In this issue: Prayer: Why the shepherds?: Just about everyone has a favorite part of the Christmas story. For some, it is the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.
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 Delaware County's St. Eugene 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!
Day of Sanctification for Priests
Nearly 400 priests of the Archdiocese graced the Chapel of St. Martin of Tours at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood for the 10th annual Day of Sanctification for Priests on Tuesday, Nov. 30.
First adult catechism for U.S. Catholics The nation’s bishops have approved a “U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults” — the first official national catechism in this country aimed specifically at adults.
Spanish liturgical texts approved for U.S.
To meet the needs of the growing number of Spanish-speaking Catholics in the United States, the U.S. bishops unanimously approved Spanish-language liturgical texts that formally incorporate important Latin American rituals in U.S. worship services.
Foster parents: A selfless act of giving
When he first joined his adoptive family as a foster child four years ago, Shawn Aguilar, who is now 5 years old, threw an hour-long temper-tantrum every night at bedtime.
The Catholic Directory is here!
Take a break from those dogeared Christmas catalogs and pick up the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s 2004-’05 Catholic Directory.
Year of the Eucharist: The most powerful secret on earth
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. One of these heart-felt stories may re-ignite the faith of someone who is struggling to accept this inestimable mystery of our Faith. Together, let us discover Him anew. | The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of December 9, 2004 Do you have an 'adequate anthropology': Why can’t Mick Jagger “get no satisfaction?” Because Jagger doesn’t have an “adequate anthropology,” said Christopher West, the speaker and author, at the annual Stand Up for Life Dinner sponsored by the Pro-Life Union of Southeastern Pennsylvania on Sunday, Nov. 1. Story
Play may have cost St. Joseph's Prep championship: Thanks to the invention of the VCR, people not only were able to attend Cardinal O’Hara’s 14-13 upset Catholic League Red Division championship victory over St. Joseph’s Prep Saturday night at Villanova Stadium, they had an opportunity to tape the televised event so they could come home and watch it again. Story
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