Part-time Christmas tree business becomes family tradition for many

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (CNS) — The question made Duane Olberding laugh: Are you as jolly as Old St. Nick?
 ”I don’t know about being as jolly as Old St. Nick, but I do enjoy helping people get a nice Christmas tree,” said Olberding, a member of St. Joseph Parish in Leavenworth.
 Olberding, who recently retired as a guidance [...]

Catholic cartoon pioneer Joseph Barbera dies at 95

By Catholic News Service
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Joseph Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that first found its fortune in cartoon shorts for theaters then struck gold anew in television, died Dec. 18 of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He was 95.
In a 1993 interview with Catholic News Service, Barbera said [...]

A Look at Today (12.20.06)

Today in the Diocese
    20–Christmas Mass, Angelo Catholic School, 8:30 a.m.
Today’s Reading’s
    First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14
    Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
    Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
Necrology
20–Rev. John Waldron (1995)
Today’s News from the Catholic News Service
By Catholic News Service
U.S.
Both sides agree to $75 million plan to pay Portland sex abuse claims
PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — The Archdiocese of Portland [...]