Sr. Helen Williams, IHM, 84, died July 30 at Mercy Memorial Hospital. She had been a resident of the IHM Motherhouse since 2007. Helen was born in Flint on Nov. 11, 1931, to Edward and Mary (Wentworth) Williams. She entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe in 1949, receiving the…
Sr. Joan Gagner, CSJ, entered eternal life July 30. She was 96. Joan Gagner was born in Detroit on Nov. 20, 1919, to Frederick and Pauline (Mazurowski) Gagner. She was a member of St. Bernard Parish in Detroit at the time of her entrance into the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth…
Sr. Geraldine Demech, IHM, 82, died Aug. 1 at the IHM Motherhouse, where she resided since 1997. She was born in Detroit on Jan. 10, 1934, to George Philip and Rose Alice (Tahash) Demech. She attended Precious Blood and graduated from Immaculata High School, Detroit, and in 1951 entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate…
From Nov. 18-20, nearly 400 clergy, religious and laity will gather for the 11th general synod of the Archdiocese of Detroit on the topic of evangelization. As Synod ’16 approaches, The Michigan Catholic asked a handful of synod members for their thoughts as they prepare to prayerfully discern the Holy Spirit’s will in helping Archbishop…
DETROIT — Thousands of Catholics already have seen benefits of the Changing Lives Together capital initiative in their parishes — often recognized in building improvements, added religious education programs, or simply the peace of mind of having paid down parish debt. But the spiritual benefits of Changing Lives Together still are coming. On Sept. 17,…
Tridentine Latin Mass. Every Sunday, 9:45 a.m., Academy of the Sacred Heart Chapel, 1250 Kensington Road, Bloomfield Hills. Information at OCLMA.org or email [email protected] On Aug. 14, Oakland County Latin Mass Association Chaplain Msgr. Ronald T. Browne will be the speaker at a reception which will follow Mass. His presentation, “Spiritual Battles and How to…
