Theresa Magidsohn — TROY — Although she didn’t begin to play the organ until her early twenties, Christine Chun, director of music ministry at Saint Anastasia in Troy, has certainly made up for lost time. Now in her early thirties, with a Doctorate of Music in Organ Performance/ Church Music, Chun is one of...
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By Michelle Samartino — Metro area – When Sam Serra graduated from St. Lawrence Elementary School in Utica, there was never a question that he would continue his education at a Catholic high school. “It has become more important to me,” says Sam, who will be a freshman at De La Salle Collegiate in...
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Although biblical writers matched their contemporary wisdom writers in the Near East, they also challenged traditional thinking. True wisdom was more than knowledge of facts. It also included almost a devotional appreciation for the mystery of life, which had been designed by God, the Creator. Creation extended beyond the visible, physical aspects of earthly...
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DETROIT — People around the United States and the world celebrated Blessed Teresa of Calcutta this week on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of her birth. Though she died 13 years ago, “Mother Teresa” is vividly remembered for how she lived for the poor. At St. Paul (Albanian) Parish, Rochester Hills, a statue...
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WASHINGTON — The Michigan Catholic Conference has praised a federal judge’s ruling that has halted funding to embryonic stem-cell research. Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on Aug. 23 that the Obama administration’s guidelines for funding embryonic stem-cell research violate federal law and stopped such...
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