July 16, 2007

Upcoming festival schedule

SEPT. 1-2
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
ST. JOSEPH’S ROWENA
   St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rowena will hold its 100 Year Celebration, Sept. 1-2. The weekend festivities schedule includes:
   Saturday, Sept. 1: 7:30 a.m. — Mass at Cemetery; 10 a.m. — Parade; Noon — Sausage Sandwich Lunch; 1:30 p.m. — Program (introductions of guests, dignitaries; exhibits and displays; tours of [...]

July 16, 2007

‘Jose Cuervo’ songwriter makes new friends through peace

By Jimmy Patterson
Online Editor
   SAN ANGELO — In 1981, Cindy Jordan was on top of the L.A. music world. Two years later things became even better. Jordan had written a song and taken it to Los Angeles radio stations, who fell in love with it. In 1983, that same song, “Jose Cuervo (You Are a [...]

July 16, 2007

U.S. bishop defends bishops’ right to rebuke pro-abortion politicians

By Paul Gray
Catholic News Service
MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) — An American bishop visiting Australia has defended the right of Catholic bishops to publicly rebuke politicians, including Catholics, who support pro-abortion laws.
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver said that the abortion issue is one of basic human dignity and not just an issue of concern to Catholic [...]

July 16, 2007

Today (07.16.07)

No diocesan-wide events
Today’s Readings
Exodus 1:8-14, 22
Psalm 124:1-8
Matthew 10:34 — 11:1
Today’s Headlines from Catholic News Service
U.S.
Black Catholic congress opens in Buffalo with 2,000 participants
BUFFALO, N.Y. (CNS) — More than 2,000 black Catholics from nearly 100 U.S. dioceses traveled to Buffalo July 12 for the start of the 10th National Black Catholic Congress. The theme of the [...]