Light of Christ Catholic Schools of Excellence (LOCCSE) has announced the appointment of Mr. Gerald Vetter as its interim superintendent as the search for a permanent superintendent continues.
The North Dakota Catholic Conference issued the following statement on the announcement by Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem that the Red River Women’s Clinic is dismissing its attempt to nullify new safety laws for abortions.
We cannot truly begin the spiritual life until we learn to love silence. Silence is where prayer begins. Resting with the Lord in silence every day is absolutely necessary for anyone who wishes to come to know the living God.
CNN recently profiled the case of a woman named Marlise Munoz, who was both pregnant and brain dead. Mrs. Munoz’s case raises challenging questions: should the continued use of a ventilator in these circumstances be considered extreme? Could such life-sustaining measures be considered abusive of a corpse?
“He has set an example by choosing a personal simplicity of life, by washing the feet of prisoners, and by taking into his hands and kissing the badly disfigured.”
North Dakota voters will have an opportunity to enact the proposed Human Life Amendment this November. The proposed amendment to North Dakota’s state constitution provides as follows: “The inalienable right to life of every human being at any stage of development must be recognized and protected.”
The following statement is being released on behalf of Bishop David Kagan, Bishop of Bismarck, Fr. Justin Waltz, diocesan delegate for Catholic education, Dickinson Catholic Schools and the pastors of the four Catholic parishes in Dickinson (Queen of Peace, St. Joseph, St. Patrick and St. Wenceslaus).