In this issue: Prayer: Learning humility: Look to the greatest model of virtue:
If the subject is humility, though, our guard goes up, perhaps because this virtue is less clearly definable and more difficult to transfer from idea to action. In short, many of us simply have a hard time “getting” humility.
Black Catholic: Saint Peter Claver, pray for us: Read Father Stephen D. Thorne's letter, the director for the Office for Black Catholics.
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 St. Bridget Church, and hear about what special devotions are observed, new ministries and parish history.
Vocation Series: Marriage Vocation: Answering the call to lifelong companionship and fatherhood: It was the feast of St. Joseph when William J. Guy Jr. first called Caroline Parker to ask her out. What Bill didn’t know was that she had recently prayed a novena to St. Jude asking that her future husband enter her life. | The Word Became Flesh
Cardinal Justin Rigali's weekly column. Read it here!
Cardinal reflects on 'Year of the Eucharist'
Cardinal Rigali marks the anniversary of his first year as Archbishop of Philadelphia with a pastoral letter on the Year of the Eucharist, which begins October 10.
School campaign begins: Cardinal Justin Rigali officially kicked off a $30 million capital campaign for the Archdiocese’s 21 Catholic high schools at a dinner and reception on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at the Wyndham Philadelphia at Franklin Plaza.
Our Suffering Church: Vietnam: Communism can't kill the faith of the people
"Moak Hrue Yesus Kgu Hdip — Joyful Day, Christ is Risen." That was the motto of the
peaceful prayer demonstra-
tion that took place in Daklak province, Vietnam, on Holy Saturday evening, 2004. According to Fides News, more than 150,000 people from the central highlands of Vietnam gathered in the streets outside the Vietnamese Communist party buildings in a “peaceful prayer rally … to protest against government repression and confiscation of their land.”
Thérèse is finally here
One of the most beloved stories ever told is finally gracing the screens of two area theaters in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, but Catholics need to see it quickly or the film may leave the area before many viewers have a chance to see it.
A confusing time for Catholic voters
Another election is upon us and this one is proving to be a confusing time for Catholic voters. Controversy and arguments rage around us, from the war in Iraq to the death penalty. Some say an exaggerated concept of the separation of church and state have many convinced that they are supposed to leave their faith outside the voting booth.
Pilgrims honor Mary
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, Cardinal Justin Rigali is leading a Saturday, Nov. 6 pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. | The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of October 7, 2004 Cardinal Rigali inspires young adults to live the Faith: October 3rd was significant not only because it marked 25 years since Pope John Paul II’s visit to Philadelphia, and because it was the date of Respect Life Sunday this year. It was also especially significant because it marked the first time Cardinal Justin Rigali celebrated Mass for the young adult ministries of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Story
The Forensics family: Setting the world ablaze: In a time where all you hear about is competition — being number one and out-doing the next guy — it is refreshing to know some people come together and work as a team. Story
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