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The word “neophyte” is unfamiliar to most Catholics. It is used to describe the newly baptized who celebrated the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil.
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Rep. Duane Ankney, R-Colstrip, rose from his desk during the morning of Wednesday, April 24, made the motion to adjourn “sine die”—the Latin for adjournment without a day to resume—and the 63rd Legislative Assembly came to a close.
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Living a grace-filled life in the modern world was the major theme of the Carroll College commencement speech given on May 11 by Dr. Carolyn Woo, Catholic Relief Services’ chief executive and president.
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Father Oliver Lee Hightower, an Archdiocese of Seattle priest whose earlier service in the Diocese of Helena spanned many years and included Carroll College faculty and dean positions, died on May 7 in Dupont, Wash. He was 77.
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Catholic Social Services of Montana is one of 42 Catholic organizations, in 38 states, chosen for a youth mentoring program made possible through a U.S. Department of Justice grant.
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Two Sinsinawa Dominican sisters who have Diocese of Helena ties are celebrating 60 years of religious life.
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Father Dan Powers has retired as the pastor for St. Anne Parish in Heart Butte, on the Blackfeet Reservation, and the parish’s Holy Family Mission. He served on the reservation for nearly 40 years.
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Early in the morning on April 7, Holy Rosary Church in Bozeman was broken into and vandalized. Most of the damage, particularly from black spray paint, was in the basement social center.
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Legendary Lodge’s picturesque beauty easily captures interest. Who wouldn’t want to spend a week in such surroundings? But the true merit of the Diocese of Helena’s summer camp extends far beyond the shores of Salmon Lake.
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Throughout our diocese this Easter, many people continued their journey of faith and were received into the Catholic Church, or were reconciled with the Church after some years of absence. For most, these Easter ceremonies culminated months of preparation in an RCIA, RCIC or “Re-membering” process.
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When he was a University of Montana student in the late 1960s, Ron Butler remembers, he saw priests in the crowds at Missoula protest marches centered around issues of peace and justice.
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Doug Cordier of Columbia Falls recalls vividly how he felt about 20 years ago when he completed a Cursillo, focusing on prayer, study and Christian action.
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When we launched the Annual Catholic Appeal last October, a new opportunity was given to those with special needs for prayer.
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Jerry Cashman is in what he calls the “100 days of opportunity,” that time from late March until July 4 when Cashman Nursery in Bozeman operates at full tilt as customers seizing some of Montana’s short growing season dig and plant.
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Michael Skerda, of Helena, one of 288 students in Carroll College’s 103rd graduating class, enters the Cathedral of St. Helena for the Baccalaureate Mass on May 11.
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Dr. Carolyn Woo, Catholic Relief Services’ president and chief executive, met with staff from the Chancery, faculty and staff from Carroll College and Carroll’s CRS campus ambassador on May 4 in Helena, before the Baccalaureate Mass celebrated that day in connection with the Carroll commencement.
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Bishop George Leo Thomas traveled for a confirmation schedule that took him to all six deaneries in the Diocese of Helena. Featured in this month’s issue are confirmation photographs taken in Bozeman, Missoula, Kalispell and Anaconda.
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Bishop George Leo Thomas presided over a Mass of celebration for all of the newly initiated Catholics welcomed into the Church during the Easter season. The Mass on May 5 at the Cathedral of St. Helena was the first of its kind in the diocese.
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Missoula Catholic Schools’ annual fundraiser known as B.A.S.H., or Building a Scholastic Heritage, brought people together on April 26-27 for auctions, food and family fun at the Sister Rita Mudd Activity Center. New this year: mobile bidding...
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As the seminary year winds down, Bishop George Leo Thomas visited Mount Angel Seminary in St. Benedict, Ore., to check in with the six Diocese of Helena seminarians studying there.
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Catholic Social Services of Montana held its annual Spring Back to Life golf tournament at Green Meadow Country Club in Helena on May 6.
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For Madison County Catholic Community parishioners who are seniors or disabled, getting around in their Ennis church is easier now that the building has a personal lift. It was bought with help from Catholic Extension, which provides funds to support and strengthen mission dioceses around the country.
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Father David Severson deployed on March 29 as chaplain for the Montana Army National Guard’s 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion. Its 150 soldiers will serve in Kuwait for nine months.
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Close to $40,000 for charitable causes was contributed by members of the Knights of Columbus during the Catholic fraternal organization’s annual state convention April 18- 21, at Memorial Center in Libby.
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A regional gathering of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions brought members from the Northwest to St. Mary Parish in Helena this month.
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Selected video, book and internet recommendations from Kathy Ward, Manager of the Diocesan Resource Center, published monthly in The Montana Catholic.
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This month: Big Sky Chapel's first Easter Vigil; Martha Sewing Ministry in Missoula; Carroll College Campus Ministry group to visit diocesan mission in Guatemala.
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Upcoming and ongoing events in and around the Diocese of Helena...
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