Rochester Hills Kosovo's declaration of independence sparked rejoicing among local Albanian-Americans, but especially among those such as Fr. Anton Kηira who are from there.
Archdiocese to host first conference for Hispanic men
Joe Kohn
Detroit The Church strives to remove all barriers between man and God, including the language barrier.
Local woman among delegates to Congress on Women
Joe Kohn
Detroit Teresa Tomeo is no stranger to pilgrimages, conferences and being in the company of Church leaders, but the recent congress to mark the 20th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter to Women, she said, was the "most profound and affirming faith event I've ever attended."
Fr. Blaszczyk remembered as great friend, priest, athelete
Joe Kohn
Detroit Those who knew Fr. Thaddeus Blaszczyk say they knew an approachable priest, a superb athlete and a dependable, good-natured friend.
February 22, 2008
 Ground broken for Austin Academy, Catholic high school in Macomb
Kristin Lukowski
Macomb Twp. A small group of seventh-graders, shivering yet smiling in the cold February air, was, as Cardinal Adam Maida put it, the reason a group of priests, parents and supporters of Austin Catholic Academy gathered last week "our hope for the future," he said.
Our parish in paradise
Marylynn G. Hewitt, SFO
George Town, Grand Cayman Fr. Paul Ballien, a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit, goes scuba diving on his days off. The clerical shirts he now wears are white. And getting to a small group of his 1,000-family parish to celebrate Mass involves taking a commercial flight to another island.
Remembering Natalie
Joe Kohn
Some of the lessons learned in Catholic schools don't come out of a curriculum or from a text book, but rather are born of life experiences.
Iraqi Dominicans tell of dangers, difficulties
Robert Delaney
Adrian What with assassinations, kidnappings, and only sporadic electrical service, Iraqis are "not having a normal life," Sr. Rihab Mousa, OP, told a Jan. 24-27 conference of Dominican communications directors.
Dominican voice at U.N. promotes peace, justice
Robert Delaney
Adrian Dominican sisters and friars are able to make their justice and peace concerns known in the international forum through Sr. Eileen Gannon, OP, the Dominican Leadership Conference's main representative to the United Nations.
Sacred Heart outstanding alumni honored
Joe Kohn
Detroit Four men were honored last weekend at the 31st annual alumni day celebration at Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
Local Rice Bowl grants help food pantries, other ministries
Robert Delaney
Detroit When local Catholics take part in the annual Operation Rice Bowl, they not only assist the overseas work of Catholic Relief Services, but also fight hunger in their own community.
Catholics finding answers to canon law questions
Robert Delaney
Detroit Michael Trueman says lay Catholics have lots of questions concerning the sacraments, choosing godparents for baptism, papal elections, ecumenical relations, and the responsibilities of pastors and bishops.
Children Left Behind by HIV/AIDS exhibit at Marygrove
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit A lack of sewing materials doesn't stop AIDS orphans in Uganda from learning how to sew they just practice on paper bags.
 February 15, 2008
Rite of Election
Joe Kohn
Detroit More than 1,200 people, many with families, friends and sponsors, came to the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament last weekend to be presented to Cardinal Adam Maida or his auxiliary bishops as part of five Rite of Election ceremonies.
Becoming Catholic leads to 'empowerment' of family
Joe Kohn
Allen Park If you ask the Black family about their journey into the Catholic Church, you're likely to get an emotional response.
Dozens certified, re-certified for lay ministry
Lay ministers in seven different specialties earned new certification and renewed certification at a ceremony at Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
Lay ministers gather for recognition, celebration
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit Dozens of lay ministers and their supporters gathered together to celebrate Mardi Gras as well as their own call to ministry.
Young adults participate in 40 Days of Service during Lent
Joe Kohn
Detroit Katherine Bury knows how young adults get around.
24-hour vigil for 40 Days of Lifein front of Southfield abortion clinic
Joe Kohn
Southfield The air is freezing and the sidewalk is an inch-deep puddle of slush. But to Joan Cooney and Barb Yagely, it doesn't matter. They stand in front of the WomanCare abortion clinic on Southfield Road, and they pray.
Manresa group urges prayer to combat evil
Robert Delaney
Bloomfield Hills An effort by Manresa Jesuit Retreat House to promote intercessory prayer for people whose lives are deeply impacted by evil is meeting with an encouraging response, says a volunteer who helped launch the effort.
Cardinal Maida: God invites us to repentance, renewal
Robert Delaney
Detroit The beginning of Lent is a time for the Christian faithful to respond to the Lord's call "to repentance, conversion, growth and renewal," Cardinal Adam Maida said in his homily at St. Aloysius Church on Ash Wednesday.
St. Mary of Redford School to close at the end of the year
Robert Delaney
Detroit The beginning of Lent is a time for the Christian faithful to respond to the Lord's call "to repentance, conversion, growth and renewal," Cardinal Adam Maida said in his homily at St. Aloysius Church on Ash Wednesday.
Faith Formation Article: We are all a part of the movement
Sr. Janet Schaeffler
As a young family was leaving liturgy at their parish one Sunday morning, the curious daughter referring to the Scripture readings of God's care and protection of the people of Biblical times asked why it seemed God did all that in those days and wasn't doing anything today.
February 8, 2008
 Catholic Schools WeekJoe Kohn Detroit Hundreds of Catholic school students, teachers, parents and administrators from across the Archdiocese of Detroit gathered last week to share in the Eucharist and to give thanks for the blessings Catholic schools have brought to them and to society.
Not such a Fat Tuesday at St. Isaac JoguesJoe Kohn St. Clair Shores With paczki abounding and just two days after the snack-heavy Super Bowl Sunday, Fat Tuesday was probably the last day you'd have wanted your blood pressure taken.
Cardinal Maida's mother dies at age 99Kristin Lukowski Detroit Family played an important role in the life of Sophie Maida, mother of Cardinal Adam Maida, so it was fitting that she was surrounded by family members when she died in the early afternoon of Jan. 30. Mrs. Maida, 99, died at her suburban Pittsburgh home.
Prayer Theme Cont. - 'An immigrant Church: Now and for the future'Adam Cardinal Maida Sociologists tell us that by the year 2050, about one-fifth of the world's population will be living in a setting other than the culture and country in which they were originally born. We are truly becoming a worldwide community. Given the relative ease of travel, coupled with political and economic factors, millions of families throughout the world look to immigration as a means for improved opportunities.
February 1, 2008
 Catholics prepare for Lent
Joe Kohn Metro area Students from Sacred Heart School in Dearborn stand by outside the parish church as Fr. Lawrence Kaiser reads a blessing, a pile of palms from last year's Palm Sunday burning before them.
Aided by local parish, Kenyan helps his tribe
Joe Kohn Wyandotte Last year, when a 28-year-old David Chege Njoroge came to St. Elizabeth Parish, he hoped to find help for orphans in his native Kenya. The Catholic community responded by giving him money, clothing, computers and plenty of hope to fuel the dream he had for transforming his country.
School attains designation as World School by rigorous program
Kristin Lukowski Pontiac Beginning this fall, Notre Dame Preparatory School's juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to participate in a rigorous, internationally known diploma program designed to challenge students and offer a global perspective.
Joe Kohn
Detroit The Church in Michigan last week asserted that a new tax credit for low-income families must be enacted as planned by state government..
Notre Dame Prep expansion Kristin Lukowski Pontiac As it stands now, band students at Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy have to pack up all their equipment and find a temporary location whenever the school puts on a theater production.
Prayer Theme - An Immigrant Church: Then and NowAdam Cardinal Maida This month of February, as we continue to give thanks to God for the 175th anniversary of our Archdiocese, I would like to reflect with you on one of the distinctive characteristics of our heritage: From the beginning, and even now, we have been an "immigrant Church."
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