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Deacon Vern Korchinski, 86, died Oct. 20, nine months after his wife, Vera, 89, died Jan. 29. The two had been married 56 years at the time of her death. There

Deacon Vern Korchinski, 86, died Oct. 20, nine months after his wife, Vera, 89, died Jan. 29. The two had been married 56 years at the time of her death. There

Veteran educator’s advice: ‘Do what Jesus did’ In 1972, a newly ordained Fr. Paul Peri teaches at Central Catholic High School, allowing himself to be videotaped as a means of learning the art of education. (Sentinel archives) 7/12/2021 12:24 PM select He is one of the great minds of education in the Archdiocese of Portland. Ordained June 19, 1971 at his home parish — St. Rose in Northeast Portland — Father Paul Peri would over the years teach high school, earn a doctorate in education, serve as vicar general of the Archd...

Portland’s Black Catholic service couple Bill and Gladys McCoy used their power for society’s good Gladys McCoy greets Archbishop William Levada at a 1991 Mass honoring the work of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Michael Wilhelm/Catholic Sentinel) 7/8/2021 4:53 PM select Bill McCoy entered the Oregon Legislature in 1972 and would serve until his death in 1996. (Sentinel archives) Gladys McCoy serves as a lector at Holy Cross Church in North Portland in 1992, a year before her death. (Sentinel archives) ...

Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women has aimed for consolidated action from Catholic women Delegates attend the 1970 Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women convention on the Oregon Coast. (Sentinel archives) 5/4/2021 9:07 AM select On April 14, 1921, the Sentinel reported on the first local women’s groups to affiliate themselves with new National Council of Catholic Women. After decades of advocacy and protest, American women had only just secured the vote nationwide. A few years earlier, while the doughboys were fighting oversea...