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Retreat invites all young adults to have a personal conversion

SALT LAKE CITY — All young adults from 18 to 35 years old in the diocese are invited to attend the Young Adult Lenten Retreat, scheduled for March 23 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Cedar City. >>>

Tenebrae service offered during Holy Week

OREM — Shadows will fall at Saint Francis of Assisi on the Wednesday of Holy Week as the parish hosts a Tenebrae service. >>>

Father James Semple remembered for his long service

SALT LAKE CITY — Father James Semple, who ministered in the Diocese of Salt Lake City for more than 50 years, was recalled as generous, big-hearted and a great priest during the Feb. 14 funeral Mass. >>>

Legislative Update

The Diocese of Salt Lake City has been busy on Capitol Hill. We are working daily to promote anti-poverty measures, criminal justice reform items, and a healthy environment. While legislation moves quickly, here are a few items we are still working to pass: >>>

USCCB joins other faith groups defending traditional marriage

SALT LAKE CITY — A coalition of faith groups, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has joined a variety of individuals, states and other organizations in urging the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to resist redefining marriage. >>>

Radical renewal needed for religious life

Today, many women’s religious orders and congregations seem headed for a very insecure future (to put it mildly), or worse, extinction. Those that have taken a more progressive direction since Vatican II have experienced the greatest disorientation and the sharpest decline in new vocations. >>>

YOUCAT

Everyone loves getting a present. Just think about your last birthday party and the best gift you received. Was it wrapped up in shiny paper and decorated with curly ribbons and fancy bows? Did your eyes sparkle when you saw the gift box? Were you filled with wonder about what was inside? Did you excitedly tear away the wrapping, open the box, and cherish its contents? >>>

Juan Diego CHS students share perspective of difference with Interfaith Roundtable

DRAPER — Rachel Kuhr loves telling newcomers about being a Juan Diego Catholic High School student: "I like to tell them I am a Seventh-day Adventist in a Mormon state attending a Catholic high school." >>>

Field trip helps reinforce science curriculum

SALT LAKE CITY — Sixty-five students from the kindergarten, third and fourth grades at Our Lady of Lourdes School took a science-based field trip to the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter in Park City on Feb. 12. The field trip was designed to get the kids outside and explore while enhancing their classroom education with field experiences. >>>