In this issue: Prayer: Obedience: the queen of virtues: “I will not serve.” Of all the sins Lucifer could have committed, it was plain, old-fashioned disobedience that got him tossed out of heaven.
Black Catholic: When I was in prison...: A couple of weeks ago, I was in prison. No, I did not commit a crime — I was in prison because I was sent there.
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 South's Divine Mercy 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!
Brave hearts at Christmas
Whether in the squalor and dangers of Iraq or on the bleak German front during World War II, the servicemen and women of the United States have gone to face the threat of death for the sake of our peace.
The meaning of Christmas Once again, the holy season of Christmas has become a source of controversy — for some.
National Catholic Bioethics Center moves to Philadelphia
One of the great Catholic think-tanks is now in Philadelphia. The National Catholic Bioethics Center, which grapples with issues such as cloning, euthanasia and stem-cell research, has moved from Boston to a stately old mansion on Drexel Street in the Overbrook section of the city.
St. Peter's Parish: Building up the Church
The days of standing-room-only during Christmas Mass will soon be an inconvenience of the past for the parishioners of St. Peter Parish in Chester County’s Glenmoore-Honey Brook area.
Children's Christmas party
Imagine, as a 9-year-old child, what it would be like to be in a room full of yummy Christmas cookies, colorful decorations, and lots of music and excitement, as you eagerly wait with 1,300 others the arrival of the big man himself — Santa Claus, with lots and lots of toys.
'Let the children come to Me': St. Vincent's Orphanage
“In the year 1859, on December 6, the School Sisters of Our Lady took over St. Vincent’s Orphanage at Tacony. The number of orphans was 10 girls and 17 boys, among whom 13 were covered with sores all over their body.” | The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of December 23, 2004 I'll be home for Christmas: It’s hard to believe that four months ago I wrote an article about leaving the United States to study abroad in Spain. Now, four months later, I’ve finished my semester finals. It has definitely been a thrilling roller coaster ride — with its ups and downs — but what a rush it has been. Story
Who is Father Christmas, Pere Noel, Sinter Klaas?: Our world has many different names for Santa Claus. However, every variant comes from the same story, and that is the one of Saint Nicholas. No matter what the culture, Saint Nicholas is celebrated for his generosity, loving spirit and for spreading Christmas cheer. Story
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