Friends, relatives make their final farewells to the cardinal, who passed away Aug. 20 Detroit – Holy water, a white cloth and the Easter candle. These three items, explained Archbishop Leonard P. Blair in his homily at the Aug. 26 funeral liturgy for Cardinal Edmund C. Szoka, were symbols of a “momentous event” that occurred…
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Bringing the cardinal home: Cd. Szoka remembered as ‘a great friend’
by Elizabeth Wong Barnstead •
Pallbearers carry the casket of Cardinal Edmund C. Szoka to the altar of the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The Cardinal’s wake service began today. Cardinal Szoka died on August 20 from natural causes. | Photo by Mr. Mack Photography
‘Reception of the body’ at cathedral begins process of welcoming Cd. Szoka into eternal life
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HHS issues new rules for opting out of mandate; diocese wins injunction
by Catholic News Service •
WASHINGTON — In new actions related to the federal contraceptive mandate, the Obama administration has announced rules allowing religious nonprofits and some companies to opt out of coverage they oppose on moral grounds, and the Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, has won a permanent injunction against enforcement of the mandate. Greensburg Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt praised…
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Sinking feeling: Nearly two dozen parishes reeling after flood damage
by Guest Writer •
Basements, utilities washed out as deluge pummels area churches Metro Detroit — The heavy rain that hit the Metro Detroit area Aug. 11, closing highways and stranding people on the streets, also caused damage across the Archdiocese of Detroit that has left churches and parishes in ruins. As of Aug. 18, more than 20 parishes…
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Apologetics: Babies, baptism, and being born again
by Dave Armstrong •
Does the Bible support the baptism of infants? Yes it does, though the evidence is indirect (deductive): Acts 16:15 (RSV) “… she was baptized, with her household …” Acts 16:33 “… he was baptized at once, with all his family.” Acts 18:8 Crispus … believed in the Lord, together with all his household; and many…
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Regina sophomore founds nonprofit for sick children
by Elizabeth Wong Barnstead •
Principal: Sarah Maisano’s efforts ‘what Catholic education is all about’ Warren — Sarah Maisano “wanted just to help as many children as possible,” so the sophomore at Regina High School in Warren hatched a plan. For a 15-year-old, starting a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization might initially sound far-fetched. But Maisano, founder and president of S.K.I.P. Supporting…
