Livingston County Catholic Charities to honor volunteers, group
BRIGHTON — Barbara Williams, Juanita Lavender, Rosemary Cahaney, Marie Hanvey and the Livingston County Community Alliance, Livingston County’s Seeker of Justice Award recipient for the Diocese of Lansing, will be honored at Livingston County Catholic Charities (LCCC) eighth annual “Salute to the Stars” on Saturday, April 21, at St. Patrick Parish Life Center, 710 Rickett Road.
A comedy show starring the husband-and-wife team of Kerri Pomarolli and Ron McGehee (both natives of Michigan) will be the featured event of the “Hollywood Style” night, which also includes an hors d’oeuvres stations and a raffle of such items as a necklace and earring set valued at $1,300, a Kindle Fire, Detroit Princess Riverboat Cruise, several golf outings and more.
But the centerpiece of the night is the honorees. (more…)
This is one in a series of Lenten reflections.
By Karmen Butterer Saran
Special to The Catholic Times
Each year as Lent approaches I look forward to it. I imagine life slowing down a bit so I can focus on this dramatic time in the liturgical year.
I pick up a Lenten reflection booklet on Ash Wednesday and start my 40-day journey to Easter with the best of intentions. This year, I tell myself, I will make the time to reflect each day. I will pray more, give more, and sacrifice more. This year, I think, I will somehow wedge in a daylong silent retreat. This year, I tell myself, the jangle of life will not be a distraction and my heart will be prepared for Easter. (more…)
Frs. Ron Horning and Steve Mattson (hidden) lead hundreds of protesters from St. Matthew Church in Flint to the adjacent federal courthouse on Friday, March 23, to protest the contraception and abortion mandates in the Department of Health and Human Services guidelines for the new federal health care program. Mark Haney/Catholic Times
By Mark Haney
The Catholic Times
FLINT — Hundreds of people — including students from St. Thomas More Academy, who were given the day off — stood Friday, March 23, for a hour in the parking lot of St. Matthew Parish to listen to speakers before marching to “God Bless America” to the adjacent federal courthouse.
They were part of a national effort in front of U.S. courthouses, state capitols and historic sites to support religious freedom and protest a federal mandate they say violates that freedom by requiring most religious employers to provide no-cost contraceptive coverage even it is contrary to their beliefs. (more…)
Principal R. J. Kaplan and his wife, Monica, attended the the “Hooray for Hollywood” auction on Saturday, March 3, at St. Pius X School in Flint. Courtesy photo
By Dan McAvoy
The Catholic Times
FLINT — The fifth annual “Hooray for Hollywood Dinner Auction” on Saturday, March 3, raised more than $50,000 for technology, programs and resources at St. Pius X School.
Last year’s auction raised more than $35,000. (more…)
This is one in a series of Lenten reflections.
By Emily Bartell
Special to the Catholic Times
We often look at life as a journey and in a smaller sense Lent is a journey into and out of the desert. While we are journeying through our own deserts in this season I would like to expand on this analogy.
Each one of our journeys in life is like wandering through a forest, but no amount of maps, compasses or hard pushes will take you to the end of the journey. It is only once your guide leads you out that you will reach your destination, Heaven.
Lansing priest follows a call to non-violent change worldwide
By Mark Haney
The Catholic Times
LANSING — These days, Fr. C. Peter Dougherty is at peace.
Actually, he is at the Michigan Peace Team’s office in the former convent at St. Casimir Parish on this city’s south side.
Fr. Dougherty is a man of peace, and non-violence. But while he felt always drawn to the priesthood, peace was not something he considered when he was younger.
“If, when I was ordained, I was to see a film of me 25 years later I’d be shocked and horrified,” he said. “‘Oh my God, I’ve lost the faith, or whatever.’ But the world changes. I have adopted cars with electric windows and locks and things called cell phones. I never dreamed of all of that. We accept all kinds of new stuff. We also have to accept the way we describe reality. I didn’t know the universe was made up of billions of galaxies containing billions of stars, I didn’t know that when I was ordained. There was a lot I didn’t know then.” (more…)
By Rachel Neumann
Special to The Catholic Times
If you had the choice between a fleeting trophy or permanent honor and respect, which would you choose?
Sportsmanship brings the latter which correlates to strong characteristics and work ethic. These will, in turn, yield successes throughout all the years of an athlete’s life. (more…)
EAST LANSING — Rachel Neumann of Fr. Luke M. Powers High School in Flint is one of nine Class B student-athletes chosen by the Michigan High School Athletic Association to receive scholarships through its Scholar-Athlete Award program.
The daughter of Michael and Diane Neumann is a member of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Flushing. She joins fellow winners Sara Marie Barron of Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Kathryn MacDermid Bollman of Williamston, Julie Buursma of Holland Christian, Jordan S. Daley of Grand Rapids Christian, Craig Zebell of Dowagiac Union, Andrew Kelley of Allegan, Nathaniel P. Gaynor of Pontiac Notre Dame Prep and Nicolas Huston Parnell of Spring Lake. (more…)
This is one in a series of Lenten reflections.
By Alicia Patterson
Special to The Catholic Times
“God uses challenges to call us deeper into faith,” a priest once told me. Well, freshman year of college I had plenty of challenges but I instead of reaching deeper into faith I was getting stuck. Lent was the catalyst to join those challenges and my faith together and move me towards the best version of myself. (more…)
Chris Padgett was the keynote speaker on Saturday, March 10, at the Diocese of Lansing's Middle School Rally at Fr. Luke M. Powers High School in Flint.
By Mark Haney
The Catholic Times
FLINT — Middle school students from the Diocese of Lansing were being called Saturday, March 10, during the annual Middle School Rally at Fr. Luke M. Powers High School.
No matter who spoke to them — keynote speaker Chris Padgett, Fr. John Linden, diocesan director of seminarians, and vocations coordinator Dawn Hausman or Bishop Earl Boyea — there was talk of being called. (more…)