Baptism is a vocation to the fullness of life The Christmas season ends on the evening of this feastday. Ordinary Time (the green season) begins on the following day, Monday. First Reading: Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7 This selection is taken from the second part of the Book of Isaiah, the Book of Consolation. It may have been…
Yearly Archives: 2010
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The habit and the veil
by The Michigan Catholic •
By John Garvey | Catholic News Service columnist We hear often from our European cousins about America’s many faults, primarily our foreign policy interventions, our preoccupation with firearms and our relatively high levels of violent crime. But every now and then, we also get a reminder of how wise our Founding Fathers were, and how…
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Jan 2: Appearances are more than they seem to be
by Fr. Richard C. Macey •
Epiphany celebrates three epiphanies, appearances, of the Lord among us: the Nativity and adoration of the Magi, the Baptism and the Wedding Feast of Cana. It is the earliest celebration of the birth of Jesus. It is still the more important celebration in the Eastern Churches, which use a different calendar to observe the feast…
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Speakers to stress that ‘Life is a Gift’
by Robert Delaney •
Detroit — The Archdiocese of Detroit will mark the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision with a conference designed to revivify and deepen pro-life activism. The 1973 decision effectively legalized abortion on demand in the United States, and its anniversary has become the focus of annual demonstrations and other events lamenting…
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2010 – A year to remember
by The Michigan Catholic •
We take a look back on the stories that made 2010 stand out from the rest
The life of the Church and its people never rests — and evidence abounds in 2010 for the Catholic community of Metro Detroit. We had our share of joys for the year, and a sobering share of sadness, as well.
With mere days remaining in 2010, we remember both the smiles and the heartbreaks behind all that’s happened. And while each Catholic has in her heart more personal reasons for remembering the year now-past, here are some of the events we lived through as a faith community, with God’s grace, in 2010:
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Good News shines through the Incarnation
by The Michigan Catholic •
From that very first Christmas the news has been good: as the angel announced, “I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord”…
