In this issue: Prayer: Isaiah fortell of THE CHRIST In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we began our contemplation of three Servant of the Lord oracles from the Book of Isaiah the prophet. As our reflection concludes, we focus our attention on the final passage foreshadowing the fulfillment of the Father’s mission in the passion and death of Jesus Christ, the Suffering Servant personified.
Black Catholic: Calendar Listings from the Office of Black Catholics: Here is your advance notice so you can mark your calendar's on what is happening in the Black Catholic community.
Education: Building self-confidence, one student at a time “Children come here with little confidence in their abilities; the satisfaction is seeing how wonderfully they grow,” said Immaculate Heart Sister Anne Pierre, who heads the IHM Educational Center in Northeast Philadelphia. It’s a startup tutoring center located at St. Martin of Tours School, but serving parochial school students from throughout the surrounding area.
In the Parishes: This week, focus on Philadelphia North's Incarnation of Our Lord Parish and hear about what special devotions are observed, new ministries and parish history.
Vocation Series: Lay Vocations: Courtroom to the ghetto: lawyer turns missionary Why would a young, successful lawyer with a seemingly perfect life give it all up for a life of poverty and service?
To some Karen Pushaw’s decision seemed pure insanity. To her it meant answering her call from God. | The Word Became Flesh
Cardinal Justin Rigali's weekly column. Read it here!
Divine Mercy: Our third annual issue – Hour of great mercy
At 3 p.m. daily, all those gathered in the perpetual adoration chapel of St. Catherine of Siena parish in Horsham fulfill Our Lord’s request by reciting the chaplet of Divine Mercy for the sick and dying.
Divine Mercy: God's Angel of Mercy
Every family seems to have at least one member like Pete — the one who “went bad” — the black sheep. He lived loosely, married twice, divorced twice, never had much time for church. But time takes its toll on everyone — even the most fun-loving and carefree. Eventually, it all catches up.
Divine Mercy: A fountain of God's grace
Why did a man who’d been away from the Catholic Church for 25 years return to the sacraments and become a driving force behind the dissemination of the Divine Mercy message? According to Robert Allard, founder of the Apostles of Divine Mercy, a profound experience with Divine Mercy brought the healing and peace he had been searching for all those years.
St. Thomas Aquinas defies the odds
Most city parishes are seeing a decline in parishioners as Catholics pack up for the suburbs. But at South Philadelphia’s St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Mass attendance and school enrollment are up sharply and converts are being received. What is this parish doing right?
Serra Club of Philadelphia celebrates 50 years
Back when he was a star basketball forward at St. Joseph’s College, Larry Kenney became acquainted with priests while golfing at the nearby Bala Golf Club. “I always admired them and so wanted to do something to be associated [with them] ... and to [be] more like them,” said Kenney, now 83 and a member of Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish in Bryn Mawr. Kenney got his chance to do just that when, in 1954, he became a charter member of the Serra Club of Philadelphia.
| The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of April 1, 2004 'The Just Do It!’ Lenten day of service and justice: The day gave young adult Catholics the chance to live out their Lenten call to service, while challenging them to go deeper to discover the justice dimensions of that calling. The event attracted more than 80 young adults from the greater Philadelphia area for an engaging day of service. Story
St. Titus youth group ALIVE for the Passion of Christ Long hours and intense practicing are characteristic of St. Titus’ youth group Always Living In the Vision of Eternity (ALIVE) when it comes to their Passion play performed yearly on Palm Sunday. Story
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