| Prayer: Our Lady of Light The feast of the Presentation of the Lord has a profound theological and spiritual message for each Christian, especially for all consecrated persons in the Church. 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 Montgomery County's Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Norristown and hear about what special devotions are observed, new ministries and parish history.  Vocation Series: Simplicity Typifies Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Sister Nancy Bonshock wanted to become a nun from the time she was a little child and remembers very clearly, when she made her first holy Communion, asking for a religious vocation. | Leaked Pro-Abortion Documents Respect Life Issue: Abortion Number One Killer in Black Women The truth about abortion is by far the leading cause of death for black women. This alarming reality has unified black Catholic clergy and laity from around the nation. Youth Role Prominent: 20,000 Youth Attend Rally for Life "I was trying to come up with some Latin phrase to greet you but all I could come up with was: 'Wow.' They said we couldn't fill this place. Next year... standing room only." These are the words of Archbishop Theodore Cardinal McCarrick of Washington, who presided over the youth Mass and rally Jan. 22 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Divine Mercy in Our Souls When you are feeling overwhelmed by your sinfulness or feel like there's no way God will ever forgive you, think of the Apostles. That's what Cardinal Justin Rigali reflected on in his homily during the Divine Mercy Hour of Prayer held Jan. 25 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. We're No. 2 in Pro-Life Effectiveness
| The Catholic Standard & Times Issue of January 29, 2004 Called to be Soldiers for the 'Culture of Life': Most of those born since 1973 don't think of themselves as survivors of what others have called the 'holocaust of abortion.' It doesn't occur to them that they could have been one of 40 million whose lives have been deemed expendable. Story
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