First Reading: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2,9-14 This passage is a selection from the story about seven sons that were executed in front of their mother by the Syrian. Originally, it was written in Greek in Egypt as a five volume work by Jason of Cyrene. A later editor condensed the history in about 124 BC. ...
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Detroit – We have Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. We have Administrative Assistants’ Day and Boss’s Day. Depending on how detailed we like our calendars, we might have Grandparents’ Day or even National Postal Workers Day. But it wasn’t until 2003 that Catholic groups around the country collaborated to decide that the last Sunday...
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Detroit — Angela Hospice, the Felician-sponsored end-of-life care center in Livonia, will mark its 25th anniversary on Nov. 13 with a gala at Livonia’s Laurel Manor. The hospice started in 1985 when Felician Sr. Mary Giovanni and a small group of volunteers began providing home hospice care, according to a news release issued by...
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By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Washington — Under persistent criticism from a small but vocal group of activists as well as questions from some bishops, leaders of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development have established “stronger policies and clearer mechanisms” to guide how grants are awarded to poverty-fighting groups and strengthen oversight of...
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Detroit – In a back-and-forth battle worth more than the price of admission, Brother Rice prevailed by a 17 to 14 score to win the Catholic League football championship for the A-B division on Saturday evening at Ford Field. The last game of the league championships, it also was the closest, ending with a...
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