This priest has wings. –hutchnews.com

Cleric flies here for popular Cosmosphere program

By Kristen Roderick – The Hutchinson News -kroderick@hutchnews.com

A Topeka priest grimaced as he thought about where he could have been a few decades ago.

Father Shawn P. Tunink found that people contemplated sending a priest into space with the Mercury 7 program after reading the book “Rocket Men” by Craig Nelson. Read the rest of this entry »

Catholics Declare ‘We support Boy Scouting’ – U.s. – Catholic Online.

• By COL (Ret.) John J. Halloran, Jr
• 8/14/2010
• Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

This is a very special year for Scouting and especially for Catholic Scouting

[Editors Note: Last month we highlighted the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts during their National Jamboree held at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia. Catholics in America have always had a close relationship with Scouting and even have a national committee - The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) - formed to coordinate the relationship of the church to the Scouting program. At Catholic Online, we are pleased to provide the following article from Col. (Ret.) John Halloran, Jr., current chairman of the committee regarding the 100th Anniversary. RWS]

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Troop 831 Scouts out Virginia

By Matt Saint on August 2, 2010 7:33 AM Share:

Now that we have had a few days at Jamboree, the members of Western Los Angeles Troop 831 have done some activities. There was an Arena Show, religious services, and some bad weather.

Many of us are still getting our bearings; in fact I made a wrong turn after the Arena Show and had my own three-hour tour walking from one end of the Jamboree to the other. It’s still different weather from back home in Southern California, but the Troop 831 Scouts are more acclimated to the heat and humidity now so it’s much more tolerable. Read the rest of this entry »

via Boy Scouts Celebrate 100th Anniversary at 2010 National Scout Jamboree – U.s. – Catholic Online.

• 7/27/2010
• Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia will host 45,000 Scouts

Boy Scouts from all 50 states, territories as well as some foreign countries will gather at Fort A.P. Hill near Bowling Green, VA for their 2010 quadrennial jamboree which marks 100 years of Scouting.

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via Chaplin’s Aide Duties | eHow.com.

A chaplain’s aide is a volunteer leadership position with the Boy Scouts of America, whose goal is to encourage the spiritual growth of each troop member and to assist the troop chaplain. “A Scout is reverent. He is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion,” according to the Boy Scouts of America. To encourage scouts to grow in their faith, a wide range of religious emblems are available for the scout to pursue.

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