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Parishioners at St. Columba Parish in Dothan filled the parish parking lot for ‘Parade of Love’ benefit.

Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation have named Montgomery Catholic student Sofia Izer as a National Merit Scholarship Winner.

St. Joseph Catholic School in Tuskegee, which opened in 1944, will not reopen for the 2020-21 school year.

Clergy appointments (All appointments effective June 27, 2020, unless noted otherwise)

Photos by Rob Herbst/The Catholic Week NFL quarterback Philip Rivers was named head football coach-in-waiting at St. Michael Catholic High School on May 8. He’s set to begin his 17th season in the NFL after signing a one-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts in the offseason.

Fr. Victor Ingalls celebrated the first public Mass in almost two months at the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on May 12 in downtown Mobile. About 45 people attended the 12:10 p.m. Mass on the first day people could attend public Masses in Archdiocese of Mobile churches.

The Archdiocese of Mobile will celebrate four ordinations at 10 a.m. May 30 as Deacons Gabriel V. Mills, Connor R. Plessala and Peyton J. Plessala will be ordained to the priesthood and Alexander M. Crow will be ordained to the diaconate.

I imagine that many of you who are reading this article remember 9/11. I also imagine that a number of you remember the day that President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. And I imagine there may be a few of you who remember Pearl Harbor in 1941.

The ultimate purpose of stewardship is to get to Heaven! In order to do that we must first put our complete trust in God in all aspects of our life even during the most stressful times.

Have you given something up for Lent? You remember how awesome it was to indulge in that once Easter arrived. Maybe it was M & M’s. Maybe it was ice cream. I remember one Easter taking my father to the hospital for the emergency removal of his gallbladder.

Spring Hill College, along with Dr. and Mrs. Charles Demeranville, announced Eleanor Grindinger as the first recipient of the Margaret “Meg” Demeranville ’01 Memorial Scholarship.

Our Church observed World Day of Prayer for Vocations on May 3. Instituted by Pope Paul VI in 1963 during the Second Vatican Council, this marked the 57th annual celebration of vocations to the ordained ministries and religious life in all its forms.

The Family Service Center is a nonprofit community-based family resource center serving individuals and families in the North Baldwin County area.

Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi distributes the Eucharist while wearing a mask as a communicant extends his arms and hands to receive. About 50 people received the Eucharist during a one-hour timespan on May 5.

Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi joined fellow United States bishops on May 1 in reconsecrating the country to Mary as the nation struggles with COVID-19.

On Friday, May 1, Catholics of our country re-consecrated our nation to Mary, the Mother of the Church. At 2 p.m. CDT in cathedrals across the U.S., bishops prayed the prayer of consecration of our land to Mary, our Mother.

Cuando era un niño solía ver los programas de lucha libre en televisión. Regularmente había dos bandos de luchadores: los técnicos, que se enfrentaban a los rudos o los buenos contra los malos.