Zita Howell, 90, still shivers when airplanes fly overhead. She was young when fire came out of the sky.
LACEY, Wash — A former Oregon lawmaker, one of few Democrats who called assisted suicide a bad idea, has been hired as new president of St. Martin’s University here. Bryan Johnston, a member of St. Joseph Parish in Salem, is now interim director for Oregon’s Children, Adults and Families Division of the Department of Human Services. He will assume his duties in Lacey on July 1.
At the Southeast Portland high school which sits on land once used as a cemetery, Central Catholic Principal Ron Edwards in his 13 years there has invigorated the future of the Portland archdiocesan academic institution.
Two days in the latter half of May invite us to remember our beloved dead. On Thursday, May 22, our archdiocese remembers our seventh archbishop, The Most Rev. Cornelius Power, who died on that date in 1997. The following Monday, May 26, is Memorial Day.
BEND — “Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love. Send forth Thy Spirit, O Lord, and they shall be created and Thou shall renew the face of the earth.” The Solemnity of Pentecost, this year, coincided with the celebration of Mothers’ Day. This provides us with two very appropriate topics upon which to reflect.
The Most Holy Trinity Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 John 3:16-18 Not too long ago a friend accused me of “thinking just like a Catholic.” Even though Catholics don’t think in a certain way, there is some truth in my friend’s words. My faith has formed me as much as my education and my values are as intrinsic to my Catholic beliefs as my temper is to my personality.
