Archive for September, 2011

Catholics prep for Respect Life Month

Detroit — In the Archdiocese of Detroit, thousands of pro-life advocates will take their message to the wider community on Respect Life Sunday and over the next few weeks as they participate in National Life Chain Sunday, Oct. 2, or in 40 Days for Life vigils outside abortion clinics. Life Chain participants, carrying signs...
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Speaker series to explore Franciscan spirituality

Speaker series to explore Franciscan spirituality

Detroit — Speakers from across the country will explore “Franciscan Spirituality for the 21st Century” in a once-a-month series at the Capuchin Retreat in Macomb County, from October through May “This series will explain and define Franciscan spirituality,” explained Capuchin Fr. Ken Reinhart, executive director of the Washington Township retreat center. “The crux of...
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Catholics chip in for pro-life witness

DETROIT — To reach the broader public with a pro-life message on Respect Life Sunday, the Gospel of Life Committee at St. Sebastian Parish in Dearborn Heights launched a campaign to place a half-page advertisement in the Sunday, Oct. 2, issue of the Sunday Free Press. The headline on the ad will read, “The...
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Detroit-area Respect Life Month events

METRO AREA — The following events are happening in the Detroit area during October: 40 Days for Life Locally, 40 Days for Life vigils are taking place, Sept. 28 through Nov. 6. Visit www.40daysforlife.com or call the numbers below for details: Bloomfield Hills — Outside 43380 Woodward Ave. (248) 742-3535. Dearborn — Outside 4132...
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Fr. Homan was inspirational, caring

Fr. Homan was inspirational, caring

DETROIT — During the 36 years he ran Subiaco Retreat House, Silvestrine Benedictine Fr. Daniel Homan welcomed more than 140,000 youngsters to the youth retreat center on the grounds of St. Benedict Monastery in Oxford. Fr. Homan died August 9 of cardiac arrest and extensive heart damage. He was 68. He was” a very...
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