In this issue: Prayer: The nature of evil: The occult: The word “occult” is derived from a Latin word meaning “secret” or “hidden,” and refers to the unseen powers and activities of demons as well as the seeking of hidden knowledge by means of psychics, palm readers, etc.
Black Catholic: Abortion: An African-American holocaust: Almost half of all African-American babies in Philadelphia are aborted.
Education: Sacred Heart opens $2.4 million community center: The young athletes at Sacred Heart Parish and School in Royersford are set to jump, dribble, score. A new gymnasium is part of a $2.4 million community center recently completed on the parish grounds.
In the Parishes: This week, focus on Philadelphia North's St. Bernard 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!
Book exposes 'The Kinsey Corruption'
A new motion picture, “Kinsey,” starring Liam Neeson and opening in theaters on Nov. 19, portrays sex researcher Alfred C. Kinsey as a serious scientist whose work revolutionized the way the world views sex.
Cardinal leads 3,500 pilgrims By long-standing tradition, Philadelphia Catholics travel on pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington in April of odd-numbered years. Traditions aren’t set in stone, and can be broken, at least for good reason.
Specter sparks public outcry
Only a day after winning a close election to his fifth term in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) outraged the public by allegedly issuing a thinly-veiled warning to the President about any Supreme Court nominations for justices who might favor overturning Roe v. Wade.
In Mary's hands: Loving the Legion way
Forty-six years ago, a 22-year-old secretary named Mary Phelps was sitting at her desk at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind., feeling like her life was in a rut. “I wanted a change in my life,” Mary said. “Something more than just being a secretary. I felt like I needed some adventure in my life.”
Year of the Eucharist
During this Year of the Eucharist, parishioners throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will share their testimonies of faith in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Day of realization: Cardinal blesses St. Monica Manor
When 107-year-old Rose Fecca of St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish retired for the evening on Nov. 5 at St. Monica Manor in South Philadelphia, she could rest assured she was sleeping in a Catholic facility. | The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of November 11, 2004 The language of faith: I’ve always been intrigued that there are so many people who can converse in more than one language. The more I travel, the more I yearn to be one of those people. Like any other goal in life, becoming bilingual takes time, effort, and courage. Story
Youth Fest @ Cardinal Dougherty High School: Kelli Banks and Turquise Goggans participated in a video project for U.S. Troops in Iraq. Story
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