Bishop Thomas Gumbleton Honored with the Gift of Life Award

The Catholic Church of the Madonna will honor the Most Reverend Thomas Gumbleton with the Father William T. Cunningham Gift of Life Award on Sunday, September 7 at 2008 at Sinbad’s on the River in  Detroit, Michigan.

This award is given annually to an individual continuing Father Cunningham’s work; one who serves beyond their immediate community, with a passion kindled by humanitarianism.

To learn more about Bishop Gumbleton or buy tickets to the celebration, please e-mail The Catholic Church of the Madonna at office@madonnachurch.org or call 313-868-4308.

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 Long Island VOTF Prepares for Convention
The Long Island Voice of the Faithful is sponsoring Faith Convention V, “A Forum on the Emergence of the Laity in the 21st Century” on September 13, 2008 from 8:30-4pm at the Huntington, NY Hilton.

Featured Speakers include:

Leonard Swidler, Ph.D.Temple University Professor. Author of over 180 articles and 60 books including "Making the Church Our Own" and "How We Can Reform the Catholic Church from the Ground Up".
 
Paul Lakeland, Ph.D. - Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Fairfield University. Author of six important books on key issues affecting the Catholic Church, among them, "Liberation of the Laity” and “Catholicism at the Crossroads".