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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DIOCESE OF VICTORIA IN TEXAS

Catholic Lighthouse On-line

 

 

Extra! Extra! Read All About It - TIDBITS from the Editor

 

 

 

Archives

 

July 2008

   

 

Weekly Updates from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

 

 

BISHOP WENSKI CALLS FOR PRIORITY FOR THE POOR IN SENATE CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE

 

BISHOPS TO VOTE ON EMBRYONIC
STEM CELL RESEARCH STATEMENT AT SPRING MEETING

 

 

CATHOLICS, ORTHODOX EXAMINE MEANS OF EXPRESSING AUTHORITY, SACRAMENTAL NATURE OF THE CHURCH

 

BISHOPS’ COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE PRAISES RUSSERT’S WITNESS TO CATHOLICISM

 

          POPE NAMES MINNESOTA PASTOR            BISHOP OF NEW ULM, MINNESOTA

 

COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM MAJOR TOPIC AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ENGLISH and SPANISH

 

 

 

Information from the Texas Catholic Conference

 

Guideline for Pastors and Parishes
 on Advocacy and Political Participation
 

Texas Catholic Conference News/Blog

 

Legislative Agenda  

Texas Catholic Voice  to help inform Catholics in the voting process.

 

Diocese of Victoria Directory Updates

When & Where
Issue & Deadline Dates

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  Texas Bishop Statements

 

Movie Reviews

Latest National/World News

Word of Life

Published monthly at 1505 E. Mesquite Lane - Victoria, TX 77901
(361) 573-0828 - FAX (361) 573-5725

Editor
Cindy Brewer - Extension 31
e-mail: cbrewer@victoriadiocese.org
Production/Advertising
Regina Matus-Janak - Extension 30
e-mail:janakr@victoriadiocese.org
The Catholic Lighthouse is the official publication of the Diocese of Victoria in Texas. It contains news concerning activities in the diocese, plus regional, national and international news received from the Catholic News Service, headquartered in Washington, D.C. The 16-page newspaper is published monthly and printed the first Tuesday of each month.

Besides at least 10 pages of local church and community events, The Catholic Lighthouse features five to six pages dedicated to specific topics of interest to the church population: Teens & Twenties, Faith & Family, Spirituality, Social Justice, Church in the News and Entertainment.

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The Teens & Twenties page includes the calendar of events for the youth in the diocese. Each month a national column addressed to teens and young adults is included. Local, national and international news impacting youth is also featured.

The Faith & Family section contains a religious puzzle contest, the Sunday Mass readings for the month, a column addressing the Catholic faith, history of a particular saint and a pro-life cartoon.

On the Spirituality page, a section titled The Pope Speaks features the text from a recent audience with the pope.

Current social topics such as abortion, poverty, war and other injustices and the way the church is working to ratify them are covered in the Social Justice section.

Church in the News reports current news topics and how the church is involved, as well as news about the Catholic Church.

The Entertainment page includes When & Where, which features local events such as church picnics, activities, and church meetings and retreats. This section also often includes movie, television and book reviews. 
 and Deadline Dates Issue Dates & Deadline Dates for Publication and Submission

Deadline     Press Date
         
Tuesday June 17, 2008     July Issue
 
   
   
Remember to send information on fund-raisers to be held at your parish as soon as you have a date and time so it will be well advertised in the When & Where section.  This information can be e-mailed to janakr@victoriadiocese.org.