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Famed Cleveland faith healer here Mar. 8
Joe Kohn
Detroit — As is said about the site of the Blessed Mother's apparitions in Lourdes, "There's always a healing, and sometimes it's physical." 

Christians, Muslims must overcome distortions, says nuncio
Joe Kohn
Farmington Hills — In the desert, in the dead of night, a man may see the form of what he believes at first to be a monster.

Mass of welcome
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit — Hundreds of people at St. Cecilia Parish, Detroit, welcomed Archbishop Allen Vigneron into their community while giving him a taste of their own.

Latin, Eastern liturgies set for Lent
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit — This Lent, National Shrine of the Little Flower Parish, Royal Oak is honoring the liturgical roots of the Catholic Church, and not only of the Latin rite but also four of the Easter rite Catholic traditions.

Vicariate mission to help people grow in faith
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit — To begin Lent, one vicariate is joining its ideas and resources to help members think of the Church in a broader sense — and learn a little bit about its own faith.

Mardi Gras party, Mass celebrate lay ministers 
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit — John Thorne joked about his first days in parish ministry to a crowd of hundreds Tuesday morning: "I thought I had a sign on my back that said 'fresh meat,'" he said. 

Heritage of art
Joe Kohn
Dearborn Heights — It may come as no surprise to Catholics that there are churches in the world adorned with sacred artwork from great masters such as Raphael, Caravaggio, Bartolome Esteban Murillo and Matthias Stomer.

'Making the journey'
Joe Kohn
Detroit — When you're a teenager trying to envision how best to follow the path of Christ, it helps to have friends at your shoulder who are serious about doing the same thing.

Seminary chapel closed indefinitely while fire damage, costs assessed
Joe Kohn
Detroit — Sacred Heart Major Seminary's main chapel won't be in use for the foreseeable future.

County, WSU partner in stem-cell venture
Robert Delaney
Detroit — That Wayne County and Wayne State University would be joining forces in an embryonic stem-cell research effort is no surprise, said a spokesman for the Michigan Catholic Conference. "Wayne State was a big supporter of Proposal 2," said David Maluchnik of the MCC, referring to last November's successful ballot initiative to remove any legal limits on embryonic stem-cell research.

K of C helps keep 1,200 kids warm with coat giveaway
Robert Delaney
Detroit — Knights of Columbus from 13 councils in Detroit and suburbs distributed more than 2,100 coats to needy children aged 6 to 12 at three Detroit sites last Saturday.

Students say 'Hello' to new archbishop in a podcast
Robert Delaney
Garden City — Fourth-graders at St. Raphael School wanted to welcome Archbishop Allen Vigneron in song, and didn't want to wait until their new archbishop got around to visiting their school.

Priest's work could raise Holocaust estimate 
Robert Delaney
Detroit — The research work of Fr. Patrick Desbois into the early years of the Holocaust could result in a significant upward revision of the death count of Jews murdered by the Nazis, says a local authority. 

Moving from closed doors to open windows
Ned McGrath
Two days after Ash Wednesday in 2002, we gathered on relatively short notice at our Jesuit-run high school in Buffalo, N.Y. We were classmates of Sean Rooney at Canisius, someone we all knew as one of the good guys, hilariously irreverent, and having a contagious smile.

40 Days pro-life vigils set for local abortion clinics
Joe Kohn
Detroit — To coincide with the Lenten season, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit have organized 40-day, round-the-clock prayer vigils in front of abortion clinics in Southfield and Sterling Heights.

Lent is an invitation to be with Jesus
Fr. Richard C. Macey
Lent has begun. The 40 days are our own preparation for our Christian mission in life. All three readings interrelate in this season.

Upcoming collection to help Church in Central, Eastern Europe
Robert Delaney
Detroit – The work of rebuilding the Church in European nations where it was banned or suppressed for much of the 20th century continues, and local Catholics will be able to assist that effort when they go to Mass Saturday or Sunday, Feb. 28 - March 1.

Long-time Valentines Married 48 years, they mentor those preparing for marriage
Kristin Lukowski
Plymouth — Even after 48 years of marriage, Bob Smentowski has no qualms about taking his wife's hand in front of a near-stranger, looking into her eyes, and saying, "This is the most perfect woman there is. I've been blessed to be married to her."

Interfaith, civic leaders welcome Abp. Vigneron, thank Cd. Maida
Joe Kohn
Detroit — Following the grand ceremony in which Archbishop Allen Vigneron succeeded Cardinal Adam Maida as chief shepherd of the Detroit area's Catholics, leaders from other faiths and the civic community met with and shared their warm wishes for both men.

1,000-plus men gather to ponder sacraments
Joe Kohn
Plymouth — Through the sacraments, Christ gives men the supernatural power to re-make themselves in His image — and, sometimes, men just need a reminder of how real that power is.

Archbishop visits parish where he was ordained for a Mass of welcoming
Kristin Lukowski
Romeo — Archbishop Allen Vigneron's welcoming Mass last week at St. Clement of Rome, Romeo, was in many ways a kind of homecoming for him — and a chance for long-time parishioners to celebrate with someone who had served their parish years ago. 

Fr. Heidelberger was 'saintly, simple' man
Joe Kohn
Detroit — Fr. Ronald Heidelberger lived out his vocation with simplicity, smiles and an approachability that made him a model priest, those who knew him said last week.

Msgr. McClory is new moderator of Curia  
Robert Delaney
Detroit – Msgr. Robert McClory said he is "honored and humbled" that Archbishop Allen Vigneron would have the confidence in him to name him moderator of the archdiocesan Curia. 

Archbishop tells students schools exist to help them 'keep promise to God'
Joe Kohn
Detroit — The new archbishop this week told Catholic school students that the whole reason they have their Catholic schools is to help them keep the promise they made to serve the Lord. 

Jesus invites us to act, and forgive, as He does
Fr. Richard C. Macey
The second part of the Book of Isaiah, called Deutero-Isaiah, includes chapters 40-55. It is sometimes called the book of consolation, since it is addressed to a people who have experienced the loss of their Temple, their kingship and their land as a nation.

Hispanic men's conference keys in on St. Paul
Joe Kohn
Detroit — Paco Lopez, a psychiatrist and a lay minister in the Diocese of Lansing, says there are times in a man's life for family unity — but there's also a time for men to bond together and strengthen one another in their shared Christianity.

Abp. Vigneron shares thoughts on challenges, blessings of coming home
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit — Hours before Archbishop Allen Vigneron was installed as the Archdiocese of Detroit's 10th chief shepherd, he spoke to a small group of the news media about the challenges and blessings of leading 1.4 million Catholics and returning to Detroit.

CSA helps introduce new archbishop
Robert Delaney
Detroit — This week's issue of The Michigan Catholic, with its special supplement about Archbishop Allen Vigneron is reaching about four times as many people as usual, thanks to its many advertisers and assistance from the Catholic Services Appeal.

State budget, embryo-destructive research are focus of Church's public policy agenda
Joe Kohn
Detroit — With the State of Michigan staring at a budget deficit of about $1.6 million for the next fiscal year, the Catholic Church has set goals of trying to prevent programs for the needy from being the targets of budget cuts.

Catholic schools put service in full-swing during Catholic Schools Week
Joe Kohn
Detroit — While the eyes of the local Church were focused last week on the installation of Detroit's Archbishop Allen Vigneron, students at Catholic schools took the time to celebrate their schools. 

Farmington-Southfield Vicariate gathers to break open the Word
Joe Kohn
Farmington – When you prayerfully break open the Word of God, there's no telling what blessings might result.

Fr. Berg leaves legacy of passion, simplicity, authenticity  
Kristin Lukowski
Detroit — For more than 50 years, Fr. Paul Berg was a mainstay at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, teaching philosophy and coaching basketball and golf. 

Pro-life leaders differ on biggest threats
Robert Delaney
Detroit – Local pro-life leaders agree Washington's new political realities put the movement's limited gains at risk, but differ as to just how the threats will come. 

Jesus heals all who share in His ministry of life
Fr. Richard C. Macey
Leprosy in the Old Testament is probably not Hansen's disease, which probably was brought into Palestine from India at a much later date, perhaps by the returning armies of Alexander the Great in the fourth century B.C. The terms used in this chapter do not correspond to any specific skin disease.