In this issue: Prayer: Trail of mercy: the legacy of Father Ron Pytel
For many years, the name of Father Ronald Pytel of Baltimore, Md., was synonymous with "miracle".
Black Catholic: From the outside looking in: Twenty-four years have past. What will I see? How will it be, back in Africa? Hot, hot, hot. I was visiting Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec. 10 through Dec. 31, for the first time, as a tourist. I also had the opportunity to visit relatives and friends in Zimbabwe and in Zambia. I must tell you, it was great.
Education: Catholic schools: Learning through the lens of faith: Find out what the Archdiocesan Catholic schools are doing to celebrate Catholic Schools Week.
In the Parishes: This week we focus on Divine Mercy Parish in Southwest Philadelphia — the only parish in the Archdiocese named after the Divine Mercy devotion.
Vocation Series: Celebrating and honoring Sister Carmen Torres
After more than four years serving as director of the Catholic Institure for Evangelization for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Sister Carmen is leaving to become provincial vocation director of her community, the society of the Holy Child Jesus in Drexel Hill. | The Word Became Flesh
Cardinal Justin Rigali's weekly column. Read it here!
Wood students pray for Terri Schiavo
“The holocaust began when no one challenged the starvation of the Jews that was happening in Dachau and Auschwitz,” Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop Joseph T. McFadden said in his homily during a Mass for Terri Schindler-Schiavo on Monday, March 14 at Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster.
Cardinal Justin Rigali: On Terri Schiavo
Cardinal Rigali strongly opposes the expected removal of nutrition and hydration from Terri Schindler Schiavo, a severely brain damaged woman in Florida. A native of Bucks County, Ms. Schiavo is a former member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Southampton, Bucks County, and a 1981 graduate of Archbishop Wood High School, Warminster.
Say chaplet to defeat 'culture of death'
Pope John Paul II has imparted a special, apostolic blessing to Catholics who recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for the express purpose of eradicating the “culture of death.” In the face of the impending starvation/dehydration death of Terri Schiavo (see related stories, page 1), this charge takes on greater urgency.
Come follow Me: Vocation Day at Seminary
Judging by the turnout at Vocation Day at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary on Sunday, March 13, Jesus was on target when he said, “Many are called.”
Putting the message of mercy to music
Nancy Scimone was just a little girl when she caught sight of the gleaming golden bells on the altar of St. Theresa of the Little Flower church in Westchester County, N. Y.
Piece of Philadelphia Catholic history comes home
The recently discovered Bible of Father Joseph Greaton — founder of Old St. Joseph's Church in Old City and one of the most important Jesuit missionaries in colonial America — is a historical treasure, says Old St. Joseph's archivist Bobbye Burke. | The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of March 17, 2005 World Youth Day: Imaging this for a moment: lying in a sleeping bag, looking up at a beautiful sky illuminated by millions of stars. Next to your head is a small portable radio that keeps going in and out of range. There is noise all around you, so you strain to hear the voice coming out of the radio. It is the voice of the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II. Story Children bring message of mercy to the world: Members of the The Divine Mercy Youth Choir of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will be among those whose singing graces a new CD titled, “The Chaplet of Divine Mercy in Song: Children Unite in Prayer.” Story
Print Edition
Leisure
Sports
Education
Parenting
Prayer
Youth
Young Adults
In the Parishes
Vocation
Black Catholic
Hispanic
Obituaries
Site updated:
Thurs., Mar. 17, 2005
|