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Vol. 46 No. 45 January 30, 2008 |
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National/World News
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NEW! Click on the logo to access Faith Alive, a
weekly catechetical feature from Catholic News Service. |
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 On Sunday, April 20, 2008, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate a Solemn Pontifical Mass at Yankee Stadium sometime in the afternoon. Our diocese has been given a limited number of tickets to distribute to the faithful. They will be appointed by lottery. For more information and to find a ticket application form, go to the diocesan Web site at www.drvc.org. The deadline for the submission of the application is January 31, 2008.
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SPECIAL SECTION HIGHLIGHTING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Catholic Schools Week begins Sunday, January 27 — and there is much to celebrate about Catholic schools in the Diocese of Rockville Centre. The Long Island Catholic is pleased to present this special page section highlighting the benefits — spiritual, academic, social — of a Catholic education.
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Award
winner
profiles |
| This week TLIC continues profiling those honored with the
first annual St. Agnes Medal of Service, awarded by Bishop
Murphy to representatives from each parish, as well as four
diocesan representatives, during a ceremony at St. Agnes
Cathedral, Rockville Centre on Friday, Sept. 14. Full
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Profile
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winners can be accessed via the link below. Names
printed in blue on the list are linked to profiles
that have already been published. Click on the link
to view that individual’s profile. We will continue
adding new profiles as they are published each week. Full List |
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50 Years as a Diocese
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Please click here for articles
from this special edition of our newspaper. |
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Thousands march for life in Washington
By Mary Gorry Staff Reporter
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Washington, D.C. — The streets and the National Mall were flooded with people Jan. 22 for the 35th annual March for Life, and many of them were young — young people in school uniforms and in matching caps and T-shirts, young people holding signs and banners, young people bubbling with excitement for the pro-life cause despite the freezing cold.
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March for Life Photos
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Please click on link at left to access a page displaying members of local parishes and orginzations who took part in this years March for Life in Washington, D.C.
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Lenten fast: Exercise to build moral and spiritual muscle
By Mary Iapalucci Staff Reporter |
When Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Catholics are called to enter a period of conversion in preparation for Easter. During this time, Catholics are obligated to fast — to limit oneself to one full meal and two lighter meals — and to abstain — refrain from eating meat.
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2008 Lenten regulations
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1. Fast and Abstinence
All Catholics who have reached their 14th year are bound to abstain entirely from meat on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent. All Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 inclusive are also bound to observe the law of fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
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Governor Spitzer drops school tax deduction from budget
By Pete Sheehan Senior Reporter
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Advocates of aid to parents of nonpublic school students are disappointed that Gov. Eliot Spitzer did not include a proposed tax deduction for school tuition in his new budget last week but were hopeful that the proposal could be restored.
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Cardinal Egan formally opens sainthood cause for Paulist Fathers’ founder
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New York (CNS) — Paulist Father Isaac Thomas Hecker was “a real-life saint like you and me,” Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York said Jan. 27, describing the founder of the Paulist Fathers.
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Christmas poster contest Winners
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The Diocesan Union of Holy Name Societies of Rockville Centre honored the winners of its Christmas poster contest at an awards event Jan. 13 at SS. Cyril & Methodius Parish, Deer Park. The theme of the 2007 contest was “Christmas is Jesus’ Birthday.”
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Long Island recognizes Poverty in America Awareness Month
By Pete Sheehan Senior Reporter |
“It is difficult being in need at any time and in any place,” noted Patrick O’Dea, diocesan president of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. “It is particularly difficult when you live in one of the most affluent communities in the United States.
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Soup Kitchen Volunteering
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 St. Hugh of Lincoln Church, Huntington Station, was the venue for an interfaith prayer service Jan. 20 sponsored by MICAH (Mobilized Interfaith Coalition Against Hunger). The event was held on the eve of the national observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and focused on the slain civil rights leader’s fight for economic justice. Here, the Rev. Michael Washington of Bethel AME Church in Huntington addresses the audience.
TLIC photo/Gregory A. Shemitz
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| Catholic colleges can be more affordable than families think |
A recent survey conducted by Hardwick-Day showed that 96 percent of Catholic college and university graduates felt the loans and personal investment they made toward their education was a good investment.
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The Energeia Partnership at Molloy fosters stewardship
By Mary Gorry Staff Reporter |
Rockville Centre — There is a new group of stewards ready to tend to the problems and needs of Long Islanders.
The inaugural class of The Energeia Partnership — about 25 people representing a variety of Long Island sectors including business, healthcare, education, and not-for-profit — graduated Jan. 11 at Molloy College here.
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Grandpa’s pin
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 Larry Doran invested his son Tom with the Knights Of Columbus pin worn by his grandfather years ago at his Third Degree investiture. The ceremony, Jan. 12 at Prince of Peace Education Cen-ter in Sayville, was conducted by the First Degree Team from Sunrise Council.
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God’s love is everlasting
By Thomas DuPlessis |
I believe that God’s love is everlasting. God’s love never ends even when we think life is unfair to us. In the Bible He is constantly making covenants with man like in the story of Noah’s Ark. After God made a flood destroying all the sinners, He said He would never do it again no matter how badly we disappoint him.
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Top 10 reasons to choose a Catholic college
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10. We have been in the education business for a long time. The first universities were connected to monasteries.
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Mother 'has always been my rock'
By Cheyenne Andrea Champagne |
Faith lived, Faith prayed, Faith professed, Faith celebrated — God’s love is everlasting. Mother Teresa once said that the Lord is a pen and we are the writers. We choose to obey and follow in our times of uncertainty. We still have faith in what we sought out to do and that was to follow with all of our heart and soul, the Lord our God.
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My Catholic School Experience
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Our two children have attended Prince of Peace Regional School in Sayville since kindergarten, and there was never a doubt in our minds that this was a great place for them to learn and socialize with other children.
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Msgr. Maniscalco to author Question and
Answer column
Beginning after the new year, Msgr.
Francis Maniscalco will offer a monthly Question and Answer
column in TLIC designed to respond to inquiries from readers
about Church teachings, practices and various aspects of the
Catholic faith. Currently director of the diocesan Respect
Life Office, Msgr. Maniscalco is a former editor of The Long
Island Catholic and former director of communications for
the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
We invite readers to submit your questions to Msgr.
Maniscalco c/o The Long Island Catholic, P.O. Box 9000,
Roosevelt, NY 11575. You may also fax them to us at
516-594-1092. Or you may e-mail your questions to
editor@licatholic.org.
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