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Sr. Genevra Rolf retires as Utah Catholic Schools associate superintendent

SALT LAKE CITY — Holy Cross Sister Genevra Rolf was honored and roasted during a staff farewell luncheon at the Diocese of Salt Lake City Pastoral Center June 30; she retired as Utah Catholic Schools associate superintendent.  >>>

Father Cerón assigned as St. Elizabeth pastor

VERNAL — Father Manuel de Jesús Cerón has been appointed as pastor of Saint Elizabeth Parish in Central Valley, effective Aug. 15, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. >>>

Parroquia celebra Misa en donde los niños participan activamente

OREM — Frecuentemente los niños, después de recibir la Primera Comunión, dejan de ser protagonistas para convertirse en papeles secundarios dentro de la Iglesia Católica de hoy en día, en donde los adultos casi no les prestan atención. >>>

American Catholicism needs a new 'Baltimore Catechism'

The religious formation of Catholic children and young people before Vatican II generally followed a deductive method, one that understands education as an organized process of imparting clear, well-defined concepts and principles. >>>

Lectio divina

Last week I again attempted lectio divina, a form of ancient Christian prayer in which one meditates upon a Scripture passage.  >>>

Daughters of Charity focused their ministry on education during their first 95 years in Utah

Founded in 1633 in France by Saints Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac, the Daughters of Charity were originally young lay women whom those saints recruited to work among the poor and the sick. They were lay women because the concept of an uncloistered order of women was a scandalous idea at the time, and cloistered sisters obviously would not be able to accomplish what the founders wanted: works of mercy out in the secular world. It was not until 35 years later, in 1668, that Pope Clement IX finally sanctioned the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul as a religious order. >>>

Ladies of Charity nourish communities

SALT LAKE CITY — For the past decade, the Ladies of Charity have served Utah’s poor with “simplicity, humility, and charity” by administering services to ease the burden of circumstances brought on by poverty.  >>>

El Padre Cerón es asignado como Párroco de Saint Elizabeth

VERNAL — El Padre  Manuel de Jesús Cerón ha sido asignado a la Parroquia de Saint Elizabeth ubicada en el Valle Central de Utah; su asignación es efectiva a partir del 15 de agosto, día de la festividad de la Asunción de la Virgen María. >>>

El Arzobispo Wester recibe clavos para su Palio

Como un regalo, la comunidad de sacerdotes hispano parlantes de la Diócesis de Salt Lake City, presentaron tres clavos para el palio conforme el Arzobispo Wester partió de Utah para su nueva asignación en la Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe. >>>