In this issue: Prayer: The bread of life: Food is and always has been one of the basic necessities — common to all people in every age, time, and place. In fact, when we rank those things that we must have in order to survive as human beings, we generally place food at the head of the list, just before other necessities like clothing and shelter. Without food, we cannot live. It’s really as simple as that.
Black Catholic: Honoring Saint Martin de Porres with joy: The Cathedral was full as the Archdiocese joyfully celebrated the 42nd anniversary of the canonization of Saint Martin de Porres.
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. Christopher Parish, 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!
Pope: How to choose an authentically Catholic college
It’s no secret that some Catholic colleges have moved away from their Catholic roots.
Although not a comprehensive study on all 223 Catholic colleges in the United States, UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute’s (HERI) recent findings give some indication of the problem.
Contraceptive linked to deaths It’s the latest in birth control for today’s woman, a little square patch worn on the skin, which delivers the same hormonal contraceptive found in the pill but in an easier-to-remember method.
CLI recognizes outstanding Catholics
The Archbishop of Philadelphia, a local television news anchor, a publisher of Catholic books who is a husband and father of four, and a religious sister who promotes peace among her school pupils have not only arrived at the answer, they’re willing to share it.
40 years of ecumenism: We pray that all may be one
What is ecumenism, and is the Catholic Church any closer to this ideal 40 years after the Second Vatican Council issued its Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio?
Are Terri's foes giving up the fight?
For the first time since the battle for the life of Terri Schindler Schiavo began seven years ago, her estranged husband Michael and his attorney George Felos may be considering calling it quits.
Year of the Eucharist: Evangelization or contemplation?
To many there would seem to be no connection between evangelization and the Eucharist, but Pope John Paul II begs to differ. | The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of November 18, 2004 College students gain awareness of anti-life message of Kinsey: Ever wonder who Alfred Kinsey is, his effects on society, and whose research your understanding of sexuality is actually based on? Probably not — until now. Story
Esto Vir: "Be a Man": “In an age when basic values of chivalry and decency have become marginal, when men are encouraged and commended when they act as beasts and predators, Esto Vir will stand as a reminder of a better way of life.” Story
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