| Prayer: Resistance Training: Sparring With Temptation You’ve got the juiciest gossip in town and your living room is full of neighbors who look like they could use a spicy diversion. What you’ve got on the guy on the corner is enough to keep them talking for months. Black Catholic: St Martin de Porres Interparochial School: Creating Well-Rounded and Academically Prepared Students This year, for the first time, the sixth-grade students have been separated into boy and girl classes at the St. Martin de Porres Interparochial School. Education: Making Learning Fun: The Delco Hi-Q You can feel the excitement running through the student body as they anxiously await the beginning of the match. This sporting event does not measure physical endurance, but intellectual strength. There are 21 teams with one goal: to win the Delco Hi-Q. In the Parishes: This week, focus on Philadelphia South's St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Philadelphia and hear about what special devotions are observed, new ministries and parish history. Vocation Series: Another Look At Vocations There’s a surprising new trend in religious vocations. No, it isn’t an army of prospective candidates beating on convent and seminary doors — that’s not likely to happen in the foreseeable future, according to St. Joseph’s vocation director. | 'I Gave It To God' Amazing Story of Antwain Hill What Motivated Three Doctors to Become Catholic School Teachers? What led a pediatrician, a podiatrist, and a veterinarian to leave their lucrative careers and teach at Bishop McDevitt Catholic High School? While they have different reasons, the three professionals have one thing in common -- the desire to teach at a Catholic high school. Martin Luther King's Holiday Belongs to Everyone Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday “is not a black holiday, but a people's holiday.” These were the words of Cardinal Justin Rigali, who spoke at a Jan. 15 service marking what would have been the 75th anniversary of the birth of civil rights martyr Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., (1929-1948). The Archdiocese of Philadelphia celebrated with its 21st annual Interfaith Prayer Service in his memory. Terri Schindler-Schiavo: "Where There's Life, There's Hope" “Where there’s life, there’s hope.” This was the comment Terri Schindler-Schiavo once made to a long-time friend and Bucks County resident, Diane Meyer. St. Helena Students Showcased at Woodmere Museum
| The Catholic Standard & Times Issue of January 22, 2004 FOCUS — A Call to Arms: Raising Up Today’s Catholic Soldiers: College students struggling with their faith come home to the Catholic Church. Reluctant youth become missionaries for two or more years and, in some cases, vocations are born. That’s the impact of Fellowship of Catholic University Students, better known as FOCUS. Story
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