By John Garvey Dr. Oscar Biscet ran afoul of Cuba’s communist regime in 1998 when he spoke out against the barbaric abortion practices at his hospital in Havana, which included even the killing of born-alive infants. In retaliation, he was suspended from practicing medicine, he and his wife (a nurse) were both fired, and they…
Monthly Archives: March 2011
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Fr. Joseph Duc Vu, Dies at 66
by The Michigan Catholic •
Father Joseph Duc Vu passed on from this life on March 23, 2011 at the age of 66. Father Vu was ordained for the Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Vietnam, on May 1, 1970, where he served in several capacities. He arrived in the Archdiocese of Detroit in 1993 and was assigned to Veterans Hospital…
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Apr 3: Do you really believe in the son of man?
by Fr. Richard C. Macey •
The Fourth Sunday of Lent is also called Laetare Sunday, “Rejoice” Sunday. The celebrant may use rose-colored vestments to mark the half-way point in our lenten spiritual journey to Easter. First Reading: 1 Samuel16:1b,6-7,10-13a Samuel was the last of the Judges of Israel, a stage in their development before the Kingdom of Israel and Judah. …
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Abp. Vigneron: Detroit’s two auxiliary bishops a ‘great blessing’
by Joe Kohn •
Detroit – Archbishop Allen Vigneron, in praise of Pope Benedict XVI’s appointments of two auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Detroit, said Bishop-designates Donald Hanchon and Michael Byrnes are “among the very best priests of the archdiocese, and I’m sure they’ll do a great job.” The Vatican made the announcement Tuesday morning that the two…
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Successful ‘Stewards’
by Robert Delaney •
Detroit — The endowment fund made possible by the Stewards for Tomorrow campaign of the mid-1990s continues to…
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Cathedral added as venue for ‘Living Stations of the Cross’ production
by Robert Delaney •
Detroit — “The Living Stations of the Cross,” the dramatization of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, is coming to the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament for 25 performances, April 1-17. The cathedral performances will be in addition to the two performances, April 15 and 17, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Farmington, where…
