In this issue: Prayer: The seven mansions of the soul There’s a kingdom inside you, a magnificent castle filled with mystical delights and supernatural adventures. This interior castle is the domain of those willing to let go of the worldly in order to grasp the otherworldly. What is this kingdom and where can we find it?
Black Catholic: Participating in the ministry of Jesus Christ: everyone's call to action “Every human being is gifted by God and is to participate in the ministry of Jesus Christ. How are we supposed to use our gifts and resources for the community?” Adrian Dominican Sister Jamie T. Phelps, O.P., Ph.D., asked this of the hundred women who gathered recently for the Black Catholic women’s day of reflection at the St. Peter Claver Evangelization Center.
Education: Pro-active teens are happy to be SADD Ermias Tessema, a sophomore at West Philadelphia Catholic High School, was one of approximately 135 students from 11 Catholic schools across the Archdiocese who were recently happy to be SADD.
In the Parishes: This week, focus on Philadelphia North's St. Martin of Tours Parish and hear about what special devotions are observed, new ministries and parish history.
Vocation Series: Lay Vocations: The consecrated women of Regnum Christi: What is it about the Regnum Christi movement that attracts young women to consecrate their lives to God as lay missionaries throughout the world? | The Word Became Flesh
Cardinal Justin Rigali's weekly column. Read it here!
The Neocatechumenal Way: Helping thousands reconnect with their faith
Maria Flores thought she knew her faith. But after becoming part of a program at Incarnation of Our Lord Parish called the Neocatechumenal Way, she realized how much she still had to learn.
Corpus Christi: A distant dogma gets personal
Sometimes the most extraordinary miracles can take place in the most ordinary way.
Remembering Reagan's presence in Philadelphia
Pope John Paul II, paid tribute Sunday to the late President Ronald Reagan, as world and religious leaders from around the world praised and prayed for the man credited with toppling Communism, and making the word conservative respectable again in American politics.
Celebrating 10 years of service to Hispanics
For Irma Rod, celebrating the Catholic Institute for Evangelization’s 10th anniversary was a great joy because the Institute kept her from leaving the Faith.
Cardinal announces appointment of two new bishops
Pope John Paul II has appointed Msgr. Joseph R. Cistone, vicar general of the Archdiocese and Msgr. Joseph P. McFadden, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Downingtown as auxiliary bishops.
Homosexuality: The untold story
The Catholic Standard and Times is publishing a six-part series that focuses exclusively on the untold side of what is known to the medical, social, scientific and religious communities about homosexuality. This week, "Known causes of same-sex attraction"
| The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of June 10, 2004 The Archdiocese as matchmaker: How young adults find their soul mate: Young adults wanting to meet potential spouses might take a page from their grammar school days. That’s the advice given by Tricia Manion, the director of the Archdiocese’s Office for Youth and Young Adults. Story
Bittner breaks down barriers to peaceful resolution of conflict Samantha Bittner, an eighth-grader at Our Lady of Ransom School, was recently named a winner in a writing contest sponsored by the National Campaign to Stop the Violence. Story
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