National Media Watch
LINCOLN
STAR JOURNAL, Nov. 29 — The Nebraska daily reported on Catholics who
have moved to
But they got such
glowing reports from their son, Matt, who studied for the priesthood in
Of Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, Julie Davis commented: “We were really impressed by a man who would exercise such leadership, because it was so unheard of.”
Unlike most dioceses across the country, the Lincoln Diocese does not allow female altar servers and allows female extraordinary ministers of holy Communion only in exceptional circumstances.
Because of the diocese’s orthodoxy, said the Star, there is a high number of vocations both to the priesthood and female religious orders.
Said Bishop Bruskewitz, “We do what we’re supposed to do and do it the best we can.”
Nativity Story Rejected by Christmas Festival
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Nov. 27 —
New Line Cinema had planned to play a loop of their film on televisions at the German Christkindlmarket, but the Mayor’s Office of Special Events asked them to reconsider.
“Our guidance was that this very prominently displayed advertisement would … be insensitive to the many people of different faiths who come to enjoy the market for its food and unique gifts,” said Jim Law, executive director of the office.
New
Line had planned to help sponsor the event by spending $12,000 in
Said Christina Kounelias, executive vice president of New Line: “One would assume that if people were to go to Christkindlmarket, they’d know it is about Christmas.”
‘Bible Geek’ Advises Catholic Teens
TUCSON CITIZEN, Nov. 25 — Mark
Hart, aka “Bible Geek,” is on a crusade to
reinvigorate the faith of Catholic teens, said the
After graduating
with a degree in telecommunications from the University of
Notre Dame, Hart decided to serve a year as youth minister at St. Maria Goretti Church in
Hart launched “Bible Geek” as an
e-mail-based Scripture commentary written for Catholic teens. It has garnered
more than 40,000 readers and led to his first book, Ask the Bible Geek: Answers to Questions from Catholic Teens.
Hart said he is “trying to dismantle every misconception that
people have about Scripture, Christianity and the Catholic Church.”
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- December 10-16, 2006