Archdiocese of St. Louis news feed. http://www.archstl.org Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.archstl.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=976&Itemid=150 Bishops’ Subcommittee on CCHD and the Chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development United States Conference of Catholic Bishops – November 16, 2009 The Catholic Campaign for Human Development was created by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to carry out the mission of Jesus Christ to “bring good news to the poor, liberty to captives, new sight to the blind, and set the downtrodden free.” (Luke 4:18) Across our nation, CCHD is helping thousands of low- income families improve their lives and communities, to seek justice and to defend their dignity. As we approach the annual CCHD collection, we urge your generous support of the help and hope that CCHD has offered for decades. CCHD is needed now more than ever in these tough economic times when so many families are suffering and poverty is growing. As the Bishops responsible for the oversight of the Catholic Campaign... News - News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:52:12 +0100 http://www.archstl.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=975&Itemid=150 Archbishop Robert J. Carlson regularly writes a column for the St. Louis Review, and has recently written a series on prayer before the Cross of Christ. Below is his column from November 5. All of Archbishop Carlson's columns (http://stlouisreview.com/columns/archbishop) can be found on the St. Louis Review website. Do you ever wish that you could talk to someone you love who has died? I do. I wish I could have at least one more conversation with each of my parents and with many of my friends and mentors who have died. What would you say if you could have one last conversation with someone who has died? Would you ask forgiveness for something you did (or didn’t do)? Would you thank them for a special favor they’d given you — or for a lifetime of love and friendship? Would you say, “I love you,” or, “I forgive you,” or “I really need your... News - News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:47:26 +0100 http://www.archstl.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=974&Itemid=150 Archbishop Robert J. Carlson celebrated Holy Mass for the Poor Clare Sisters on the 800th Anniversary of the founding of the Franciscan Order. He was recently elected as chairman of the Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations. ST. LOUIS – During their meeting in Baltimore, members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops elected Archbishop Robert J. Carlson chairman of the Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations. Archbishop Carlson will spend the next year working with the current chairman, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, O.F.M. , Archbishop of Boston. “I’m delighted to be elected. I look forward to finding out what the committee has done already and working with Cardinal O’Malley to continue the good work he has already done”, said Archbishop Robert J. Carlson. “As the Archbishop of St. Louis, this position is a wonderful opportunity for me to work more closely with the religious orders in the... News - News Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:49:31 +0100 http://www.archstl.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=971&Itemid=150 Rev. John Corapi, S.O.L.T., a preacher of the Gospel who has reached millions with the simple message that God's Name is Mercy, will be in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at the Chaifitz Arena, presenting the conference Be Not Afraid — There is Truth. The conference will be sponsored by the St. Louis Chapter of Legatus and the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. The conference will include a Mass with Archbishop Carlson, as well as four presentations by Father Corapi. Priests from the Archdiocese will be on hand to offer the Sacrment of Reconciliation. St. Louis is one of six locations in the United States where Father Corapi will offer his popular speaking engagement in 2010. Father Corapi's most recent speaking engagement in Buffalo, New York, drew more than 11,000 people. Father Corapi preaches and teaches the faith through a variety of social communications, including television, radio, Internet and... News - News Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:30:09 +0100 http://www.archstl.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=973&Itemid=150 Lt. Joe Laramie and Cherisse Thibault preparing for the Internet Safety Night videoconference held at St. Clement of Rome School in Des Peres.Over 23 schools across the nation participated in an Internet Safety Night videoconference hosted by St. Clement of Rome School in Des Peres. This national event afforded adults the chance to discuss with experts and peers topics such as online predators, cyberbullying, identity theft, and other Internet-related issues to answer the question, “How can I help my family minimize risk and maximize safety?”Missouri experts who came to St. Clement to present were Lt. Joe Laramie, Director of Missouri’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and Cherisse Thibault, from Missouri KidsFirst. Other guest speakers, joining via videoconference, were Chris Pickering, of the Missouri Department of Corrections (former Prosecutor with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office), and Randy Raw from MOREnet in Columbia.“This is such an important issue... News - News Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:28:04 +0100