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Published August 25, 2006:

Church gets Stanley Cup visit - Carolina Hurricanes player brings trophy to home parishfor a blessing and to pray in thanksgiving
Robert Delaney
Fr. Ron Babich says it was an "awesome experience" when the limousine pulled up at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Parish July 27 and Carolina Hurricanes hockey player Chad LaRose got out with the Stanley Cup.

Msgr. Monforton named rector of Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Kristin Lukowski
Shelby Twp. – Msgr. Jeffrey Monforton, whose appointment to rector/president of Sacred Heart Major Seminary took effect Thursday, was still very much involved with his recent parish's activities last week.

Transforming lives - Jefferson House helps indigent men overcome substance abuse
Robert Delaney
Detroit – The story of Jefferson House Capuchin Community Center is a story of lives transformed through a combination of modern substance abuse therapy and the age-old loving charism of the Capuchin Franciscan friars.

St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Francis merge
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit – The clustered parishes of St. Maximilian Kolbe in Macomb Township and St. Francis of Assisi in Ray Township became an official merged parish Aug. 3.

St. Roch, Flat Rock, celebrates 50 years
Joe Kohn
Detroit – Amid a time of hope and transition, parishioners at St. Roch Parish in Flat Rock took time last weekend to celebrate the community's 50th anniversary.

Election information - Michigan bishops launch Web siteoffering 'one-stop shop' on candidates, proposals
Joe Kohn
Catholics curious about where their local candidates in November's general election stand on the issues can now click their way to the answers on a computer.

Back to School: A Special Supplement

• Back-to-school concerns - Orientation programs at archdiocesan high schools address worries of most incoming freshmen
  Kristin Lukowski
  Piles of homework. Getting lost in an unfamiliar building. Not knowing a single person.They're all big enough concerns of the incoming high school freshman to cause significant anxiety – and that's the driving force behind why high schools have some sort of orientation program for new students.
   
• Catholic schools: Teaching minds. Reaching hearts.
  By Sr. Mary Gehringer, OSM
  In their document, "Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium," the (USCCB) state Catholic schools "afford the fullest and best opportunity to realize the fourfold purpose of Christian education... "
   
• Senior survey
  The Michigan Catholic asked several Catholic high schools to select a student in the class of 2007 to answer the following question: "How should my Catholic school help me grow closer to God in the upcoming school year?"
   
• Catholic elementary student sees Europe as a People to People ambassador
  Joe Kohn
  Seeing the world is something everyone should do before, oh, say, the seventh grade.
   
• Staying connected - Schools use the Web to help keep parents in touch with teachers
  Joe Kohn
  The majority of Catholic school parents these days use the Internet at home or at work to check on the news, community calendars or any number of other things.
   
• Skillman funds improvement teams for Catholic schools
  Robert Delaney
  School improvement teams will be formed in 10 urban Catholic schools during the 2006-2007 school year, thanks to a $182,000 one-year grant from the Skillman Foundation.

Published August 18, 2006:

Bringing disabilities to light - Radio, TV host inspires others to 'get involved'
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit – Roger McCarville signs off his radio show with the phrase "Get up, get out and get involved."

St. Vincent de Paul aims to redefine second-hand shopping
Joe Kohn
Westland – The word "thrift store" doesn't typically conjure images of spacious aisles, clean floors, ample lighting and friendly customer service.

You're invited: Parish looks for boost with direct mailing
Robert Delaney
Detroit – The people of St. Patrick Parish believe they have something worth sharing, and are going to invite both new neighbors and old friends to share it by joining the parish.

Education leaders pray, reflect on their shared mission
Joe Kohn
Detroit – Just as Catholic school students pause for prayer at the beginning of each school day, so the people in charge of Catholic education take a day to pray together and reflect on their Christian mission before the start of the school year.

Judge Sullivan loved, served the Church
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit – Judge Joseph A. Sullivan was a gentle man who loved the Church and was proud to provide it legal counsel, said family and friends. He is being remembered following his death Aug. 11 at St. John Hospital in Detroit at age 86.

St. Clement's Assumption feast has Italian flavor
Joe Kohn
Dearborn – In Italy, the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is bigger than Christmas – so St. Clement Parish in Dearborn, pastored by an Italian, doesn't let it go by without proper pomp, circumstance and honor to Our Lady.

Hurricane Katrina: One year later
Joe Kohn
Detroit – Five parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit have been using a century-old missionary society to help ease the yearlong plight of parishes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Published August 11, 2006:

Diaconate first-year formation on hold as program is reassessed
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit – The Archdiocese of Detroit's permanent diaconate isn't accepting applications this year for the first year of formation, using the time to examine the program and compare it to national norms.