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Vol. 46 No. 36
November 28, 2007 |
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National/World News
from Catholic News Service |
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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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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.
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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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Golden wedding jubilarians honored in
Commack
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Commack — More than 100 couples
married 50 years or more gathered with family and friends at
Christ the King Church here on Sunday, Nov. 18, for the
Golden Wedding celebration sponsored by the diocesan Office
of Worship. Bishop John Dunne presided at the Mass for the
honored couples.
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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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‘Dawn of a new age’
Life-affirming stem cell breakthrough
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(Combined News Sources) — A dramatic breakthrough in
stem cell research, hailed by Catholic and pro-life leaders
as a life-affirming alternative to cloning and
embryo-destroying research, was also welcomed last week by
pioneers in those fields, who pronounced the new development
as both more promising and less ethically problematic.
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Pastor Installed |
Father Davanzo installed
TLIC photo/Gregory A. Shemitz |
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Father Joseph Davanzo was installed as pastor of Christ the
King Church, Commack, during a Mass on Nov. 25, the feast of
Christ the King. Msgr. T. Peter Ryan, pastor of Our Lady
Queen of Martyrs Church, Centerport, and dean of the
Huntington Deanery, presided at the installation.
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Liturgical composer gives uplifting concert
and workshop
By Mary Iapalucci
Staff Reporter |
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Holbrook — Dan Schutte, composer of some of the most
popular liturgical music of the past 30 years, shared his
talent and experience at a concert and workshop at Good
Shepherd parish here, Nov. 2 and 3. Schutte, who wrote such
popular hymns as “Here I Am, Lord,” “Table of Plenty” and
“City of God,” travels the country offering a two-part
presentation, which includes an evening of music and
meditation followed by a workshop on building a welcoming
community.
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Buckley: Founders saw religion as essential
to American experiment
By Pete Sheehan
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Mineola — Retired federal court judge and former U.S.
Senator James Buckley warns that today’s culture and its
lack of respect for moral values often forces public
officials to act “as if their faith didn’t matter to them.”
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Retreats at Seminary
Weekend brings high school, college students together
By Mary Gorry
Staff Reporter |
Huntington — The halls of the Seminary of the
Immaculate Conception here were filled with the sound and
activity of young people the weekend of Nov. 16, as about
100 teens and young adults participated in two different
weekend retreats.
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An evening of faith, food and camaraderie
By Salvatore Ambrosino |
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At the January open house for incoming freshmen, Father
James Williams, the president of Chaminade High School,
promises each potential freshman that Chaminade is the place
where he will develop his faith, make lifelong friends, and
expand his horizons.
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Long Island Catholic High
School Sports Highlights |
State titles, national rankings highlight
fall sports season
By Geoff Walter
Special to The Long Island Catholic |
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State championships for four different schools, along with a
record-breaking performance by a Sacred Heart Academy
swimmer and two nationally ranked teams from St. Anthony’s,
were among the highlights of the 2007 fall sports season for
Long Island’s Catholic high schools.
Football dynasty
The dynasty continued for St. Anthony’s High School
football, as the South Huntington school captured its
seventh straight Catholic High School Football League (CHSFL)
AAA championship with a 26-20 win over Mount St. Michael
Nov. 18 at Hofstra University.
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‘Hello, Mary Lou’ still paying off for priest
By Peter Finney Jr.
Catholic News Service |
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Hammond, La. (CNS) — So what’s a nice, mild-mannered,
72-year-old Dominican priest doing collecting thousands of
dollars in royalty checks for a rock ’n’ roll classic that
he co-wrote in the 1950s — a song eventually made famous by
Ricky Nelson and one that has furthered the religious
mission of the Dominicans?
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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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