Dr. Vera Bailey's family escaped from a civil war in Liberia, West Africa, and emigrated to America – where the “American” Catholic Church differed from the church back home.
We pray that every baptized person may be engaged in evangelization, available to the mission, by being witnesses of a life that has the flavor of the Gospel.
After years of searching, planning, preparing, being told no, finding God’s yes, St. Clare’s Home opened its doors to provide housing and educational care to expectant women, and their already-born children if needed.
Thinking back to my grandmother, I can say without reservation that she loved me unconditionally. I not only want my grandchildren to know that same unconditional love, I want to share with them my love for the Catholic faith.
In recalling some of the milestones of his 39-year ministry, Msgr. Edward Lofton lists an impressive resume of building churches and communities, while responding to the people entrusted to his care.
We pray that we all will make courageous choices for a simple and environmentally sustainable lifestyle, rejoicing in our young people who are resolutely committed to this.
As parents prepare to send their children back to class for the fall 2021 semester, Catholic school officials are looking forward to returning to a more familiar setting.
Catholic educators were first called to consider exceptional students in 1965 in the encyclical Gravissimum Educationis, where Pope St. Paul VI clarified that all persons, by virtue of their inherent dignity, have the right to an education.
Elizabeth Kelley, principal of St. Gregory the Great School, uses simple, yet powerful words to describe the interaction between classmates of students with special needs at the Bluffton school.