Festival passes heritage of sacred music to next generation Detroit — The sound of 273 children’s voices singing in the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament was nothing short of “heavenly” to Joe Balistreri, co-director of music at the cathedral. “It was extraordinarily beautiful,” said Balistreri of the March 19 Michigan Choral Festival and Mass…
Warren — Kitty Moore remembers camping out with her friends on Saturday night when she was a child, and on Sunday morning they’d hop on their bikes and ride up to St. Martin de Porres, Warren, for Mass. Kitty’s family was Catholic, but apart from baptism she had never received her first Communion or been…
Detroit – While Pope Francis won’t be coming to Detroit this September, some of Detroit’s musical Catholics will be going to him instead. The Archdiocesan Chorus — the resident ensemble of the Detroit archbishop — had planned to simply attend the Jan. 6 Epiphany Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica during a 2016 trip. That is,…
Troy — For kids whose families have undergone hardship, a lawn covered in candy-filled eggs might be just the thing to brighten their Easter morning. Local nonprofit Catholic bookstore [email protected] in Troy has brought this colorful surprise to local children since 2003, with thousands of plastic eggs distributed each year for Easter. The concept is…
Detroit — Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron will preside over the celebration of the Easter Triduum from Thursday, April 2, through Sunday, April 5, at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. The faithful are welcome to attend the celebrations, all of which will be held at the cathedral. Other Lenten celebrations around the…
Rochester — A local first-grader recently raised more than $22,000 to help his peers with cancer. Yes, $22,000. Frankie Gallo, who attends Holy Family Regional School in Rochester, took part in the annual head-shaving fundraiser for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, an organization that fundraises for childhood cancer research and promotes solidarity with young cancer patients. On…
