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U.S. adoration tour to reach St.Mary Parish By ROB HERBST The Catholic Week MOBILE – A nationwide Eucharistic Adoration tour will reach the Archdiocese of Mobile later this month. The “177 Project” aims to hold a night of Adoration and music in all 177 U.S. dioceses. St. Mary Parish will host a “177 Project” event Friday, Oct. 26. Doors open at 6 p.m.The night is free, although tickets are required and can be obtained at www. the177project.com . Volume 84, Number 21 Tඁൾ C ൺඍඁඈඅංർ W ൾൾ඄ Official Publication of the Archdiocese of Mobile facebook.com/TheCatholicWeek twitter.com/TheCatholicWeek www.mobarch.org/catholicweek I NSIDE T HIS W EEK See PROJECT, Page 18 OCTOBER 12, 2018 Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi celebrates Mass on Oct. 7 at Carmelite Monastery in recognition of the Carmelites’ 75th anniversary of their arrival to Mobile. For more on the Carmelites, see Page 15. 75 YEARS OF PRAYERS By ROB HERBST The Catholic Week Rev. John C. Robinson, who served as pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Mobile for 24 years in two stints, died Sept. 28 at the age of 90 in his native Bir- mingham. Mass of Christian Burial was Oct. 6 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Homewood and in- terment followed at Elmwood Cemetery. Current Holy Family pastor Fr. Mark Neske said Fr. Robinson had a quiet na- ture, but provided a lasting legacy at the parish. “Fr. Robinson was a quiet man, but behind that quiet veneer was a priest REV. JOHN C. ROBINSON 1928-2018 Longtime HolyFamily pastor dies REV. JOHN C. ROBINSON ST. DOMINIC PARISH By ROB HERBST The Catholic Week MOBILE – A teacher, mentor, role model and friend to countless people in the St. Dominic Parish community was honored Oct. 4 for her service. Sister Anne Brady, R.S.M., is celebrating her 60 th anniversary of her profession of vows this year and she’s been a fixture at St. Dominic. She taught for 44 years at St. Dominic Catholic School and remains a vital part of the parish after having retired more than 10 years ago. “One of the great things is so many people that I taught years and years ago are still in the parish,” See FR. ROBINSON, Page 12 Sister Anne a ‘model of a Christian woman’ See SISTER, Page 11 Photo by Rob Herbst/The Catholic Week St. Dominic Catholic School students congratulate Sister Anne Brady, R.S.M., on Oct. 4 for her 60th anniversary of her profession of vows. Photo by Rob Herbst/The Catholic Week Page 2 Gloria Purvis, author and co-host of ETWN Radio’s “Morning Glory,” speaker for two events Oct. 5-6 in Mobile. Tඁൾ S ൾඇංඈඋ ංඏංඇ඀ L Pages 1-A—8-A C ൺඍඁඈඅංർ W ൾൾ඄ ඌ ඎඉඉඅൾආൾඇඍ Tඁൾ

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