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Vol. 46 No. 48 February 20, 2008 |
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National/World News
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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
list
The list of all the
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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Bishops from U.S., Canada, Latin America meet at seminary
By Mary Iapalucci Staff Reporter
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Huntington — The diocese’s Seminary of the Immaculate Conception here was host last week to a delegation of bishops from all of the Americas. The visiting bishops also attended a parish Mass at St. Patrick’s Church here.
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‘Teen Freedom’ at McGann Mercy H.S.
By Mary Gorry Staff Reporter
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Riverhead — The blanket on the floor of the classroom representing the “marriage bed” was crowded with students in one of the religion classes at McGann-Mercy High School here Feb. 14. Except for the “married couple,” each student represented part of a web of past sexual experiences. The demonstration on the physical and emotional baggage brought into a marriage by premarital sex was part of the two-week L.I. Teen Freedom program.
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Lourdes Anniversary
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Thousands gather at Lourdes on 150th anniversary of Marian apparitions
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Lourdes, France (CNS) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims thronged the streets here February 11 as they participated in Jubilee Way, a special pilgrimage commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Blessed Mother’s appearances to St. Bernadette Soubirous.
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Pope waives waiting period for Sister Lucia’s beatification process
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Vatican City (Zenit) — Pope Benedict XVI announced he will dispense with the five-year waiting period established by Canon Law to open the cause of beatification of Sister Lucia, one of the three Fatima visionaries.
The news was announced February 13 in the cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal, by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, on the third anniversary of the Carmelite’s death.
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God ‘raising an army of men’ to help spread the faith
By Pete Sheehan Senior Reporter
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Dix Hills — Men need the Church, and the Church needs men.
That was the message that came through during a gathering of 50 Catholic men at St. Matthew’s Church here Feb. 7 — men who have grown in their faith through men’s prayer groups, and who are hoping to encourage other men to similarly embrace their faith through such spiritual fellowship.
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Men urged to ‘be bold’ in proclaiming faith
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Dix Hills — Faith may “come more easily for women than men,” Franciscan Friar of the Renewal Father Herald Brock told a recent diocesan men’s gathering here (see story above), but men still have an obligation to follow their call from God.
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Local priest reacts to political turmoil, violence in Kenya
By Pete Sheehan Senior Reporter
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Roosevelt — For Father Gabriel Muteru, a Kenyan priest serving at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church here, the news of civil disturbances and violence in Kenya literally hits home.
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Inspired by Habitat for Humanity
By Jennifer Pereira
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Before I entered high school, I attended public school. I was never taught in public school the things I’ve learned in theology at Sacred Heart, so it was a big change for me. Ninth and tenth grade of high school changed my spiritual look on things greatly.
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The many ways we express our faith
By Tim O’Brien
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The Diocese of Rockville Centre is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Since 1957, the diocese has helped us to see that God’s love is everlasting. It has helped the diocesan community live our faith, pray our faith, profess our faith, and celebrate our faith.
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CALL TO CONTINUING CONVERSION
TLIC photos by Gregory A. Shemitz
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Candidates and their sponsors gather in the sanctuary of St. Patrick Church, Smithtown, Feb. 17 during the Call to Continuing Conversion. The ceremony formally acknowledges the readiness of those who are baptized and are preparing to complete their initiation into the Catholic Church by receiving the sacraments of confirmation and the Eucharist at the Easter Vigil.
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Parish on Illinois campus provides comfort after shooting
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DeKalb, Ill. (CNS) — As helicopters hovered noisily over the parking lot at Christ the Teacher Parish on the campus of Northern Illinois University, students, staff and parishioners gathered in the church to pray the rosary for victims of the Feb. 14 shooting on their campus.
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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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