This year's program was recorded as a video and premiered on Facebook and YouTube on August 16.

This story originally appeared in the June 2020 issue of FAITH Grand Rapids magazine.

This guest post is from Mrs. Tara Lafferty, a teacher at Divine Providence Academy.

I teach 6th-8th grade at Divine Providence Academy. Most of my students live on farms, or on land with a lot of space. Their homes are also spread out from each other, dotting a radius of 30 miles or more.

This material is from the Catholic News Service article “During plague, Catholic Church called on saints for help, healing” by Carol Zimmerman and is used with permission.

The Catholic Church has had a long tradition of calling on saints and praying for their intercession in sickness and difficult times.

This plea for saintly help for protection from disease and healing was particularly evident when the bubonic plague, or Black Death, spread throughout Europe in the 14th century killing one-third of the population.

This story originally appeared in the April 2020 issue of FAITH Grand Rapids magazine. It was written by Maryalene Laponsie and features photography by Holly Dolci.

‘They looked at him with love’

Catholic education has been shown to encourage students’ future faith.

The event is an opportunity to pray and peacefully protest the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, and to promote the gift and sanctity of life.

The 24-hour giving event begins on Jan. 28, during Celebrate Catholic Schools Week.

This new college scholarship program is for Grand Rapids residents graduating from a high school within the city, starting with the class of 2020.

The new construction adds six classrooms to the school.