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Available Right NowRecord $7.1 million raised as annual event celebrates lasting gift of Catholic educationDuring a celebration when it was announced that a record $7.1 million has been raised in the past year to help children receive a Catholic education in the archdiocese, keynote speaker James Danko shared a poignant tale of how the world can be changed through the faith-filled actions of one person. Danko then shared two telling stories about his uncle with the 600 people who attended the 21st annual Celebrating Catholic School Values event in Union Station in Indianapolis on Feb. 9. (Page 1) Vatican Observatory director reflects on how astronomy can lead to worshipFrom the outside, it almost looks like a church. It’s a rectangular building with tall walls and a large dome at one end of its roof. On the inside, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno enters into worship of God on a regular basis, but not while kneeling before an altar at Mass. The building houses the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope on Mount Graham in southern Arizona, which is part of the Vatican Observatory, one of the world’s oldest astronomical research institutions. Brother Guy, its director, spoke about the work of the observatory, the Church’s promotion of scientific research over the centuries and the intersection of faith and science in a Feb. 7 presentation titled “The Heavens Proclaim: Astronomy as Worship” at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis. (Page 1)
Web-only featuresBrowse our Online Archives by TopicBeginning with our issues dated January 2008 and later, we have organized listings of our news stories by eight popular or common topics. By going to our online archives, you can now look at collections of stories that are related to: Catholic Education, Family Life, Catholic Charities, Liturgy/Spiritual Life, Youth Ministry, Vocations, Pro-Life and Legislation/Indiana Catholic Conference.
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