Aftereffects of bullying can last a lifetime
Apr 04 2012
Bullying is again in the news with the March 30 opening of “Bully." Jimmy Patterson, editor and director of communications for the newspaper of the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, shares his own poignant story of being bullied.
T-shirts, balloons and banners proclaim pro-life crowd’s convictions
Jan 24 2012
WASHINGTON – Mark Hosbein stood on the corner of a busy Washington intersection under the steady rain Jan. 23 with a small duffle bag at his feet and a simple message for passers-by: “Please consider spiritually adopting an unborn baby who is in danger of abortion.”
Marriage in Maryland placed at risk with introduction of same-sex marriage bill
Jan 24 2012
The release of legislation today to redefine marriage once again attempts to impose the influence of special interest groups on the people of Maryland, despite the vehement protest of faith groups and grassroots constituents that led to the defeat of similar legislation last year. At a time when Marylanders are struggling to find jobs, keep their homes and feed their families, our elected officials should focus their attention on the pressing needs of the state, not on dismantling Maryland’s long-standing law defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Altoona-Johnstown bishop eulogizes Paterno as ‘good Catholic,’ friend
Jan 23 2012
ALTOONA, Pa. – Although Joe Paterno will be remembered as “a legend throughout our region and throughout our country,” Bishop Mark L. Bartchak said the iconic football coach will be best remembered in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown as “a good Catholic, a family man and a friend to many.”
Abortion leading to less respect for lives of disabled, archbishop says
Jan 20 2012
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia hospital’s alleged refusal to provide a kidney transplant to a mentally disabled 3-year-old is yet another example of the harm caused in the United States by the Roe v. Wade court decision legalizing abortion, according to Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
Newly crowned Miss America knows talent, gifts are from God, says mom
Jan 19 2012
MILWAUKEE – All smiles, Susan Kaeppeler, fourth-grade teacher at Kenosha’s St. Joseph Academy’s lower campus, was greeted with the red-carpet treatment when she arrived to class Jan. 16 after a whirlwind weekend where she saw her oldest daughter, Laura, crowned Miss America.