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Some items that caught my attention recently

I find that my occasional brief commentaries on news and other items are popular with readers. So here are some things that caught my attention recently. >>>

Juan Diego CHS seniors impact community with week of volunteer service at 30 local agencies

One school, 234 seniors each offering 40 hours of volunteer work: If each hour were paid at minimum wage, that would translate to more than $67,000 donated in one week to 30 different agencies throughout Utah by Juan Diego Catholic High School seniors as part of a metamorphosis of the service program of the school. >>>

$tewardship or S+ewardship?

Unfortunately, when most of us hear or read the word “stewardship,” we instinctively think of it spelled as “$tewardship,” a code word for giving money to the Church. The request for money may be politely phrased, clothed in pious language and linked to giving of time and talents. But, in the end, stewardship still means, for most of us: “I must give some of my money so that we can operate the Church.” >>>

Warmth of mercy can overcome cold indifference, pope tells diplomats

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cold indifference to migrants, the poor, the hungry and the persecuted must be overcome through the warmth of mercy, which can transform people into artisans of peace, Pope Francis said.  >>>

National Park Service honors Jesuit missionary with a legacy day

TUMACACORI, Ariz. (CNS) — Jesuit Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, an Italian missionary to the American Southwest known as the “Padre on Horseback,” was honored Jan. 10 at the Tumacacori National Historical Park with Kino Legacy Day. >>>

California bishops saddened that drive to overturn physician-assisted suicide fails

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CNS) — Expressing disappointment in a failed effort to secure enough signatures in a referendum attempt on California’s physician-assisted suicide law, the president of the state’s bishops’ conference called for continued vigilance to protect the dignity of human life at all stages. >>>

In Gaza, visiting bishops see signs of hope amid continued destruction

JERUSALEM (CNS) — From a new playground at the Catholic parish in Gaza to  transitional housing provided by a U.S. agency, visiting bishops from three  continents said they saw signs of hope and resilience amid the continuing  poverty and destruction in the Gaza Strip. >>>

Holy Cross sister ready to help the community in Utah

 Originally from Altotonga, Veracruz, Mexico, Holy Cross Sister  Laura Guadalupe Tiburcio Santos felt the call to the religious life since she was very young. >>>

Year in Review

Departure of the Most Rev. John C. Wester marks a diocesan transition  >>>