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Features Last updated: 5/7/2008 at 04:36 PM
5/7/08
The end of an era: Sister Marlene Bemis, the last of Wheaton Franciscan sisters who have lived and worked at St. Elizabeth Hospital since it was founded in 1899, will leave for her order’s suburban Chicago headquarters. Bemis has lived at St. Elizabeth since 1965. From the Appleton Post-Crescent.
Many men in their thirties and many foreign-born are among the U.S. priests slated for ordination in 2008. This continues the trend of recent years. From CARA via the South Mississippi Sun Herald.
Priests-in-training are getting older: The Catholic Church priesthood shortage is being alleviated by men embarking on second careers, who bring special wisdom -- and challenges. From the LA Times.
Teen’s aspiration is priesthood: He is at a loss for words when explaining that feeling, but he says it involved watching his priest perform the ceremony for his first communion and just admiring the way the priest went through the sacred rites. From citizensvoice.com
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