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Vol. 46 No. 47 February 13, 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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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
Story |
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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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‘Elected through God...’
By Mary Gorry Staff Reporter
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Rockville Centre — More than 600 people in this diocese will be welcomed as full members of the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. They have been preparing through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), a process that takes about a year.
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World Marriage Day
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 Enrichment Day offers ‘healthy vision of marriage’
By Mary Iapalucci Staff Reporter
Holy Spirit Church in New Hyde Park hosted a diocesan enrichment day for married couples Feb. 9. Full Story
Engaged? First call the Church,
then the caterer
By Mary Iapalucci Staff Reporter
For information on marriage preparation. Full Story
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Modern technology promotes traditional values for couples
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Modern technology is helping to promote traditional values at a Web site, www.foryourmarriage.org, introduced by the U.S. bishops for couples of all faiths, from the newly engaged to long-time marrieds.
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Partners in Christ: Couples serve together
By Lena Pennino
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In a quiet church on Dec. 30, he knelt down and washed her feet. When he was done, he kissed each foot and then popped the question right there in the chapel at St. Gabriel’s Spiritual Center for Youth on Shelter Island.
For Anthony Muhs, 23, and Stephanie Kerchinski, 23, it was their dream engagement. For years, Stephanie had imagined that her husband would wash her feet. For her, it was the sign of ultimate humility and service.
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St. Martha’s parish celebrates 150th Lourdes anniversary
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By Mary Gorry Staff Reporter
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Uniondale – Despite the freezing cold, parishioners of St. Martha’s Church here filled the church Feb. 11 to celebrate a multicultural anointing Mass commemorating the 150th anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Mother to St. Bernadette in Lourdes, France.
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Childhood friend says Tom Coughlin’s success is rooted in values of Catholic school and parish
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Rochester, N.Y. (CNS) — Mayor Ted Young of Waterloo sees a link between the success of the New York Giants and St. Mary parish in his Seneca County village.
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Planned giving options help provide for future of Church on L.I.
By Mary Gorry Staff Reporter
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People support the Church financially in many ways — donating to charities, giving to the Catholic Ministries Appeal, putting money in the Sunday collection at Mass — and the Diocese of Rockville Centre is also encouraging local Catholics to consider taking advantage of another avenue of contributing, called planned giving.
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Cardinal: Good Friday wording a challenge, not an obstacle
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Vatican City (CNS) — A Vatican cardinal defended Pope Benedict XVI’s reformulation of a prayer for the conversion of Jews and said he hopes it will not become an obstacle in Catholic-Jewish dialogue.
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My Catholic School Experience
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In our community, the public junior high school is across the street from the Catholic regional school where we send our son. When I drive my son to school in the morning, I receive a clear picture of the difference between the two schools and a reminder of why I send my son to Catholic school.
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I am thankful
By Luis Turcios
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My school has been very helpful to me. Despite the fact that The De La Salle School is not co-ed and doesn’t provide lunch, it does provide an excellent education. The school has only four grades with one class in each grade level.
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HEALTH & HOSPITALS
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Scholarships available for healthcare studies
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Rockville Centre — Applications are now being accepted for the Sister Mary Grace Memorial Scholarship in Health Care sponsored by the Council of Leagues of Mercy Medical Center.
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Molloy offers panel discussions for nurses
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Molloy College will host two panel discussions for nurses this month. The first program, entitled “Legal Issues and Implications for Nursing,” will take place on Thursday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. in the college’s Hays Theater.
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Local missionary: Gospel can inspire health care workers motivated by faith
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New York (CNS) — Health care providers who are motivated by faith can use Gospel inspiration to do the right thing when they might otherwise be tempted to take the easy way out, according to Maryknoll Father Peter LeJacq. Father LeJacq, a physician, is a graduate of St. Mary’s High School and St. Mary’s Elementary School in Manhasset.
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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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