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Vol. 46 No. 39
December 19, 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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50 Years as a Diocese
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Please click here for articles & slideshows
from this special edition of our newspaper. |
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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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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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| RETIRED PRIESTS’ LUNCHEON |
Forty retired priests of the diocese gathered at the Coral House restaurant in Baldwin Dec. 17 for the annual Christmas luncheon sponsored by the diocesan office for senior priests.
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Catholic school parents
and alumni:
Tell us your stories! |
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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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| Christmas 2007 |
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On Sunday, December 16, the children of St. Agnes Cathedral parish in Rockville Centre joyfully presented the Christmas story to parishioners.
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Dominican Sister is on the front line helping families
By Pete Sheehan Senior Reporter
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Roosevelt — When Dominican Sister Aimee Koonman and two other Sisters started Bethany House for homeless families, they sought to offer a place of rest, “the way Jesus found rest in the home of Martha and Mary in Bethany.
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It’s all in a day’s work for Lasallian volunteers
By Mary Gorry Staff Reporter |
Freeport — They teach classes on art, Italian, and physical education. They provide study help and moderate after-school activities. They share experiences with a surrogate family, thousands of miles away from their actual families. It’s all in a day’s work for a Lasallian volunteer working with the De La Salle Christian Brothers.
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Polar Bear Plunge for Hunger
TLIC photos/Gregory A. Shemitz |
Hundreds of hardy souls braved sub-freezing wind chill temperatures on Dec. 15 to take a morning dip in the Atlantic Ocean to benefit an interfaith community outreach program based at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, Southampton. Men, women and children of all ages gathered at Cooper’s Beach in Southampton to participate in the fourth annual Polar Bear Plunge for Hunger, a popular fundraiser for Human Resources of the Hamptons, a non-profit organization that assists people in need.
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‘Now I want to help my dad ...’
By Courtney Henley |
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Throughout my entire life, one man has stood out as a major faith inspiration to me. That man is my dad. He was the one who taught me my first prayer; I remember it vividly, him teaching me the Our Father when I was only in kindergarten. He was an altar server as a child and has always kept that close connection to the Lord.
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Vatican creche to place Holy Family in Joseph’s carpentry workshop
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Vatican City (CNS) — Sheltered under a tree and concealed by burlap and scaffolding, the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square — still under construction — was planned to put the Holy Family in Joseph’s carpentry workshop. Full Story |
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Senate bill to aid pregnant women seen as ‘long overdue’
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Washington (CNS) — A U.S. bishops’ pro-life official gave high marks to a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate in December that would provide resources and support to pregnant women.
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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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