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HEADLINES AND
HIGHLIGHTS
June 25,
2009
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FAITH IN ACTION
St. Pius mourns loss, recalls legacy of student and father
The community at St. Pius X School in Loudonville was shaken on June 14, when a tragic plane crash claimed the life of three people, including fifth-grader George Kolath Jr. and his father.
Alums recount positive impact of CLI retreats
In the hectic months of prom season, Faith Toomey of St. Henry’s parish in Averill Park took on the additional stress of helping to organize a “Belle of the Ball” dress sale.
The welcome mat is out for suburban Hispanics
On a rainy Saturday evening, Deacon Miguel Fabian; Rev. Joseph Angelini, OFM Conv.; and Rev. Thomas Hayes surrounded the altar inside warm, dry St. Mary’s Church in Crescent, celebrating a Mass in Spanish while 25 people prayed and sang hymns.
Nursing home resident serves others
On a recent Wednesday morning at Evergreen Commons Nursing Home in East Greenbush, Debbie Divorl wheeled into a parlor and was spotted by a fellow resident, a 100-year-old woman with limited verbal ability.
EDITORIAL
Pain seen
and unseen; Voices that will not be silent
The Great Recession has provoked among many of us the cozy and egalitarian austerity of eliminating frivolous items, cutting back on treats and shopping frugally.
PERSPECTIVES
Extreme abortion bill unnecessary, dangerous
If ever there was an unnecessary piece of state legislation, the so-called “Reproductive Health Act” is it. The bill was originally introduced by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on partial-birth abortion.
Parish memories yield to tomorrow
As the school year comes to an end, one word is on everyone’s lips, namely the word “last.”
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS SPOTLIGHT
HONEST ABE: School community
loves St. Mary’s Institute, Amsterdam
On a recent morning when the Kindergarten class was preparing for graduation, the sixth- through eighth-graders were taking final exams and the rest of the school was anxiously awaiting the start of summer vacation, Giovanni Virgiglio sat at his desk proudly.
On to first grade for small students
June 15 was a day of celebration: The Kindergarten class at St. Mary’s Institute in
Amsterdam graduated.
SUNDAY
SCRIPTURES
Eternity’s key: Justice
Today’s first reading contains one of the most important lines in all of Scripture: “justice is undying.”
GOOD NEWS FOR KIDS: WHEN HELP DOESN’T HELP
Getting help doesn’t always fix a problem.
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