Colorful Gospel for Jan. 28, 2010
Based on the Gospel of Luke 4:21-30Hometown trouble! Remember last week when Jesus returned to Nazareth, his hometown, and read [...]
Benny the Bear unites Sacred Heart-run schools
Benny the Bear (Catholic Herald photo by Ernie Mastroianni)
Barely a foot tall, Benny is a dapper, stuffed member of the Ursidae species and works as a liaison among the six schools run by the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Initiated by staff at St. Joseph School in Chamberlain, S.D., to bring a cultural awareness to students, Benny has captured the hearts of grade school students and brought them together unlike any textbook could.
Students hitting right notes with new keyboards
Elizabeth Sianez performs Noche de Paz at Milwaukee’s Prince of Peace School’s Christmas concert last December, on one of 25 new Yamaha portable keyboards obtained with a grant from Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation’s Music Matters. (Catholic Herald photo by Juan Carlos Medina/www.photoventures.com)
Previously, Prince of Peace owned only 10 working keyboards and transported them back and forth throughout the week between the school’s two buildings, seven blocks apart. The new keyboards are kept at the school’s 22nd Street building, designated for kindergarteners and middle-schoolers. Prince of Peace’s 25th Street building houses grades 1-5.
Year for priests — there is still time
Last Saturday I celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of two Franciscans from the Assumption Province located in Franklin. The ordination was at St. Clare Church in Wind Lake and it was a magnificent event. The parents of both of the newly ordained, Fr. David and Fr. Jason, were so proud and shed more than one tear – but then, again, so did I!
As hard as it may seem to believe, the Year for Priests is already at its halfway mark. It has been a great time for me to reflect on the beauty and dignity of the priesthood and to pray for our seminarians especially the ones with whom I live at Saint Francis de Sales. We in the archdiocese are particularly blessed with the men whom God has sent our way.
From timid freshman to confident graduate
Kailey Barthel (Submitted photo courtesy of Barthel family) Last fall, my husband Mark and I drove our daughter Kailey to [...]
Chalkboards go way of dinosaurs
MENOMONEE FALLS — Students at St. Anthony Parish School have discovered a newfound love of learning, thanks to donors’ funds.
Reegan Chisholm, left, and Jack Griese work on the SMART Board in Cindy Clarke’s fourth grade classroom at St. Anthony School, Jan. 19. All of the classrooms in the Menomonee Falls school have SMART Board technology. (Catholic Herald photo by Juan C. Medina/www.photoventures.com)
St. Anthony, a school for students in 4-year-old kindergarten to eighth grade, entered a new era of technology more than a year ago when a SMART Board was installed. Created by Canadian company SMART Technologies, SMART Boards are a modern version of the chalkboard. The devices give students an opportunity to learn and demonstrate knowledge interactively.
Economy takes toll on Catholic education
Second graders in Vicki Jasper’s class at Rosemary School, Fredonia, Mackenna Schueller, Emily Sanders, Isabella Clark and Jenna Schueller, work on an art project, Jan. 22. In an effort to help the small Catholic school, Holy Rosary Parish, Fredonia, held a special collection last August to offer financial assistance to school families. (Catholic Herald photo by Sam Arendt)
Calling all movers (That means you, Amy)
There is nothing more that I hate than moving. Wait, let me elaborate on that. There is nothing more that [...]
Something else for Father to do
Most priests will tell you that they already have enough to do. But in his World Communications Day message, Pope [...]
Why we’re talking about sex
Who ever thought that myfaith would publish a sex issue?
When I was a teenager, I watched many TV shows that depicted how “normal” young adults lived a sexual life. Not only was hooking up depicted as normal, but healthy as well, as long as condoms and birth control were readily available.