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March 10, 2024 - Largest YCP Retreat in the Country Gathers Over 220 Young Adults

by Sarah Kuenzi and YCP Staff As featured on Portland Archdiocese On Saturday, March 2nd, the Portland Chapter of Young Catholic Professionals welcomed over 220 young adults to their annual Lenten Retreat at Mount Angel Abbey led by Archbishop Alexander Sample. This marked not only the largest YCP Portland event […]


March 4, 2024 - Top pervasive predator sentenced to 20 years

By Oregon Faith News Note: The story of Rolando Daniel Benitez is a good example of how some predators are engaged in multiple abuses cases and in the production of illicit material. It also shows how he used social media to find his victims. Press Release from Oregon U.S. Attorney […]


February 28, 2024 - Wyden: $70,000 for Oregon Food Bank

Wyden, Merkley Announce $70,000 for the Oregon Food Bank By Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced an investment of $70,000 for the Oregon Food Bank from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service to connect local […]


February 26, 2024 - Author asks “Will we disagree in heaven”?

Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon Because we’re finite and unique and because we’ll never know everything, we may not agree about everything in Heaven. We’ll agree on innumerable matters and wonder how we ever thought otherwise. But we’ll still likely have different tastes in food and clothes […]


February 21, 2024 - UofP lecture on Distributive Justice

2024 Mazzocco Lecture on Distributive Justice with Former Congressman Larry LaRocco University of Portland Press Release, We are pleased to announce former Congressman and UP alum Larry LaRocco as the featured speaker for The Mazzocco Lecture on Distributive Justice on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. LaRocco was the U.S. Representative for […]


February 19, 2024 - Twin sisters perished in church fire

By Oregon Faith News Note, Two 76-year-old twin sisters who served as pastors of the Word & Spirit Church in Northeast Portland perished during a fire that broke out in the early morning hours of Jan. 14th during the Pacific Northwest’s arctic snowstorm, according to the Oregonian/OregonLive. Neighbors and church […]


February 14, 2024 - Brock Purdy’s faith & family are a great Super Bowl story

Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon Nanci and I watched the Super Bowl together every year since we met in 1969. She loves Jesus, people, dogs, and football. And I think she would enjoy the videos of a strong Christian athlete and his family I’m linking to in […]


February 12, 2024 - Archbishop Sample, Elias Moo discuss the Mission of Catholic Education

By Portland Archdiocese News release Join Archbishop Alexander Sample and special guest Elias Moo as they discuss the bright future of Catholic Education in Western Oregon with the newly established Office for the Mission of Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Elias Moo recently accepted the position […]


February 7, 2024 - Ray of Hope portraits serves critically ill kids & their families

By Corban University Salem, Oregon “Ray of Hope Portraits is an intersection of several answered prayers,” says Amy Winsor (’09). “I started this in honor of my friend Sara Swenson. She was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2009, and her life before cancer, her journey with cancer, and her death made […]