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Happy 15th Episcopal Anniversary, Bishop Wester

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Pope says focus on morality can obscure Gospel message

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a lengthy and wide-ranging interview with one of his Jesuit confreres, Pope Francis spoke with characteristic frankness about the perils of overemphasizing Catholic teaching on sexual and medical ethics; the reasons for his deliberate and consultative governing style; and his highest priority for the church today. >>>

Men's retreat offers transformative experience

To say the Third Annual Men’s Retreat sounds like a redundant, boring outing would be like saying the Eucharist holds no important significance. Which, regarding the latter, is most certainly and totally untrue. Indeed, quite the contrary! The men of St. Mary Parish in West Haven would argue there is no greater life transforming experience than to attend one of their men’s retreats – every year, if possible.    >>>

Volunteers help keep the cemetery for the living

SALT LAKE CITY — On Sept. 17, 1897, the growing Catholic presence in Utah was recognized in a significant way: 19.5 acres were donated to the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City for Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery.  >>>

Year of Faith pilgrimage: Saint Patrick Parish

SALT LAKE CITY — The most difficult part of my pilgrimage to Saint Patrick Parish in Salt Lake City was choosing which Mass to attend. >>>

Back-to-School Apples are a welcome surprise at St. Francis Xavier School

KEARNS — The students at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Kearns are counting their blessings one "Apple" at a time. With a generous anonymous donation presented to Patrick Reeder, St. Francis Xavier principal, the school was able to purchase 25 new Apple iMac computers.

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Kearns-Saint Ann School begins Chinese program

SALT LAKE CITY — Teachers walking down the hallways and into the classrooms of Kearns-Saint. Ann School in Salt Lake City are now often greeted by students saying "laoshi hao" ("hello teacher" in Mandarin Chinese). These students, members of the kindergarten, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade classes, are part of a new Mandarin Chinese language program focused on Chinese language and culture. >>>

St. Andrew students become lakeside scientists

RIVERTON — The 4th-grade students at Saint Andrew School traveled north to the Great Salt Lake for a field trip on Sept. 10.

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The Bishops of Salt Lake City: The Scholar – Bishop George H. Niederauer

There is a myth, which will not die, to the effect that academic scholars are all ivory-tower, head-in-the-clouds intellectuals who are inherently unable to relate to common people and mundane issues. Those of us who had our lives turned around by great scholar-teachers know the falsity of the myth, and those of us who sat under the ministry of Bishop George H. Niederauer (1995-2006) should know it as well. Though he held an earned doctorate in English literature, Bishop Niederauer was the most approachable of persons and one whose homilies were almost magical in their ability to make potentially difficult Scripture passages and theological concepts comprehensible and applicable – even inspiring – in our daily lives. >>>