Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Weekly Collections for the weekend of March 24, 2013

 

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One additional pledge, $11,340 additional pledged.  However the $6,000 decrease in race to finish line does not compute($60,000-54,000= $6,000 not $11,340,)

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Friday, March 15, 2013

Girl wins fight to play youth football - CNN.com

 

Members of a panel selected by the archdiocese voted to continue the boys-only policy as written. Despite the panel's recommendation, on Thursday Archbishop Charles Chaput ordered the archdiocese to allow girls to play CYO football, according to a statement.

"The Archdiocese will allow for co-ed participation in CYO football, effective in the 2013 season," the statement said, adding that the rule was provisional and will be reviewed in future seasons.

Caroline\'s older brother, George, 14, inspired her to become a football player when she was 5.

Caroline's older brother, George, 14, inspired her to become a football player when she was 5.

"The Archbishop is grateful for their time and prudent counsel," Archdiocese of Philadelphia spokesman Kenneth A. Gavin said in the statement, adding that the recommendation was only one factor in the decision making process. "All possible factors were considered including the expectations of coaches, parents, and pastors, common current practice, legal circumstances and the CYO policies of dioceses around the country."

Click on the following for more details:  Girl wins fight to play youth football - CNN.com

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Are cardinals electing the last pope? If you believe Nostradamus... - World News

 

Malachy’s “Prophecy of the Popes,” as his vision is called, named Benedict XVI as the 111th – and penultimate – pope. The vision ended with the 112th pope.


Clairvoyant or crazy?

In his book, “Life of St. Malachy,” St. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote that Malachy was respected as a clairvoyant who predicted the exact day and hour of his own death.  At least one 20th century pope, Pius X, was convinced Malachy’s vision was divine, according to Rafael Merry del Val, his biographer.

Click on the following for more detailsAre cardinals electing the last pope? If you believe Nostradamus... - World News

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Notre Dame commencement speaker: Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of NY - southbendtribune.com

 

TH BEND -- Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Catholic archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be the principal speaker and recipient of an honorary degree at the University of Notre Dame's commencement ceremony on May 19.

Commencement will be in Notre Dame Stadium.

Click on e following for more details:  Notre Dame commencement speaker: Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of NY - southbendtribune.com

SNAP blacklists 12 cardinals for pope; Cardinal Timothy Dolan on list | ksdk.com

 

group representing survivors of sexual abuse by priests named a "Dirty Dozen" list of cardinals it said would be the worst candidates for pope based on their handling of child sex abuse claims.

Click on the following for more detail:  SNAP blacklists 12 cardinals for pope; Cardinal Timothy Dolan on list | ksdk.com

Weekly Collections for the weekend of March 3, 2013

 

 

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Saturday, March 2, 2013

Does St. James School sue parents for non-payment of tuition?

Below are seventeen cases since 2010 of the church bringing suit for non-payment of tuition.  To actually see the exact case go to:  http://www.judici.com/courts/cases/case_search.jsp?court=IL004015J&litigant_name=SAINT%20JAMES%20SCHOOL&sort=full_name&order=ASC

And plug in the case number.

Click on the photocopy to enlarge: 

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