| Prayer: Eucharistic prayer: 'Be not afraid. It is I': Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen once said that sitting in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist has the same affect on the soul as the sun has on the body. Black Catholic: National bishops' letter opposing racism 'still challenges us' 25 years later : In a liturgy dominated by African-American themes and voices, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops marked the 25th anniversary of its pastoral letter on racism recently with a prayer that God would end “any blindness that comes from sinful, misguided and hardened hearts.” 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 Chester County's St. Cecilia 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 Msgr. Michael J. Bransfield named Bishop Msgr. Michael J. Bransfield, 61, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., has been appointed Bishop of the West Virginia Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston by Pope John Paul II. A Garden of Senses “It is said, ‘To plant a garden means to believe in tomorrow,’” said Denise Clofine, administrator of St. Edmond’s Home for Children in Rosemont, Delaware County. Meeting the challenge: The Pro-Life Coalition The Delaware County Pro-Life Coalition wants to go out of business. “This is a business that wishes it wasn’t,” says its co-founder, Kathy Coll, who started the coalition in 1984 with her husband, John. Making a difference, one person at a time Very few of us will find ourselves in a face-off with a multi-billion-dollar industry, but one Delaware County woman is refusing to be intimidated in hers. God's 'steel magnolia' finally goes home A life of prayer is a life of adventure. That is not something everybody understands, but it is a truth that Sister Peter Claver Fahy knew in the silence of her heart, and she followed that truth everywhere it led her for more than 100 years. 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 16, 2004 "John Paul II, we love you" Returning to the well of inspiration: Anyone who has ever attended an international celebration of World Youth Day knows the chant, “John Paul II — we love you.” Story
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