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New ultrasound aids pro-life efforts

SALT LAKE CITY — If a young woman considering abortion is able to see the child she carries through an ultrasound image, she may change her mind about terminating her pregnancy. >>>

Father Joseph F. Rooney, S.J.

Jesuit Father Joseph R. Rooney died Feb. 3 at Murray-Weigel Hall, Bronx, N.Y. He was 79.  >>>

Nuevo ultrasonido quiere apoyar los esfuerzos pro-vida

SALT LAKE CITY — Si una mujer se encuentra considerando un aborto tuviese la oportunidad de ver una imágen en un ultrasonido, podría llegar a cambiar su forma de pensar acerca de la terminación de su embarazo. >>>

Pro-life author will speak on 'Raising Catholic Children with Humor and Prayer'

SALT LAKE CITY — Saint Ambrose Parish will host Mary Ann Kuharski, a wife and mother of 13 children, six of whom are adopted and of mixed races with special needs, who will speak Feb. 22 and Feb. 23. >>>

Students question bishop on various issues via video conference

SALT LAKE CITY — The Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake City, ended Catholic Schools Week with a video conference with students from the three Utah Catholic high schools. >>>

'What's the Buzz?'

In the rock-opera Jesus Christ Superstar from the early 1970s there is a catchy tune where the apostles ask Jesus, "What’s the buzz? Tell us what’s a-happening." As followers of Jesus they want to know where their ministry is heading, what they will be doing as members of his Church, how will history treat them, and who gets to sit at the right hand of the Lord. >>>

Bishop Wester reflects on the Presentation of the Lord

The feast of the Presentation of the Lord on Feb. 2 has always been a favorite of mine and so I was really pleased that it fell on a Sunday this year, thus enabling more people to celebrate it. We processed through our churches with candles this past Sunday because the Presentation is a celebration of light. We read in Luke’s Gospel that Jesus is a light to all nations. We also heard Malachi speak of the refiner’s fire, developing this image of light into a transformative brilliance that changes who we are, just as gold and silver is transformed from crude ore to precious metal. Jesus Christ is our light because he is the Savior of the world who brings us from darkness to light, from sin to grace and from death to life. >>>

Saint George raising funds for ultrasound machine

ST. GEORGE — The Pro-Life Ministry for Southern Utah and the Saint George Parish Knights of Columbus council have joined forces to raise funds for a portable ultrasound machine to allow pregnant women in southern Utah who may be considering an abortion to see a sonogram of their unborn child. >>>

Fiddler on the Roof cast combines high school and elementary students

OGDEN – Musical time has arrived at Saint Joseph Catholic High School in Ogden but this year the inclusion of elementary school students in the play is like icing on the cake. >>>