In this issue: Prayer: Bernadette – Saint of simplicity Bernadette Soubirous' holiness was humble, straightforward and unpretentious. On Feb. 25, at the Lady's direction, Bernadette unearthed an underground spring in Lourdes, which ever since has been a miraculous source of spiritual and physical healing.
Black Catholic: MAAC asministrator named Sonji Robinson, the former program director of the St. Peter Claver Evangelization Center, was appointed administrator of the Ministry to African-American Catholics program, the certificate program offered at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Education: Presentation B.V.M. student awarded Presidential Scholarship Rated number one among test takers, Julia Walsh was awarded the Cardinal Dougherty Presidential Scholarship for her academic scholarships.
In the Parishes: This week, focus on Philadelphia North's St. Benedict Parish, Philadelphia and hear about what special devotions are observed, new ministries and parish history.
Vocation Series: Surprise: It's not just priests and religious who have a vocation Misconceptions of what a vocation is and who is called to have a vocation is widespread. The truth is that each and every human being has a vocation, but the word is often misunderstood. | Discrimination in Philly, 2004
"How can we as a City offer up to $3,000 in college aid to some students but not to others?" That was the question Joan L. Krajewski, a Philadelphia councilwoman, had concerning a proposed scholarship program for graduating high school seniors who wish to go to college.
Modern day version of Victorian courtship
Michael and Stephanie Finley say they are proof that the Holy Spirit can use anything, even the Internet, to bring two people together for the sacrament of marriage.
Looking for Christ, finding love
When Maria Hare was in college, she stopped practicing the Catholic faith. After graduation, Hare took a job at Franciscan Health Systems. The first day on the job, she met a man who started talking to her about the Catholic faith.
World Day of Concecrated Life: 'Soul' Fishing
Some were experienced fishers, others, apprentice fishers. Still others were considering a career in fishing. On Saturday, Feb. 7, they converged on Mother of Good Counsel Church, Bryn Mawr, for World Day of Consecrated Life.
Mass. gives same-sex couples right to marry
The Catholic Church is often a lone voice crying out against secular culture. But the day the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court game same-sex couples the right to wed, President George W. Bush reiterated what the Church says about the sanctity of marriage.
| The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of February 12, 2004Story of 'Us' – The Greatest Love Story: Jonathan Reyes, vice president of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, challenged all Catholics to remember the 'story of us' – the story revealed in the word of God and handed down through the sacred tradition of the Church. Story
Love, God and Humor: God knew that I just wanted to love and that I wanted to be closer to Him, and so after my first crazy month of college and kidding myself about who I was and what I stood for, God embraced me and gave me the greatest thing I could have ever imagined – a glimpse of His all-surpassing love – Craig. Story
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