By J. Peter Nixon This article appeared in the March 2005 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 70, No. 3, pages 24-28). He was six feet tall, with a blond crew cut and...
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Parish name: Church of the Assumption Location: Fairport, NY Date founded: 1860 Diocese: Rochester, NY Pastor: Father Ed Palumbos Parishioners: 2,600 families...
By Robert T. Reilly This article appeared in the June 1985 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 50, No. 6, pages 6-12). Eddie Deleon tells a good joke about prayer...
Parish name: Old St. Patrick’s Church Location: Chicago, IL Date founded: 1846 Diocese: Chicago Pastor: Fr. Tom Hurley Parishioners: 3,500 families...
By Ann LeBlanc I’m not a good Catholic. I can be arrogant, intolerant, and self-centered. I’m judgmental, I swear, and I can (and do) say perfectly horrible...
Have you ever wondered why a religious sister chose to join the Dominicans instead of the Poor Clares? Or why a priest entered a religious order instead of...
What do you picture when you hear the term “drug addict”? Most likely the first image you think of isn’t someone in your community, your...
Parish name: St. Julie Billiart Location: Tinley Park, Illinois Date founded: 1973 Diocese: Chicago Pastor: Father Lou Tylka Parishioners: 2655 families...
Parish name: University Parish Newman Center Location: Kent, Ohio Date founded: 1962 Diocese: Youngstown Pastor: Rev. Steven J. Agostino Parishioners: 225...
By Father James Tunstead Burtchaell, C.S.C. This essay appeared in the May 1988 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 53, No. 5, pages 29-31). Ruth and Paul came by...
