A sinful ministry?Maurice Maurice, Byzantine emperor Maurice (môr`ĭs), c.539–602, Byzantine emperor (582–602). He was a successful general when, on his deathbed, Tiberius II, his father-in-law and the successor of Justin II, proclaimed him Timothy Reidy's report on campus ministry ("Catholicism on Campus," April 7) is an excellent examination of a vital part of the church's Church’s is an English footwear manufacturer founded in 1873 by three brothers. Over time, the little family business grew into a corporation currently employing nearly 700 people. mission. Originally, the name "Newman" was given to Catholic chaplaincies at secular schools to give cover to a ministry that was thought to be almost sinful. To provide for Catholics on secular campuses was tantamount tan·ta·mount adj. Equivalent in effect or value: a request tantamount to a demand. [From obsolete tantamount, an equivalent, from Anglo-Norman to saying that it was all right for them not to attend Catholic schools. Mother Mary Mary, the mother of Jesus Mary, in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr., theotokos). Her name is the Hebrew Miriam. Joseph Rogers, a graduate of Smith College, was hounded by the Jesuits (including America magazine) for speaking at Columbia University's campus-ministry program and saying that she had discovered her vocation at Smith, and that Catholics could serve God on secular campuses. In those days, one did not have to say much to be considered radical. It was radical enough to appear on secular campuses to speak to Catholics daring to be there in the first place. HALBERT WEIDNER, CO Honolulu, Hi. |
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