Detroit – Sr. Monica Kostielney, RSM, who will retire as president and chief executive officer of the Michigan Catholic Conference in November, has been awarded the Holy Cross Pro-Ecclesia et Pontifice (For Church and Pontiff) medal by Pope Benedict XVI. The papal award was presented Sept. 8 at the MCC offices in downtown Lansing....
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Metro Area — Thousands of pro-life advocates throughout Michigan will take their message to the wider community over the next few weeks as they participate in National Life Chain Sunday, Oct. 3, or in 40 Days for Life vigils outside abortion clinics. As October is known in the Catholic Church and other pro-life circles...
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Michael J. Trepkowski, brother-in-law of Reverend Joseph Mallia, entered eternal life Saturday, September 25, at the age of 54.
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First Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 This book is the eighth of twelve “minor prophets.” The word “minor” refers to the brevity of the book, not its importance. Scholars do not agree on the dating of this work. Most settle on the end of the Seventh or the beginning of the Sixth Century BC. The...
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Metro area — Every Catholic parish and school have a handful of people who serve as pillars of the community. And, quite often, they’re senior citizens. The names of all the seniors who give life to our local Catholic Church are too numerous for a single newspaper to hold, but here are just a...
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