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Vol. 46 No. 38
December 12, 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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50 Years as a Diocese
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Please click here for articles & slideshows
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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
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| 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.
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Bishop Murphy released from Mercy Medical Center |
| Bishop William Murphy was discharged today from Mercy Medical Center (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) and has returned home to his apartment. Bishop Murphy is doing well following the Dec. 6 anterior cervical discectomy.
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Catholic school parents
and alumni:
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On January 16, The Long Island Catholic will publish a
special issue focusing on Catholic schools in our diocese.
Among the stories we want to feature are those from
Catholics throughout our diocese who have benefited from a
Catholic education yourselves, and/or have chosen to send
your children to Catholic school.
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The new evangelization heralds future
By Pete Sheehan Senior Reporter |
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Rockville Centre — As the diocese moves into its second half-century, many current leaders see the future of the Church in the “New Evangelization” called for by Pope John Paul II.
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Local parishes participate in the new evangelization
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Many Long Island parishes are working to put Pope John Paul II’s global call for a new evangelization into action locally.
One way is the Alpha Course, a 10-week program where a parish hosts a dinner, presentation of a video about Christianity, and small group discussion.
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Shared devotion to Blessed Mother brings parishioners closer
By Mary Iapalucci Staff Reporter |
Bohemia — While some prayed in English and others in Spanish, there was nothing lost in translation as parishioners of St. John Nepomucene Church here shared their devotion to the Blessed Mother at a bilingual Mass celebrated on Dec. 8.
Since it was the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, patron-ess of the United States, and four days before the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, organizers thought it would be a good time to bring together the English- and Spanish-speaking members of the community. Full
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Msgr. Manly, former Kings Park pastor, found vocation in Irish roots
By Mary Iapalucci Staff Reporter |
Kings Park — Msgr. Alex Manly can’t say exactly why he wanted to be a priest but knows that the answer lies in his home on the south side of Dublin, Ireland, in the first half of the 20th century.
“My mother was a daily communicant, my father taught at a Catholic grammar school. I had one brother become a Passionist priest,” Msgr. Manly said. “A Passionist priest used to bring Communion every week to my sister, Maureen, who had polio. She used to do fundraising for the missions from her sick bed.”Full
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Our friendly neighborhood chaplain
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In life, people need other people to guide each other. We need to be reminded of God’s love, the promise that He is always with us. For us students at McGann-Mercy High School, we have been truly blessed with the people around us. Full
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Holiday postage avoids seasonal sticking point
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Washington (CNS) — During the Christmas season, when Christmas displays and the public outcry against them get almost equal billing, the tiny postage stamp dares to push the envelope, so to speak.
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Assisting the sick on youth pilgrimage to Lourdes
By Elizabeth Maynard |
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“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” This quote from Aesop means that any display of kindness makes a difference in some way. This idea came to life for me this past summer when I took part in a Youth Pilgrimage to France run by the Knights of Malta.
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Pope okays plenary indulgence for Lourdes’ anniversary
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Vatican City (CNS) — To mark the 150th anniversary of Mary’s appearance to St. Bernadette Soubirous near Lourdes, France, Pope Benedict XVI authorized a special indulgence to encourage renewed holiness.
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Will new director take Vatican Museums far from the madding crowd?
By John Thavis Catholic News Service |
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Vatican City (CNS) — Perhaps even more than Michelangelo’s frescoes or the statue of Laocoon, the discouragingly long entrance line — often stretching half a mile — has become the modern emblem of the Vatican Museums.
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| Ordination of Transitional Deacons |
At the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 8, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn ordained nine transitional deacons for the Diocese of Rockville Centre and two for the Diocese of Brooklyn.
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God on the gridiron: Faith helps football players on, off field
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| Indianapolis (CNS) — After beating the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI in February, the Indianapolis Colts stormed to another strong start, winning their first seven games of the 2007-08 season.
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Synod on Bible should reignite passion for Scripture
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Rome (CNS) — The world Synod of Bishops on the Bible should help reignite “passion for the word of God in the church,” said Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, secretary-general of the synod.
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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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