This week’s issue covers the diaconate ordination of Christopher R. Lapp. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades offers the Church’s teaching on marriage in this week’s In Truth and Charity column. The diocese will ordain Jacob Meyer and Ben Muhlenkamp to the priesthood on May 26 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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This week’s lead story covers the open house hosted by Our Sunday Visitor which marked its 100th anniversary on May 5. Seminarian Christopher Lapp will be ordained to the diaconate on Saturday, May 12, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades writes about May, motherhood and the Blessed Mother in this week’s column.
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This issue covers a new initiative of the diocese to serve students with special needs. St. Louis Academy, Besancon, in New Haven, will inaugurate the program in the fall. Pope Benedict XVI provides a World Day of Prayer for Vocations message asking the faithful to listen for the call. As we enter the month of May, we have a special section dedicated to motherhood. Mother’s Day is May 13. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades’ column offers an in depth teaching on Church teaching on infertility issues.
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In this issue, leaders and members of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod offered their solidarity and support of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades and Catholics. Our Sunday Visitor is celebrating its centennial year with activities launching on May 5. Monroeville Elementary School was purchased by the diocese for St. Rose of Lima Parish in Monroeville. The parish school, St. Joseph, will relocate to the new facility in the fall. This weekend is the celebration of World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
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This week’s edition covers the bishops’ urging Catholics to resist unjust laws and join in “fortnight for freedom.” Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades ordained Holy Cross Father Matthew Kuczora to the Priesthood on April 14. The paper features the spring high school sports preview and the All-Diocese Team.
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