The following story appeared in the April 29 Idaho Catholic Register. By Jay Wonacott Marriage For Life One of my favorite post-Resurrection stories is the healing and forgiveness of Peter in the Gospel of John. During the reading of the Passion narrative during Holy Week, Peter’s thrice denial of Jesus is retold. At a purely human level, Peter’s denial of Christ must have left an open wound in his heart. In the Gospel, Jesus comes again to the same seashore where he first ca

Converts, young and old, find a home in Catholic Church The following story appeared in the April 29 Idaho Catholic Register. Ethan Lang is Confirmed by Father Costance Swai during the Easter Vigil Mass at Holy Spirit Catholic Community in Pocatello. His sponsor, standing behind him, is Cooper Dow, a missionary with the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) serving on the Idaho State University campus. (Courtesy photo/Thomas Smith and Holy Spirit Catholic Communi

LDS friends loan replica of famed statue to Diocese for one year The following story appeared in the April 29 Idaho Catholic Register. By Emily Woodham Staff Writer An authorized replica of Michaelangelo’s sculpture, La Pietà, is on display at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist through April of 2023. The famous sculpture of the Blessed Mother holding her Son after he was taken down from the Cross was loaned to the Cathedral by Jason Kotter, president of the Meridian Nor