 March 12, 2010
Archbishop Allen Vigneron’s proposal to revive First Friday devotions was met with enthusiasm by a local group that has made gathering for Mass the first Friday of each month a regular practice for more than a decade.
The ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao-tzu, said, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” The journey to meet my sponsored child, Kumari Gudime, began nearly nine years ago when a priest traveled to my parish, Our Lady of the Woods, in Woodhaven, and spoke about the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging.
Knights of ColumbusThe Knights of Columbus welcomed 82 new fourth-degree knights at an exemplification last Saturday at Thomas Crystal Gardens in Riverview, followed by Mass at nearby St. Cyprian Church.
Personal prayer “is the prayer of an individual, from the heart of a person,” Cardinal Francis Arinze told a group of several hundred people last weekend.
Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School is teeming with student athletes before and after school, vying for space in the gym and common areas for sports practice and club meetings.
The familiar face of Bishop Daniel Flores will be back and among the men speaking at the third annual Hispanic Men’s Conference next Sunday.
Haiti quake assistance nears $1.5m; help sought for Chile victims
As people begin to respond to the call for donations to aid victims of the Feb. 27 earthquake in Chile, contributions to Haiti earthquake relief efforts collected and sent to Catholic Relief Services by the Archdiocese of Detroit neared $1.5 million as of March 2.
Jesuit ethicist: Feeding tubes not always necessaryCatholics who think Church teaching requires every dying 90-year-old to be hooked up to a feeding tube are misunderstanding and distorting what the Church teaches, a Jesuit priest who is also a medical doctor told Catholic healthcare workers last Sunday.
The prophet recalls the deliverance of the people during the Exodus. He tells the people that something even more wondrous will be done by God. The people of Israel are probably in exile in Babylon at this time.
 March 5, 2010
Faith Matters: Unplanned pregnancy challenged, affirmed my faith in God
Angela Masters On Good Friday of 2004, I underwent major surgery that forever changed the way my body works. Because of the nature of the surgery, I was cautioned by doctors not to get pregnant for at least two years. My husband, Jeff, and I are practicing Catholics who do not use artificial birth control.
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