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April 27, 2007

Protecting God's Children helps at church, school and play
Robert Delaney
Janice Filiatraut is enthusiastic about the value of the Protecting God's Children training she went through at St. Michael Elementary School.

Baptism blessings: First Communion students create cards for little ones
Kristin Lukowski 
Babies baptized at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish get a special gift in addition to their candles and white robes.

Bills would legalize embryonic stem-cell research
Robert Delaney
Church and pro-life spokesmen voiced opposition to proposed legislation that would legalize embryonic stem cell research and the cloning of human embryos in Michigan.

From grief to healing: Widow opens gift store in her husband's name
Joe Kohn
When people lose a loved one, some grieve with their families. Some join support groups. Some take the difficult path of trying to do it silently and alone.

Neal Shine Media Center is dedicated at UDM
Joe Kohn
Former Detroit Free Press publisher Neal Shine left a lasting impression at the University of Detroit Mercy, his alma mater and his teaching home for several years.

Priesthood is a mission from God
Fr. Charlie Fox
Just more than a year ago, in the midst of my last semester as a seminarian, I was also scrambling to make the necessary practical preparations for my ordination to the priesthood on June 3, 2006.

Prayers of support hold special meaning to local Va. Tech grad
Kristin Lukowski
Melanie Dara's message to Virginia Tech students, "My love and prayers are with you," is even more poignant considering that she roamed the campus and halls 25 years ago.

Local march, rally to call for immigration reform
Robert  Delaney
Several thousand people are expected to take part in a march and rally in southwest Detroit calling for changes in U.S. immigration law on Tuesday, May 1.

Final decisions issued in four abuse cases
Robert Delaney 
Three priests of the Archdiocese of Detroit have been permanently removed from ministry and one laicized as the result of final decisions resolving the last four remaining cases of clergy sex abuse in the archdiocese.

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 April 20, 2007

Where was God in this tragedy?
Local priests were asked "Where was God?" in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre. A principal and counselor also offered support.

Entering seminary is 'best decision I ever made'
Robert Delaney
For seminarian Clint McDonell, the decision to enter Sacred Heart Major Seminary "was totally the best decision I ever made in my life."

Military honors: Nearly 63 years after being shot down, local veteran is laid to rest
Robert Delaney
Staff Sgt. Joseph Michael King has had a gravestone in Woodmere Cemetery in southwest Detroit since 1975. As of last Friday, his earthly remains are in the cemetery, too.

Role of Catholic chaplains presented in WW II exhibit
Kristin Lukowski
Army and Navy chaplains ministered to the scared and wounded, jumped out of planes and even served in prisoner of war camps, and, like their comrades, were "ordinary men who responded to extraordinary times."

Former hospital now huge social services center
Robert Delaney
Just as the Good Samaritan helped the man beaten and abandoned by the side of the road, the Samaritan Center offers help aimed at healing one of the poorest areas of southeast Michigan.

Faith Formation Article: Adult faith formation is happening in cyberspace
Sr. Janet Schaeffler, OP
Three major Catholic colleges/universities — Boston College, the University of Dayton and the University of Notre Dame — offer opportunities for on-going learning, adult faith formation, through the Internet.

Looking at the morality and ethics of securing stem cells
Janet Smith, Ph.D.
When most people think of stem cell research they think of embryonic stem cell (ESCR) research, but fetal stem cells and adult stem cells are proving to be great sources of medical benefits.

 April 13, 2007

April Prayer Theme: Evangelization Through the Sacraments
Adam Cardinal Maida
This month of April, I continue my reflections on the gift and challenge of evangelization in the Church today. Inasmuch as we are celebrating the paschal mystery of the Lord and our share in it through the Sacraments of Initiation, I would like to reflect on the sacraments themselves as a means of evangelization.

Welcome to the Church!: Former Buddhist among 1,598 embracing the faith at Easter
Kristin Lukowski
Somewhere along his journey to becoming a Catholic, Steven Gray picked up the phrase "simple, but not easy" — and he finds a lot of it applies to being a follower of Jesus.

Chrism Mass – an archdiocesan gathering: Holy oils are blessed and priests renew their commitment in Holy Thursday celebration
Robert Delaney
Of all of the archdiocesan events throughout the year, probably no other event is as truly representative of the wider Church of Detroit than the annual chrism Mass, at which supplies of sacred oils are replenished, and the priests of the archdiocese renew their commitment to service.

A good sign: Family buys Divine Mercy billboard
Joe Kohn
Driving back from a recent vacation to Florida, the Fraser family was peppered with roadside advertisements — strip clubs, adult video stores, casinos, even an "Evil" brand energy drink flaunted their messages on billboards along I-75.

Campus ministry brings Church to colleges
Robert Delaney
Andrea Bezaire was baptized and confirmed, and made her first Communion at the Easter vigil Mass at the Newman Center on the Wayne State University campus.

Cardinal Maida expresses sympathy to members of Assyrian Church following vandalism
Kristin Lukowski
Cardinal Adam Maida expressed sorrow and sympathy through a letter to an Assyrian church in Warren following its vandalism, assuring that Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit would pray during Easter services for "healing of the memory of this sad experience."

Retreat aims to help widows 'open door' to life after a death
Joe Kohn
There is life after death, whether it's your own death or your spouse's. And to help people who have lost their husband or wife discover hope and companionship — whether they've lost a spouse recently or years ago — Widowed Friends is putting on its fifth-annual "interactive" retreat April 27 to 29 for widows and widowers of all ages.

Two parishes to host conferences for caregivers
Joe Kohn
Last summer, 52-year-old Greg Lucky flew from his California home to spend a while with his parents, Elmer and Margaret, as his father recovered from surgery to install a pacemaker.How long is a while? He's still here.

Parish Festivals 2007
To serve you better, The Michigan Catholic is providing this special supplement listing parish festivals from April through November.

April 6, 2007

Catholic Women hosting Regional Days
Kristin Lukowski
The Council of Catholic Women is coming to a parish near you. At least, that's the idea of the council's three Regional Days coming up — to offer a day of prayer and fellowship to women, outside the central area of the archdiocese, to make it easier for women who can't or don't want to drive long distances.

Inhaled — and exhaled: Bishop Foley anatomy students offer a chance to explore systems of our bodies
Joe Kohn
You mean you've never been inhaled through a five-foot-tall nose and whisked, like an oxygen molecule, through the lungs and bloodstream of a giant?

Church authority to be addressed at Call to Holiness
Joe Kohn
Each person ought to decide what's right or wrong on his own, to best make decisions about how to live. That's the kind of thinking prevalent in society — but it's not the message of Jesus Christ, and leaders of His Church don't "decide" what's moral or immoral so much as they interpret what the Lord has communicated to mankind.

Students visit seminary for vocations day
Kristin Lukowski
The students may have been a bit too young to sign up for the priesthood or religious life, but for at least a few, the seed was planted. Getting middle-school students to even think about becoming a sister, brother or priest is and has been the goal of Junior High Vocation Awareness Day for years now.