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Friday, Dec. 04, 2015
Drawing on the experience of the public exposition of the Shroud of Turin, Vatican officials are adopting a reservation system for pilgrims who want to cross the threshold of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica during the Year of Mercy.
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Friday, Dec. 04, 2015
On Dec. 8, the Catholic Church will begin the Year of Mercy, a time to reflect more intentionally on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Recent events around the globe show that we will have many opportunities to not only reflect on, but to practice the works of mercy.
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Friday, Dec. 04, 2015
BALTIMORE (CNS) — From entering a diocesan Holy Door to undertaking the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, Catholics can model a compassionate life during the Year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis.
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Friday, Dec. 04, 2015
The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe has been a religious and cultural hallmark for Mexican Catholics for centuries, but the custom received little attention from Anglo Catholics in the United States before the last few decades.
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Friday, Dec. 04, 2015
What are you doing for the Year of Mercy?
This isn’t an idle question; I’m genuinely curious. Have you given any thought to how you will take advantage of this extraordinary jubilee, which starts Tuesday? If not, this newspaper contains myriad suggestions for ways to take up Pope Francis’ call to spend the next 12 months immersed in mercy.
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Friday, Dec. 04, 2015
Recently, reports of a bleeding host at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Kearns have been circulating within the Diocese of Salt Lake City.
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Friday, Dec. 04, 2015
Various groups in the diocese are offering concerts featuring Christmas music. The schedule follows.
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Friday, Dec. 04, 2015
Each year the Diocese of Salt Lake City observes the Spanish tradition of posadas, a nine-day celebration re-enacting Mary and Joseph’s search for a place to stay on their journey to Bethlehem.
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Friday, Dec. 04, 2015
Editor’s note: During the Year of Mercy, the Intermountain Catholic will publish a short reflection each week written by a variety of Catholics in the Diocese of Salt Lake City: priests, deacons, religious, seminarians, Utah Catholic Schools teachers/principals, lay ecclesial ministers, religious education teachers and others. We hope you enjoy these, and that they give insight into the myriad ways mercy can be incorporated into everyday life.
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Friday, Dec. 04, 2015
On Nov. 23, members of the St. Francis Xavier School student government, CORE (Council of Organization Respect and Equality), delivered more than 3,000 non-perishable food items to the Kearns Food Pantry. The items were collected during the school’s “I Can, You Can, We Can Stomp Out Hunger” food drive.
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