April 25, 2008
Cd. Maida reflects on pope's visit as messenger of hope
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit When the Holy Father arrived April 17 at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., during his visit to the United States last week, he came with a message of peace, love and respect for other religions, said Cardinal Adam Maida.
God Works! shows what a parish can do
Robert Delaney
Temperance As parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Detroit consider how they can respond to the economic crisis, the experience of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in starting God Works! is being put forward as an example of what can be done.
CSA helps form tomorrow's Church leaders through youth ministry
Joe Kohn
Detroit If you're wondering who's going to be a leader in the Church tomorrow, you might just want to ask a young person today.
Msgr. Kern's memory honored, legacy continues
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit This year is the 25th anniversary of the death of Msgr. Clement Kern, but his memory and legacy live on.
Cd. Arinze: Catholic colleges, universities need to be 'unambiguously Catholic'
Joe Kohn
Plymouth Twp. You can't have a college or university that "happens to be" Catholic the institution's Catholic identity ought to unmistakably permeate every discipline, and its graduates ought to be willing to stand up for the Church.
College of SS. Peter & Paul finds location, needs funds
Joe Kohn
Plymouth Twp. The SS. Peter & Paul Educational Foundation is at least one step closer to starting the College of SS. Peter & Paul in southeastern Michigan..
Local people say meeting pope 'moving experience'
Kristin Lukowski
Local people share their experience of seeing Pope Benedict XVI during his trip to the United States.
April 18, 2008 
Parish nurses bring health services with CSA help
Robert Delaney
Detroit The benefits of a parish nursing program can be as broad as improved overall health awareness or as specific as helping a parishioner receive needed care in time to save a life or prevent serious consequences.
Men's conference delivers 'powerful messages'
Joe Kohn
Detroit God has called men to stand together, find strength in one another, fight back the forces of evil, and spread the powerful word of salvation to all who they encounter each day.
Faith @ Work
Kristen Lukowski
Troy What sets Faith @ Work apart from other bookstores and coffee shops is that the retail side is only a sliver of its overall mission.
Women's conference highlights service, solidarity
Kristen Lukowski
Ecorse It wasn't something she'd long planned on doing, but in 1991 Nancy Marie Coman made a huge change to her life. Following the death of her mother in 1989, her father told her he was having memory problems and he needed help.
Clients can 'shop' at new Blue Water Food Depot
Robert Delaney
Port Huron Recipients of food assistance can "shop" for what will go into the bags of groceries they will take with them from the new Blue Water Community Food Depot.
Secular Franciscans help Mercy Primary Care serve homeless
Robert Delaney
Detroit Besides providing medical attention, the Mercy Primary Care Center on Detroit's lower east side also helps area homeless persons keep clean and healthy through its SPA Special Personal Assistance program.
ASSIGNMENTS
Cardinal Adam Maida announces the following appointments.
April 16, 2008
Papal Visit Experiences online only article
The papal visit experience of Paul Long and Richard Thibodeau.
April 11, 2008 
Cristo Rey ready to "rise"
Joe Kohn
Detroit The Easter season is a time for Christians to celebrate new life in Christ and new life is exactly what administrators of Detroit Cristo Rey High School are sensing. In fact, more than one person involved in the new coeducational Catholic high school have described the school as "a phoenix rising from the ashes."
Students gear up for papal visit
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit You can't wrap an hour of community service, but that didn't stop young people all over the country from pledging more than 500,000 hours of community service in honor of Pope Benedict XVI's birthday April 16, which occurs during his visit to the U.S.
Holy Family marks 100 years of Sicilian-American life '
Robert Delaney
Detroit A hundred years ago Sicilian immigrants left their former parish home at SS. Peter & Paul (Jesuit) downtown for a parish of their own, Holy Family, just a few blocks away.
Catholics take part in helping caregivers
Joe Kohn
Ecorse It wasn't something she'd long planned on doing, but in 1991 Nancy Marie Coman made a huge change to her life. Following the death of her mother in 1989, her father told her he was having memory problems and he needed help.
East Catholic Elementary to close at end of 2007-08
Joe Kohn
Detroit East Catholic Elementary School, on the city's east side, last week announced to parents, students and staff that the school will close at the end of the 2007-08 school year.
Jubilee celebration
Robert Delaney
Detroit Cardinal Adam Maida and the priests of the Archdiocese of Detroit honored retired Auxiliary Bishops Moses Anderson and Thomas Gumbleton Monday at a Vespers service and reception at Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
Bp. Anderson recalls humble beginnings
Robert Delaney
Detroit As retired Auxiliary Bishop Moses Anderson, SSE, 79, looked back on his life as he prepared for Monday's official observance of his 25 years as a bishop, his musings returned to his boyhood in Selma, Ala.
Bp. Gumbleton values 'ministry with people'
Robert Delaney
Detroit Retired Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton is internationally known for involvement in justice and peace issues, but what he counts as most important is far from the stuff of headlines.
Divine Child awarded by ACT for college prep
Joe Kohn
Dearborn You could say Divine Child High School really has its ACT together.
Called to live simply
Sr. Janet Schaeffler
There are two ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less." G. K. Chesterton
The Big List: Parish Festivals 2008
To serve you better, The Michigan Catholic is providing this special supplement listing parish festivals from April through November.
April 4, 2008 
Prayer Theme - We celebrate our tradition of faith formation
Adam Cardinal Maida
Again this month, as we celebrate our 175th anniversary, I wish to reflect on yet another aspect of our heritage the gift and blessing of our commitment to the faith formation of Catholics of all ages, particularly the youth.
'I wasn't sure where God was calling me'
Kristin Lukowski
Trenton The suggestion of a student was one of many things that prompted Fr. Bob Shafer to re-discern his call to the priesthood and eventually pursue ordination.
'Sacred music choral group bridges denominations'
John Kohn
Taylor Sacred music doesn't always have to be confined to use during sacred liturgies.
Msgr. Zenz to trade 'downtown' for Birmingham pastorate
Robert Delaney
Detroit Msgr. John Zenz will become pastor of Holy Name Parish, Birmingham, June 1, ending 18 years of service as moderator of the Curia and vicar general of the Archdiocese of Detroit.
'Stanford prof explains pro-life stem-cell alternative'
Robert Delaney
Detroit What if the same kind of cells needed for embryonic stem-cell research could be obtained without killing human embryos?
'Divine Providence prepares spiritually for two milestones'
John Kohn
Southfield Lourdes and Fatima are household names because of the miraculous apparitions made in each by the Blessed Mother. But Lithuanian Catholics at Divine Providence Parish say this is a key year to raise awareness about another sacred site central to their spiritual heritage.
Holy Name of Jesus parishioners return to visit old church
Robert Delaney
Detroit Even though Holy Name of Jesus Parish closed back in 1990, upwards of 600 former parishioners were back in their old pews last Sunday for an interfaith service with several hundred members of Shield of Faith Church.
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