In this issue: Prayer: Patron Saints: back to school companions for our children: When you were a child, did you ever say a little prayer to your guardian angel just before sitting down to take that dreaded math test? Hopefully those few words of petition gave your confidence a little bump, settled your nervous stomach a bit, or helped you to think more clearly.
Black Catholic: Historic first for Philadelphia: Cardinal Justin Rigali became a member of the Knights of St. Peter Claver on Saturday, June 5, 2004, at the magnificent St. Athanasius Church in Philadelphia’s North Vicariate. It was a landmark event for Philadelphia: Cardinal Rigali is the first Philadelphia cardinal in history to become a member of the order.
Education: Cardinal praises future Catholic educators: Today, we gather at a moment when the Church sends you out to share in a teaching mission that is her own but that comes from the Lord. How grateful we are that this Alliance exists and benefits so many in Catholic education, both the leaders and the students themselves.
In the Parishes: This week, focus on Philadelphia North's Our Lady of Consolation Parish, and hear about what special devotions are observed, new ministries and parish history.
Vocation Series: Near-drowning inspires Philadelphia-native's contemporary religious artwork A near-drowning experience is the inspiration for a lively work of religious art, by a Philadelphia-born artist and religious brother, now on exhibit at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. | The Word Became Flesh
Cardinal Justin Rigali's weekly column. Read it here!
TV Mass time changes
Beginning Sunday, Sept. 5, the weekly WPVI-TV Channel 6 television Mass will be broadcast at 5:30 a.m. instead of 6:30 a.m. According to the Archdiocese’s Office for Communications, a modification in the national broadcast schedule precipitated the change.
Dream of a lifetime to open in South Philadelphia The former pastor of St. Monica and his aunt dreamed of providing a nursing home that would provide faith-based, long-term care for the elderly of South Philadelphia. Nearly 50 years later, that dream is set to become a reality.
Meet the new rector of St. Charles Seminary
When Father Joseph G. Prior was called to Cardinal Justin Rigali’s office, becoming the rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood was the furthest thing from his mind.
A special message for special kids
Teaching children the facts of life is not an easy thing to do. This is especially true when those children have special needs. This is why Lora Benzuski, whose daughter attends the Vanguard School in Paoli for children with special needs, was so shocked the day she found out that the school brings in Planned Parenthood to deliver this delicate message to the students.
Vatican announces sports initiative in time for Olympics
News headlines involving drug scandals, sex scandals and violence in professional sports are no longer uncommon, and as a result the Vatican has seen the need to create a new section within the Pontifical Council of the Laity dealing with morality in sports.
Crisis in Sudan
Cardinal Justin Rigali has issued an urgent plea for help for the victims of violence and ethnic cleansing in Sudan, where a bitter war has created what some world leaders are calling the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. | The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of August 19, 2004 Bless the vote: Bringing your faith to the ballot box: "Do you think that your faith makes it necessary to vote for Kerry or Bush for president? Does your faith make it impossible for you to vote for one or the other?” asked Father Tom Betz, OFM, Cap., during the fifth Theology on Tap series held at Finnigan’s Wake, 3rd and Spring Garden Streets. Story
The lost girls of Sudan: Finding a place of refuge and strength: “War broke out in my village when I was about seven years old. We heard the shooting; our houses were burning, so we ran and ran.” That’s the way Rebecca Dau recalls fleeing her Sudanese homeland, which is now the site of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Story
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