WATCH: Training for catechists: Begin by deepening divine relationship

EUGENE — At regional trainings this summer, western Oregon Catholics who teach the faith heard that before they instruct, they must allow God deep into their lives.
The Catholic tradition in public health

When Cynthia, a single mom living in Portland’s suburbs, lost her job, she didn’t know where to turn. She found her way to a community resource desk at Providence Medical Center and learned about an apartment that she was able to move into fairly quickly. Now that she knew about the resource desk, she returned to the hospital for advice after she moved into the unit, which was clean but bare.
Faith in Christ isn't professed in words but in deeds, pope says

VATICAN CITY — True followers of Jesus profess their faith not through pre-packaged platitudes but rather through concrete actions of love for their neighbors, Pope Francis said.
Pope, in Sicily, honors priest martyred by Mafia

PALERMO, Sicily — Honoring a priest shot at point-blank range by the Mafia, Pope Francis insisted that true happiness and a real change in Sicilian society will come only when people love and care for one another rather than trying to grab as much money and power as they can.
‘God is foremost for Pat Casey’

Pat Casey is so Catholic that the University of Notre Dame tried to get him to coach their baseball squad and offered some serious money. But Casey is so dedicated to Oregon State University and his family that he refused the offer, even while it might have been a dream for this member of St. Mary Parish in Corvallis.

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Catholic hospital systems renew commitment to community health

When Cynthia, a single mom living in Portland’s suburbs, lost her job, she didn’t know where to turn. She found her way to a community resource desk at Providence Medical Center and learned about an apartment that she was able to move into fairly quickly. Now that she knew about the resource desk, she returned to the hospital for advice after she moved into the unit, which was clean but bare. READ MORE>>
Seven-day walk set to protest immigrant detention, deportation

Members of faith groups and immigrants are teaming up for a seven-day march between two Oregon sites that are used for federal immigration enforcement.

The walk, Sept. 30-Oct. 6, will proceed from Sheridan Federal Detention Facility to the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility in The Dalles, both places where immigrants and refugees are being held before hearings and possible deportation. Walkers will demand an end to zero-tolerance immigration policy.

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Parish and School

Seven new principals step into their roles at archdiocesan schools

Seven archdiocesan Catholic schools will welcome new principals this September. Some, like Jon Myers at All Saints, are already fixtures in their school communities — Myers has worked at All Saints for 24 years — while others, like Lesley Lindell, the new principal at St. Matthew School in Hillsboro — are new to the families and teachers they will lead.

Pope Francis and Vatican

Faith in Christ isn't professed in words but in deeds, pope says

VATICAN CITY — True followers of Jesus profess their faith not through pre-packaged platitudes but rather through concrete actions of love for their neighbors, Pope Francis said.

Living Faith

WATCH: Training for catechists: Begin by deepening divine relationship

EUGENE — At regional trainings this summer, western Oregon Catholics who teach the faith heard that before they instruct, they must allow God deep into their lives.

Nation and World

Carolinas brace for hurricane; seminary dedication is set to go on

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the Carolinas, leaders in the Diocese of Charlotte leaders began taking precautions and staying in the loop with North Carolina emergency management officials.

Arts and Entertainment

A Simple Favor

NEW YORK (CNS) — "A Simple Favor" (Lionsgate), director Paul Feig's glossy screen version of Darcey Bell's 2017 novel, is undeniably ingenious.

Viewpoints

A both-and people

No one can pigeonhole the Catholic Church. That’s a sign that divine genius is at work. We Catholics stand firm for principles taught by the Lord, but in practice that often means we are a both-and people.

Training for catechists: Begin by deepening divine relationship

At regional trainings this summer, western Oregon Catholics who teach the faith heard that before they instruct, they must allow God deep into their lives.

Mary’s Woods expansion takes village form

Retirement living among the Holy Names Sisters offers a Catholic experience

Shop has spread the faith for 35 years

Gifts of the Spirit seemed poised to close, but new owners have stepped in

'Things need to change'

“I am sorry beyond words for what priests and bishops have done to harm the children of God. I am ashamed of them,” Archbishop Sample said. “We have once again been confronted with the horror, sins, crimes, of those who are called to be loving shepherds of God’s people but have instead preyed upon the sons and daughters of our heavenly Father in ways that are inconceivable to us.”

The migrant's companion

“People say they don’t like immigrants but I always ask, ‘Who cleans your house? Who washes your dishes in restaurants? Who takes care of your elders?’” says Dagoberto Morales. “People allow immigrants into the most intimate parts of their lives. Then they say they don’t want them?”

Archbishop Sample's Column

Archbishop Sample responds to abuse reports

Most Rev. Alexander Sample

Like many of you, I was shocked, angered, and discouraged by the recent revelations concerning former Cardinal and retired Archbishop of Washington, D.C., Theodore McCarrick. Then, on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption of our Blessed Mother, came the release of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report on clergy sex abuse in six Pennsylvania dioceses, covering more than seven decades. These horrific revelations are particularly painful in light of what victims in our own Archdiocese have suffered and the impact that sexual abuse has had on the Church here in western Oregon. I am sorry beyond words for the harm that has been done.