Clinton Township — It may be tough to admit, but Father can’t be everywhere, and he can’t know everything. It’s true that pastors are responsible for all the souls in their parish, and pastors have the final say over the day-to-day operations of the parish. But priests need help, too. In his pastoral letter, Unleash…
Let’s call this Ladywood Memories II. Two weeks ago, I profiled Emily Wagner Gallagher, valedictorian of Ladywood’s Class of 1985, Miss Basketball for 1984, Stanford basketball player and graduate, now living in Lake Forest Park, Wash., near Seattle, and founder of a successful business guiding parents and students through the complicated college application process. The…
Emily Gallagher has fond memories of Ladywood High School. “It’s sad,” she responded when told about the school’s closing at the end of this academic year. Among her fondest memories were the caring environment, the “nuns in their brown habits,” and “our uniforms, which certainly made dressing up for school easier.” And, she’s “grateful for…
WASHINGTON — In a sea of printed signs and huge student groups in colorful toboggan caps at the March for Life rally, Ed York was an outlier. He’d made the two-hour drive to the National Mall Jan. 19 from his home in Martinsburg, West Virginia, not with a group on a bus pilgrimage, but only…
Editor’s Note: Over 20 issues, The Michigan Catholic is bringing you, in bite-sized chunks, Archbishop Vigneron’s pastoral letter, Unleash the Gospel. Below is the 11th of 20 excerpts, taken from the letter’s third guidepost, “The Word Made Flesh.” To read the whole letter — or to catch up on sections you’ve missed — visit www.unleashthegospel.org.…
Berkley — If one were to go to an hour of Eucharistic adoration, Mass and a parish function in the same weekend, they could feasibly spend four hours a week at a parish. Considering there are 168 hours in a week, one thing is clear: Parishes need to assist Catholic families in living life as…
