As we wind down Catholic Press Month, it’s a good time to share a story about the role Catholic newspapers can play in building and preserving family … Read More
Author Archives: Sam Lucero
The ins and outs of Lent
Lent is just around the corner. It’s a time of spiritual preparation for Easter, highlighted by prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Below are a few suggestions on the … Read More
‘Powerful words of understanding’: Pope backs indigenous in Amazon
LIMA, Peru — Saying the world has much to learn from Amazonian indigenous peoples, Pope Francis declared the Catholic Church their ally in their struggle to protect … Read More
Remains of aborted babies now in final resting place in Indiana cemetery
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A cold, gray, wintry day in South Bend seemed like an appropriate setting for the burial of 2,411 aborted babies, whose remains were … Read More
Brazil remembers Sister Dorothy Stang; landless defenders still threatened
SAO PAULO — Feb. 12 was the 15th anniversary of Sister Dorothy Stang’s assassination in the Amazon region of Brazil. The U.S.-born nun is remembered as a … Read More
Pope says there is no quick fix for priest shortage in Amazon region
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to … Read More
In Amazon document, pope calls for action rooted in conversion of heart
VATICAN CITY — Like so many of Pope Francis’ teachings and major documents, his apostolic exhortation on the Amazon is built on a call for conversion — … Read More
The privilege of growing old
Like many people over 50, I find myself reading more and more newspaper obituaries. That’s because more and more people I once knew are featured in this … Read More
Norbertine Fr. Samuel Jadin, 89, dies
DE PERE — Norbertine Fr. Samuel Donald Jadin, 89, died Feb. 2. Fr. Jadin was born in Luxemburg, on Feb. 1, 1931, to the late Edward and … Read More
Deacon Kenneth Nelesen, 82, dies
ALLOUEZ — Deacon Kenneth Nelesen, 82, died Jan. 31. He was ordained to the diaconate for the Diocese of Green Bay on May 6, 1978. Deacon Nelesen … Read More
