Saint: Kieran Feast day: March 5 AKA: Kiernan; Kyran; Ciaran; Kieran of Seirkeiran Date of birth: uncertain but thought to be near the end of the 4th century and the beginning of the 5th century Date of death: c. 530 Background: According to the Lives of the Irish Saints, was the first bishop and founder of the Diocese of Ossory. He is also thought to have been ordained by Patrick. He was the founder of Saighir monastery.Sources: The Catholic Encyclopedia at...
Her favorite social crowd was the Catholic student group, her closest friends were all Catholic, and Ann Meneses was a contentedly lifelong Catholic when, as a college junior, she discovered she was a lesbian.``It was one of the most painful and traumatic times of my life,'' Meneses said Thursday at ``Challenge of Faith,'' a Catholic forum on homosexuality. Meneses said she feared at the time that if she divulged her sexual orientation,...
Lectures and programs: * Sunday, 3 p.m.; First Church of Christ, Scientist in Manchester; Barbara R. Pettis will talk on ``Healing: Its Place in the Christian Ministry''; child-care provided. * Sunday, 7:30 p.m.; Knights of Columbus Center on Shippan Avenue in Stamford; Connecticut Catholic Forum continues with the Rev. Kenneth Baker, editor of ``The Homiletic and Pastoral Review,'' who will be speaking on ``Catholic Principles for Interpreting...
CAMPAIGNING priest Father Shay Cullen is to receive a special award for his work with sexually abused children in the Philippines.The Columban priest from Glenageary, Co Dublin, will be honoured in Lucerne, Switzerland, for his stance against the child sex industry. Fr Cullen is currently touring Europe with a theatre group from his Preda foundation which helps rescue children.Fr Cullen, who has twice been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, will be in Lucerne next week to receive his...
QUAKER FAITH IN ACTION Manhasset An exhibit of historic documents, correspondence, photographs and records of slavery and maps and houses of the Underground Railroad is on display tomorrow through Aug. 8 at the Manhasset Quaker Meetinghouse, Northern Boulevard. Call 631-549- 0562.TODAY CINEMACAFE East Rockaway "Road to Redemption," is the movie at CinemaCafe, 8 p.m. today at the Acts II Coffee House, Church of the Nazarene, 124 Garfield Place. Free;...