Idea for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital began at Detroit’s one-time cathedral Detroit — It’s said that the vow of a desperate man doesn’t have to be kept, but one man who kept his vow later gave the world St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Living in Detroit in the 1930s, Danny Thomas — then known…
Detroit — Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron delivered a powerful rallying cry for the New Evangelization during the annual Chrism Mass on April 2, saying Catholics have a duty to wake an apathetic world to the joys of Christ’s “compelling love.” More than 160 priests, 60 deacons, seven bishops — including Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron and…
Helping kids learn ‘part of our DNA’ at Epiphany Education Center Detroit — Sr. Alice Baker, IHM, and Sr. Marie Cyril Delisi, IHM, stayed busy when they “retired” 10 years ago, and plan to keep it up when they “retire” for a second time this spring. After their original retirements from teaching in 2006, they…
Catholics must bring Gospel’s joy to apathetic culture, chief shepherd says during powerful rallying cry for New Evangelization DETROIT — More than 160 priests, more than 60 deacons, seven bishops — including Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron and Cardinal Adam J. Maida — and numerous faithful packing the pews made for a very full house for…
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…
