Michigan attorney general vows appeal of Friedman’s decision to 6th Circuit Detroit — Saying it “strikes at the very essence of family, community and human nature,” the bishops of Michigan’s seven dioceses issued a joint statement March 21 after U.S. Judge Bernard Friedman’s decision to overturn Michigan’s constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man…
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Local News, News
The ‘Francis factor’: ‘Dignity’ at center of pope’s concern for the vulnerable
by Elizabeth Wong Barnstead •
“How I wish that all of us would hear God’s cry: ‘Where is your brother?’ (Gen 4:9). Where is your brother or sister who is enslaved? Where is the brother and sister whom you are killing each day in clandestine warehouses, in rings of prostitution, in children used for begging, in exploiting undocumented labour? Let…
Conversions, Local News, News
Through tragedy, Monroe man finds Catholic Church
by Elizabeth Wong Barnstead •
A year after losing wife, David Cupp says ‘Diana would be proud’ Monroe — Though David Cupp had not “practiced much of anything for years,” he admits that he has “always believed in a man above.” Today he is a candidate in the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) program at St. John the Baptist Parish…
Local News, News
Hibernians tirelessly support Irish, Catholic heritage
by Elizabeth Wong Barnstead •
Detroit — Being a Catholic priest in 1560s Ireland meant having a price on your head. The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) was founded in 1565 to protect these priests, who frequently had to offer Mass for Irish Catholics in secret or in the fields. “It was an oppressive time in Ireland, under the British…
Local News, News
Program credited with reducing abortions coming to Michigan
by Mike Stechschulte •
Pilot program to offer alternatives to women, but more funding needed Detroit — Hot off the heals of one major pro-life legislative success in Michigan, efforts are under way to continue the momentum begun by the passage of the Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act in early December. Now, Catholic officials in Lansing are working to bring…
Catholic Schools, Local News
Sisters in schools: Not what it used to be
by Guest Writer •
Adorabelle Namigadde | Special to The Michigan Catholic With two retirements, just six local schools will claim women religious as principals Detroit — The presence of women religious in local Catholic schools has been dwindling for many years, say local Catholic sisters, but those who remain in education and other ministries are doing their best…
