May 28, 2010
'You are the answer to Jesus' prayers'
Kristin Lukowski
Priests celebrating milestone anniversaries — and their brother priests supporting them — gathered last Tuesday for a special Mass and luncheon honoring their commitment to the priesthood.
UDM law project helps veterans access benefits
Robert Delaney
Deceased veterans of the U.S. armed forces will be remembered this Monday, Memorial Day, but there are many living veterans who are not receiving benefits to which they are entitled.
AssignmentsThis week, Archbishop Allen Vigneron announced the following appointments:
May 21, 2010
Vowed religious celebrate jubileesOn Wednesday, May 26, Archbishop Allen Vigneron will celebrate Mass at St. John Center, Plymouth Township, in honor of the men and women marking their religious jubilees as members of their respective congregations or their ordination.
Fr. James Hayes, longest-serving archdiocesan priest, dies at 97Robert Delaney
Fr. James L. Hayes was "a very smiling priest, a man of good cheer, and always looked healthy, too," Msgr. Ferdinand DeCneudt said Monday upon learning of the death last Sunday afternoon of the longest-serving priest in the Archdiocese of Detroit at age 97.
AssignmentsThis week, Archbishop Allen Vigneron announced the following appointments:
Our God is one, a community of personsFr. Richard C. Macey
When the prophets of God no longer appeared in society, religious leaders looked to other ways in which God made known His Will for His people.
CTND wins for pallium specialThe Catholic Television Network of Detroit (CTND) has won a Gabriel Award for its production of "A Shepherd's Mission: High Church and Home Movies." The special program brings coverage of Archbishop Allen Vigneron's pallium trip home to the people of Michigan.
May 14, 2010
Local Catholics fondly remember Tigers' announcer Marylynn G. Hewitt
In the end, what we remember are simple, yet endearing things. Pure exchanges, small gestures of courtesy, a smile and a few words were what made a man great for many generations.
AssignmentsThis week, Archbishop Allen Vigneron announced the following appointments:
Gesu Parish invites neighbors to concertRobert Delaney
Members of Gesu Parish in northwest Detroit have been walking through the eight neighborhoods within the parish's boundaries to invite people to a Sunday, May 23, concert.
Marist Academy names new principal
Notre Dame Marist Academy Middle School, Pontiac, will have a new principal at the helm for the new school year this fall after vice-principal Jill Mistretta takes on her new leadership role July 1.
May 7, 2010
'We receive Jesus' Kristin Lukowski
Saturday marked the first time Allison Wagner - and many other second-graders across the archdiocese - received the Body and Blood of Christ. But for the veil she was wearing, it was old hat.
Robert Delaney
This Mother's Day, Leola and Beverly Mayes have something special to share – their successful completion of a college education despite difficulties that could easily have derailed their plans.
Kristin Lukowski
Students representing cultures from all over the world at a special Mass last week were reminders that we're all people — God's people.
Kristin Lukowski
The Archdiocese of Detroit is gearing up to host this year's National Association of Pastoral Musicians, and organizers are recruiting the manpower.
For Brenda Boatman, the Capuchin friars are "like my second family – I've come to think of them as my extended family." And the friars feel the same way about her.
The Risen Jesus is our hope and promise of good things to comeFr. Richard C. Macey
Although this feast had been called Ascension Thursday, most dioceses in the United States, including the Province of Detroit (the State of Michigan), have moved the observance of the Ascension of the Lord from Thursday to the following Sunday.
Author: Morally sound investing can also be financially soundRobert Delaney
When investment counselor George P. Schwartz was first approached with the idea of putting together a mutual fund that would only invest in companies that weren't involved in morally objectionable activities, he doubted whether such a fund would make good investment sense.
In the end, what we remember are simple, yet endearing things. Pure exchanges, small gestures of courtesy, a smile and a few words were what made a man great for many generations.