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New man on campus: A new approach to Catholic campus ministry

Monday, January 23, 2012
New man on campus: A new approach to Catholic campus ministry
A new approach to student ministry is changing the Catholic presence on the quad.A young man and woman stop short of the Arizona State University Memorial Union. It’s lunchtime. James Timberlake asks Jessica Peterson to lead the two of them in prayer.

She said yes! Now what?: Answers to questions about interfaith weddings

Sunday, November 27, 2011
She said yes! Now what?: Answers to questions about interfaith weddings
Advice for interfaith and ecumenical weddings “I’m marrying a Presbyterian whose dad is a minister, so we want to get married in her church. Will I still be considered married by the Catholic Church?

Goy meets girl: How interfaith couples make it work

Sunday, November 20, 2011
Goy meets girl: How interfaith couples make it work
Interfaith and interchurch couples face unique challenges to building strong marriages.Before Juliann Richards met Neal Levy, she didn’t doubt that she’d marry a fellow Catholic someday.

Global youth group

Thursday, April 28, 2011
Global youth group
A new generation of Catholics will seek out their place in the church in Madrid at World Youth Day 2011.

Newman Centers: A brief history

Monday, January 16, 2012
Newman Centers: A brief history
The mission of Catholic Newman Centers has changed over more than 100 years.In the 1800s, Blessed John Henry Newman wrote that “religious truth is not only a portion, but a condition of general knowledge.” Catholics who attended non-Catholic universities are likely to have encountered one of the hundreds of centers inspired by the 19th-century Catholic intellectual.The “Newman Movement” in the Uni

Getting through? How Catholic colleges are responding to sexual assault

Monday, December 12, 2011
Getting through? How Catholic colleges are responding to sexual assault
Catholic colleges are learning the right way to answer when a victim of sexual assault calls for help. Student Elizabeth “Lizzy” Seeberg committed suicide on September 10, 2010, 10 days after she’d claimed a University of Notre Dame football player fondled her against her will.

Preparing for an interfaith marriage

Monday, October 24, 2011
Preparing for an interfaith marriage
As a Presbyterian working for the Catholic Church, Bonnie Mack approaches her ministry from a unique perspective. She has been married to a Catholic for 42 years, and for the last 20 she’s volunteered and worked with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Marriage and Family Life Office. She leads marriage preparation classes.

Don't wait for marriage

Saturday, September 17, 2011
Don't wait for marriage
Waiting around to walk down the aisle may make your wedding vows harder to keep.

Retro-Actives: The religious practices of Millennial Catholics

Monday, August 15, 2011
Retro-Actives: The religious practices of Millennial Catholics
Much to their parents’ surprise, a growing number of 20-somethings are embracing old parts of the Catholic tradition on their own terms.He may be only 22, but Sam Dowd has already worn many hats in his parish, St. Mary’s in Holliston, Massachusetts: youth group member, service trip participant, maintenance guy, confirmation class teacher.
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