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Vol. 46 No. 20
August 8, 2007 |
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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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There is hardly a summer weekend when there isn’t a
parish fair or festival … readers can check with their
parish or in the events listing in TLIC to find one in
their area.
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All-Night Prayer Vigil for Life
Text & photos by Gregory A.
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On a warm, humid Friday evening when many residents of Point
Lookout were welcoming the weekend with a cold beverage or
frozen treat, a small group of worshippers gathered inside
the beach community’s air-conditioned Our Lady of the
Miraculous Medal Church Aug.
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Bishop will join with diocesan youth going
to WYD 2008
By Mary Gorry
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Rockville Centre — When more than 200 young people
from the Diocese of Rockville Centre journey to World Youth
Day in Sydney, Australia next year, Bishop William Murphy
will accompany them on their pilgrimage. Many of them have
already started fundraising for the trip, where they will
join hundreds of thousands of young adults from around the
world to celebrate with Pope Benedict what it means to be
young and Catholic.
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But it will take $$$
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A car wash fundraiser Aug. 5 at SS. Philip and James
Church, St. James.
The event raised money to help cover
expenses of parish pilgrims journeying to World Youth
Day in Sydney, Australia in July 2008.
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Charities hits the road with food items
for those in need
By Pete Sheehan
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Central Islip — The day was starting to heat up
around 9 a.m. as the white Catholic Charities truck pulled
into the parking lot and parked next to Faith Alive Church
here.
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Young people share their views on being
Catholic and being proud
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In a continuing feature, Catholic young people who attended
the diocesan youthfest on May 19 share with our readers why
they are Proud 2B Catholic.
“I’m proud to be Catholic because it gives me a chance and
opportunity to share the Word of God. I love sharing my
faith with people in my community.”
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St. Paul-Minneapolis Catholic community
responds to bridge collapse
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Washington (CNS) — Upon hearing of the collapse of
the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in
Minneapolis, priests from the Archdiocese of St.
Paul-Minneapolis traveled to the scene, as well as to nearby
hospitals and medical centers, to see how they could help
victims of the tragedy and their families.
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Young African-Americans called to bring
their vision and leadership
By Mary Gorry
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Westbury — Young African-American Catholics from
around Long Island introduced themselves to each other
across lunch tables decorated with the colorful flags of the
nations of their heritage.
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New hospice center will support patients,
families with extra care
By Pete Sheehan
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Port Jefferson — A new 16-bed facility to be
completed next spring here, Good Shepherd Hospice officials
promise, will help hospice patients and their families who
need more than the usual home care that hospice provides.
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News agency calls Chinese priests’ arrest
part of government crackdown
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Rome (CNS) — The late July arrest of three Catholic
priests in China’s Inner Mongolia region is part of a
crackdown in several areas of the country against priests
who are not part of the government-recognized Chinese
Catholic Patriotic Association, said a Rome-based news
agency.
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Long Islanders spiritually join with
friars on culture of life march
By Lena Pennino
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“The Future Depends on Love Tour” may sound like a long-lost
Beatles album, but it’s actually a pro-life pilgrimage led
by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal from Philadelphia to
Washington, D.C., August 3 through 11.
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Cardinal Lustiger, Jewish-born leader of
dialogue, dies
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Vatican City (CNS) — Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger,
the Jewish-born former archbishop of Paris who defended
the right of believers to have a say in public debates,
died at the age of 80.
He had been the voice of French Catholics for nearly a
quarter-century and spoke out against anti-Semitism, as
well as promoted Catholic dialogue with Jews and with
the nation’s growing Muslim community.
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An old tradition is renewed with ‘Blessing
of Cars’
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Baldwin — From the 1920s to the late 60s on the Sunday
closest to the Feast of St. Christopher, cars would line up
in front of the Church of St. Christopher here for the
“Blessing of the Cars.” Father Steven Camp, pastor of St.
Christopher’s, was asked by parishioners if this tradition
could resume.
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Catholic actor pitches plays with pro-life
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Washington (CNS) — Theater major Steve Sherman said
he opted against auditioning for a play once because it had
a “pro-choice” message. As a student, he sometimes felt like
the “odd man out” in a “pro-choice” crowd.
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‘False idols’ work against life, Cardinal
Rigali tells Catholic pro-life leaders
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Arlington, Va. (CNS) — Like the Israelites who
idolized the golden calf, the pro-life movement is
challenged today by “the idolatrous gospel of total
autonomy, sheer utility and false mercy,” Cardinal Justin
Rigali of Philadelphia told a gathering in Arlington Aug. 2.
The cardinal, who chairs the U.S. bishops’ Committee on
Pro-Life Activities, spoke on the opening day of the Aug.
2-4 annual conference of directors of diocesan pro-life
offices and state Catholic conferences, sponsored by the
bishops’ pro-life secretariat.
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