January 18, 2013 | catholicnewsherald.com
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Operation Rice Bowl begins soon The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13, and with it comes the annual Rice Bowl campaign of Catholic Relief Services. With a new name, a refreshed design and numerous new resources created to enrich the experience of Lent, CRS Rice Bowl offers meaningful ways for Catholics to embrace Lent this year. By highlighting the beauty of the Lenten trio – prayer, fasting, and giving – CRS Rice Bowl connects people more closely with the global mission of the Church. “The program’s new message, ‘For Lent, For Life: What you give up for Lent changes lives’ captures the essence of the sacred call to love thy neighbor. In this Year of Faith, as declared by Pope Benedict XVI, CRS Rice Bowl is ready made to help individuals and faith communities embark on a season of spiritual renewal,” said Joan Rosenhauer, CRS’ executive vice president of U.S. operations. Twenty-five percent of the monies collected through CRS Rice Bowl remain in the dioceses where it is collected to address the needs of the local community. Parish, school and family resources, including prayers, multimedia educational materials and meatless recipes, can be ordered or downloaded online from www.crs.org or by calling 1-800222-0025.
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his right hand is raised in benediction. Pope Innocent XIII originally fixed the Santo Niño Feast to the third Sunday in January to avoid conflict with Eastertide. Pope Paul VI elevated the Church of the Santo Niño to the rank of minor basilica on its 400th anniversary.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Approximately 500 Filipino Catholics from both North and South Carolina recently gathered at St. John Neumann Church in Columbia, S.C., to celebrate the Santo Niño Fiesta, pictured at right. This annual feast marks the arrival of the Christian faith into the Philippines in 1521, when Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan offered the gift of a statue of the boy Jesus to Lady Humamay after her conversion to the Christian faith. Lady Humamay was the principal wife of Rajah Humabon, the chieftain of Cebu, Philippines. The image of Santo Niño is usually portrayed with the child Jesus holding a golden sphere (to symbolize the world) in his left hand and
13th Annual Kennedy Lecture
The Dark Nights of Malcolm X
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Reverend Bryan N. Massingale, s.t.d. Associate Professor, Marquette University Noted lecturer and commentator on issues of social and racial justice
Reverend Massingale will explore the major conversions of Malcolm X’s life in the light of the Carmelite understanding of the “dark night of the soul.” He will show the implications of this spirituality for pursuing social justice and the challenges of church membership in these trying times. St. Peter Catholic Church | 507 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC Parking is free (enter to the left of the church) ADMISSION IS FREE Questions: Email: KennedyLecture@gmail.com or call the church office: 704-332-2901
Made possible by a generous gift from the Joan and Keith Kennedy Family
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