Southeastern Catholic AIDS Ministers Convene
Rose Hudson, a member of the social justice ministry at Our Lady of the Pillar Church, Half Moon Bay, Calif., joins participants in singing David Haas’ “Blest Are They.” Hudson became involved in the ministry after her daughter died of AIDS in 1996.
NORCROSS—Connie swallows 52
medications a day to live.
Connie, who is 52, and Javier, a 30-year-old
construction worker, put a face on AIDS statistics to a roomful
of Catholic AIDS counselors, teachers and students.
Shedding tears,
each told a story of exclusion from community and church. They
used only first names.
Javier said he told an Atlanta priest
ordained in May about his illness and suddenly the priest stopped visiting.
This was after he was told to stop attending his men’s prayer group.
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Local Couple To Record Daily Show For Sirius Radio
(Back to front) Sam, Walter and Tommy Willits join their parents Greg and Jennifer on the stage as Walter reads off a raffle number for a door prize during the June 22 Catholic New Media Celebration in College Park. (Photo by Michael Alexander)
CONYERS—Greg and Jennifer Willits are
moving out of their “cloffice” and into the homes of hundreds
of thousands of potential listeners.
Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Willitses, founders
of the Conyers-based Rosary Army, will officially kick off “The
Catholics Next Door With Greg and Jennifer Willits,” which will air from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday on The Catholic Channel (Channel
159) of Sirius XM satellite radio.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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