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Denver, Colo., Oct 20, 2016 / 02:02 pm (CNA).- If you've been waiting for the extra push to pursue a master's degree in theology, this scholarship opportunity might be exactly what you need.The Augustine Institute's Graduate School of Theology, a Catholic theological school offering formation in the New Evangelization, has announced its fourth annual St. John Paul II scholarship competition, in which four winners will be awarded full-tuition scholarships starting in the 2017-2018 academic year.“The Institute is particularly looking for men and women with an ardent desire to proclaim the Truth of the Gospel in and through the spiritual and corporal works of mercy,” the Augustine Institute’s Academic Dean, Dr. Christopher Blum, told CNA.“We are sure to have many more qualified applicants than we can bring to Denver as finalists, so the competition will be significant,” he said.Over the past four years, the Augustine Institute – located i...
IMAGE: CNS/Nancy WiechecBy Nancy WiechecMOOSE,Wyo. (CNS) -- Shirley Craighead knows a thing or two about grizzly bears. Sheand the bears live in the same place."Ilive here and love it!" Craighead emphatically told Catholic News Service inher home in Moose, just shy of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park."It'sa rare day that I don't get up and say, 'God, what am I doing here? How did Iever get here, to live here?'"Inher house, she has knickknacks featuring bears, pictures of bears and even apair of salt and pepper shakers in the shape of bears. Beside the shoes at herdoorway, lie cans of bear spray, a deterrent for use against aggressive bears.Shirleycame to know a lot about grizzlies and other wildlife from her late husband,Frank Craighead, and his twin brother, John, who died this past September atage 100. As researchers and conservationists, the Craighead brothers are knownfor their studies of the greater Yellowstone area."Theydid the original study on grizzly bears and d...
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The grueling four-month championship drought could soon be over....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency had sufficient authority and information to issue an emergency order to protect residents of Flint, Michigan, from lead-contaminated water as early as June 2015 - seven months before it declared an emergency, the EPA's inspector general said Thursday....
LONDON (AP) -- Thousands of men who were convicted under now-abolished British laws against homosexuality are to receive posthumous pardons, the government announced Thursday. Those who are still alive can will be eligible to have their criminal records wiped clean....
DETROIT (AP) -- A 50-year-old woman who died after a car wreck last month in California is the 11th U.S. victim of Takata Corp.'s defective air bag inflators....
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) -- Seated at his desk at a suburban San Diego middle school, 12-year-old Abdulhamid Ashehneh tries not to let his mind wander to the painful memories of his life in civil war-torn Syria....
PHOENIX (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama has emerged as perhaps the most effective Donald Trump critic in the Democrats' lineup, and she's done it without ever uttering two key words: Donald Trump....
DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) -- Mocking his critics, Donald Trump pledged Thursday to fully accept the outcome of next month's presidential election - if he wins. The Republican said he reserved the right to contest questionable results, deepening his unsubstantiated assertions that the race against Hillary Clinton could be rigged against him....
(Vatican Radio) South African Jesuits have released a statement regarding recent events at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Johannesburg which has been providing a space for dialogue between facilitators of an ongoing standoff between Wits University of Johannesburg and student leaders.The Church, under the ministry of Jesuit Father Graham Pugin, had also been providing a place of refuge and emergency first aid for those fleeing violence during protests.Father Pugin himself was injured by a rubber bullet during one such situation when he interposed himself between riot police and the open gate leading into the Church. Protests have raged on South African campuses since October last year as students demand free university tuition for all in a nation still divided by inequality and racial divisions.In recent weeks, “#FeesMustFall” protests have swept across most of South Africa’s 26 universities, with violent clashes between students and police at some campuse...
