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Annual Eighth Grade Mass, a beautiful occassion

SALT LAKE CITY — "Life is difficult," said the Most Rev. John C. Wester, bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, to eighth graders from around the diocese during the third "Diocesan Mass for Eighth Grade Students" at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City Sept. 23. The bishop concelebrated the Mass with Msgr. Joseph Mayo, pastor of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, and Msgr. Colin Bircumshaw, pastor of St. Ann Parish; and was quoting the first line of M. Scott Peck’s book "The Road Less Traveled >>>

Los métodos anticonceptivos naturales respetan la dignidad humana

SALT LAKE CITY — "El gravísimo deber de transmitir la vida humana ha sido siempre para los esposos, colaboradores libres y responsables de Dios Creador, fuente de grandes alegrías aunque algunas veces acompañadas de no pocas dificultades y angustias," dice la carta encíclica Humanae Vitae, escrita por el papa Pablo VI en 1968 y que toca el tema de los anticonceptivos.

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Cross is erected at site of first Catholic church

HELPER — "Local residents accessing the Mountain View Cemetery in Helper on Cemetery Road are noticing a cross erected just off the road in recent days," said Lois Giordano, a member of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish in Helper.

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Carmelite fair fills monastery with festive environment

HOLLADAY — The Carmelite fair, which is the annual fundraiser for eight Carmelite nuns at the Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Monastery, was held on a beautiful sunny day Sept. 20 in Holladay. Many volunteers did not credit the pleasant weather to mother nature, but to the intercession of Mary, Blessed Mother.

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Delegation of U.S. Bishops visit Zimbabwe

SALT LAKE CITY — The Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City and The Most Rev. John H. Ricard of Pensacola, visited Zimbabwe on behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from Aug. 28 to Sept. 6. They were joined by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritis of Washington, D.C., in South Africa Aug. 28 to Sept. 6.

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People with disabilities are celebrated and thanked

OGDEN — "What a joy it is to gather with all of you from throughout the Diocese of Salt Lake City for this 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time. But there is nothing ordinary about this celebration," said the Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City at the Mass for People with Disabilities Sept. 19, at Holy Family Parish in Ogden.

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CWL will host annual luncheon

SALT LAKE CITY — The Catholic Woman’s League (CWL) invites all women to attend, "Fall Tapestry" their annual benefit luncheon and fashion show.

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Intermountain Catholic editor is dedicated, loyal

SALT LAKE CITY — The first time I introduced myself to Barbara Stinson Lee, editor of the Intermountain Catholic, I was a fledgling development director for Judge Memorial Catholic High School. I was hoping to learn more about the Intermountain Catholic, and discern how the school might be able to use it to communicate to the rest of the diocese.

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