In this issue: Prayer: Praying your New Year's resolutions with St. Ignatius of Loyola: I am sure that by now at least a few people have asked you whether you have made any “New Year resolutions.”
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!
Tsunami: How you can help
The first thing caring people ask when they learn about the almost unimaginable loss of life in Southeast Asia as a result of the earthquake and resulting tidal waves is: What can I do?
A genuine love for consecrated life Our best work is usually the kind that comes from the heart. This was certainly the case with Maureen Krepol of St. Pius X Parish in Broomall. She still doesn’t know why the pastor, Father H. James Hutcheon, called and invited her to help develop a project to encourage vocations in the parish.
Hispanic Catholics: Meeting their needs
With Hispanics making up the largest minority group — and half of the Catholic Church membership — in the United States today, a major issue facing the Church is whether its efforts to include them are serious and respectful enough to be effective.
Archdiocese in full compliance with Charter: Ensuring the safety of our children
Ensuring that our children are safe and protected has been a top priority for Cardinal Justin Rigali since becoming Archbishop of Philadelphia 15 months ago. Now, an audit conducted Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 by The Gavin Group, an independent auditing firm consisting of retired FBI agents, has found that the Archdiocese is in complete compliance with all articles of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
Year in Review
Read about the important local top news events of 2004.
Donna Farrell named director of the Archdiocese's Office for Communications
Among the distinguished credentials Donna Farrell brings to her new job as director of the Archdiocese’s Office for Communications is the unofficial title, “secret service agent.” | The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of January 6, 2005 Understanding suffering in the midst of tragedy: The devastation that occurred in the wake of the tsunamis in Asia and Oceania is truly tragic. At press time, the toll had surpassed 150,000, according to Catholic Relief Services, and the tally will continue to rise as remote regions are contacted and disease spreads. Story
Father Charles Pfeffer: 'Servant Leader': More than 1,200 people packed the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul Dec. 27 to honor a beloved priest. Father Charles J. “Chuck” Pfeffer, 53, died suddenly of heart failure on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004. Story
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