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>>>"Open Wide the Door to Christ" by S.C. Biela begins with a powerful and meaningful introduction by Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington. He reminds us that the title of the book is made up of the words of Blessed Pope John Paul II: "Be not afraid. God’s inviting light at first barely perceived by the soul, but later, the Light’s becoming increases and begins to probe deeper and deeper into the darkness of the human soul, bringing us closer to God."
>>>SALT LAKE CITY — For the past several weeks, the fifth-grade class at Saint Olaf Catholic School has been getting a rare look inside a wild bald eagle nest. A parent informed school staff about the web cam providing a live stream of pictures of an eagle’s nest at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens in Norfolk, W.Va. (www.wvec.com)
>>>SALT LAKE CITY —The Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake City, conducted a retreat for the elect on April 9 at Saint Ambrose Church in Salt Lake City. About 100 people from various parishes attended.
>>>SANDY — Blessed Sacrament Catholic School was named a 2011 Utah State School of Character (SSOC). The award was presented at a banquet on April 6 at the University of Utah by representatives from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring, housed at the U of U.
>>>Whenever the Catholic Church takes a public stand on a seemingly political issue, such as immigration, some individuals may ask, "Why is a church involved in a political debate?" Thomas Jefferson’s concept of separation of church and state does not mean that churches have no place in state affairs. In fact, both the Utah and United States’ constitutions guarantee churches, among others, the right to speak on matters of moral and public concern.
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>>>Siempre que la Iglesia Católica da su opi-nión públicamente acerca de un tema que pareciera político tal como la inmigración, algunas personas podrían llegar a preguntar ¿por qué la Iglesia se involucra en un debate político? El concepto de Thomas Jefferson sobre la separación de la iglesia y del estado no quiere decir que las iglesias no formen parte de los casos de los estados. De hecho, tanto la constitución de Utah como la constitución de Los Estados Unidos garantiza que las iglesias, entre otras entidades, tiene el derecho de opinar sobre temas de interés público y moral.
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