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Vol. 46 No. 35
November 21, 2007 |
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DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE to ROME, ITALY
November 4
- 12, 2007 |
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Photos from Rome: During the
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Rome, Italy, TLIC's editor Rick
Hinshaw and Photographer, Greg Shemitz journeyed through
Rome with our Bishop William Murphy and members from the
diocese. Please click below to view highlights and photo
slide shows from different events during the trip.
Additional Photos |
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Stories from Rome: Please
click on the link below to view a listing of articles that
appeared in the November 14th issue of The Long Island
Catholic from our editor, Rick Hinshaw.
Additional Stories
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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.
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Profile
list |
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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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Art Deco artist’s mosaics adorn seminary and
local sites
By Pete Sheehan
Senior Reporter |
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Huntington — Every day
multitudes of people see the art of muralist Hildreth Meière
at New York’s Radio City Music Hall and the National Academy
of Sciences in Washington.
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Celebrating 50 years of religious
education in our diocese
By Mary Gorry
Staff Reporter |
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Rockville Centre — The religious education of young
people, both by their parents and by the Church, is an
essential part of the Catholic faith, Bishop William Murphy
said during Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral here Nov. 18.
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Highlights of Religious Education Week
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At St. James in Setauket, the children in Level Three wrote
their own prayers of petition during a Liturgy of the Word
workshop. Earlier, eighth-graders in the program hosted the
little ones at an annual All Saints All Souls party.
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MICAH working to raise awareness of
poverty
By Pete Sheehan
Senior Reporter |
Melville — This Thanksgiving, many religious leaders
are encouraging their congregations to ask, “Why do we need
to give some people free turkeys?”
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St. Vincent de Paul Society:
Providing practical, ongoing aid to needy
By Mary Gorry
Staff Reporter |
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Valley Stream — The St. Vincent de Paul Society at
Holy Name of Mary Church here tells new recruits they are
expected to volunteer two hours a month. Most willingly give
more than that, working with parish outreach to provide
practical, ongoing assistance to local people in need.
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Thrift stores offer both direct and
indirect benefits to Long Islanders
By Mary Gorry
Staff Reporter |
Huntington — Sometimes the items being sold in the
St. Vincent de Paul thrift store here — a bureau, a dining
room set, a lamp — go directly to families in need.
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Bereaved should ‘do what helps your heart’
during holiday season
By Mary Iapalucci
Staff Reporter |
East Islip — Shopping, baking, decorating — these are
the things that begin to take over people’s minds now that
the “holiday season” is here. But for those suffering the
pain of losing a loved one, a more compelling concern might
be, “How do I face another day?”
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Bringing Halloween joy to the elderly
By Tom Arning |
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When thinking of what teenagers do on Halloween, what comes
to mind? The assumption is things that do not exemplify a
good Catholic. However, for about 20 students from Chaminade
High School and eight students from Kellenberg Memorial High
School, this was not the case.
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Call for bipartisan cooperation on
responsible transition in Iraq
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Our nation and its leaders face important decisions about
the difficult challenges and terrible dilemmas in Iraq. As
the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops gathers in
Baltimore, our thoughts and prayers are with our military
personnel in Iraq, their families, and all the suffering
people of Iraq. In this statement, we seek to draw on our
moral teaching to continue raising some ethical questions
regarding the road ahead for our nation in Iraq.
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Archbishop for Military Services named
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Washington (Combined news sources) — Pope Benedict
XVI has named Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, apostolic
nuncio to the Dominican Republic and papal delegate to
Puerto Rico, to serve as Archbishop for the Military
Services.
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Young pro-life activist encourages
listeners
By Pete Sheehan
Senior Reporter |
Glen Cove — “Politicians have been able to get
pro-lifers to vote for them by being only a little more
pro-life than their opponents,” complained Elizabeth Andrew,
a 25-year-old right-to-life activist.
Once those politicians get elected, they do little to
advance the right-to-life cause, Andrew told about 40 people
who attended her early evening talk at the parish hall Nov.
10 at St. Patrick’s Church here. “They don’t seem to take us
seriously.
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Mass for immigrants
TLIC photos/Gregory A. Shemitz |
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Auxiliary Bishop Peter Libasci presided at a special Mass at
St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre, Nov. 18 honoring past
and present immigrants of Long Island. The Mass, celebrated
annually, is sponsored by Catholic Charities’ Immigrant
Services.
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Feast of
Our Lady of Ostrabrama
Bishop Peter A. Libasci joined the parish of Our Lady of
Ostrabrama, Cutchogue, in honoring the Blessed Mother on
her feast day Nov. 17. The bishop blessed a new icon of
Our Lady of Ostrabrama, which was carried in a
candle-lit procession around the church grounds. Mass
was celebrated in Polish and English. Here, parishioners
lift the icon to lead the procession before Mass. |
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Father Pereda named monsignor
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Rockville Centre — Pope Benedict XVI has named Father
James Pereda a Chaplain to His Holiness, with the title of
reverend monsignor. Msgr. Pereda is the judicial vicar of
the diocese.
“I am delighted that Father Pereda is being given special
recognition from the Holy Father,” said Bishop William
Murphy.
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Catholic, Bible-themed toys on the market
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Little Rock, Ark. (CNS) — Every year as December
approaches retailers begin stocking their shelves and
filling their Web sites with toys. Full
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Father Pereda named monsignor
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Indianapolis (Zenit) — The film “The Golden Compass”
isn’t simply about using fairy-tale magic to tell a good
story. It corrupts the imagery of Lewis and Tolkien to
undermine children’s faith in God and the Church, says
Catholic author Pete Vere.
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Religious
Education
Celebrating Religious
Education Week -
November 11-18 |
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Please click here for a listing of articles from this event. |
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