Tag: All Saints

Pray for the dead, gain indulgences for them, cardinal urges Catholics
The early November feasts of All Saints and All Souls are reminders that God’s church exists both on earth and in heaven and that all the faithful, living and dead, can and should pray for each other, a top Vatican official wrote.

Schools, theaters, cheese-making: Deconsecrated church use varies
Pinocchio’s story makes no mention of baptism when he became a real boy, but he’ll take center stage this month in the former sanctuary of All Saints Catholic Church in Lakeville, now the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

A grandma’s wish, a teen’s search: Visitation senior confirmed before Christmas
“All I wanted to do was further cultivate my relationship with my Creator,” Julia Carlone wrote in a reflection. “Suddenly I had a solution: confirmation.”

Realizing today may be one’s last day changes how one lives, pope says
It is not morbid to start each day understanding that it may be one’s last, Pope Francis said.

The Catholic Church and Halloween
The medieval Catholic Church created the feast of All Saints on Nov. 1 to honor the blessed people who could not be included in the church’s formal list of saints. In England, the word “hallow” was used to mean the sacred, and thus there the day was All Hallows’ Day.

Local director showing film on Franciscan order’s work
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal don’t flinch in the face of the destitute. Daily, the friars serve the ill, homeless, prisoners and prostitutes in poor and dangerous areas.

Earthquake levels church, All Saints parish helps rebuild it
It all started on a plane ride back from the Caribbean island country of Dominica.

Feeding the hungry, with a twist
Four friends from the retirement apartments, a woman who just lost her mom, a dad with two young children and a group of young people who study apologetics together. This is an unlikely group to come together to share a meal, company and conversation.

News Notes – October 10, 2013
– Cathedral Organs ready for inaugural concert
– All Saints all-parish reunion
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