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From the Pope Benedict XVI Supplement: Letters from the Pope Just three months before he died of cancer last year, Msgr. Thomas J. Herron, the former pastor of St. Laurence Parish in Upper Darby, received a personal letter from his former boss, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. In this issue: Prayer:The potent power of prayer: Can prayer really change things? Black Catholic:St. Cyprian’s African-American Pre-Cana: St. Cyprian Parish in Philadelphia had no idea how unusual its Pre-Cana program was until a few years ago during a chance conversation at a national conference on family life. In the Parishes:Focus on Bucks County’s Immaculate Conception Parish, Levittown Vocations:From the Brook: A Weekly Profile of Members of the Ordination Class of 2005 from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood
National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa celebrates 50 Years Polish-American Catholics celebrated their faith and heritage along with thousands of other pilgrims on Sunday, June 26, at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown. Hispanics’ first vicar After he had washed the feet of members of the Latino community on Holy Thursday in Peru in the late 1980s, something powerful happened to Msgr. Hugh J. Shields. Stranger in a strange land The Church champions immigration reform When refuge is hard-won After her own experience petitioning for political asylum, Alice Muludiang works to help others. Tiny Soldiers Part 2 of 2 Abu Jalloh was three years old when rebel soldiers kidnaped him from his home. He became a child soldier and lived in the bush for five years before the Xaverian missionary Father Victor Bongiovanni came to his camp. Cardinal Sin: ‘Divine commander-in-chief’ Cardinal Jamie Lachica Sin, 76, retired Archbishop of Manila, Philippines, and the man who many believe helped to bring down the dictatorial government of Ferdinand Marcos, died of renal failure on June 21 in Manila’s Cardinal Santos Medical Center. Tsunami bishop needs help The people of Tamil Nadu, in the southernmost tip of India, have transformed their initial shock and questioning of God into deeper faith following last winter’s tsunami, according to the bishop of one of India’s three hardest-hit dioceses. DISPATCHES FROM ROME Father Joe Roesch, who used to write The CS&T’s popular column “Ask Father Joe,” is now Second General Councilor of the Rome Congregation of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception, which promotes the message of Divine Mercy around the world. He has agreed to write a column for us about what it’s like to be in Rome during the opening days of the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI, and about his own Divine Mercy apostolate.
The Catholic Standard & Times Issue of June 30, 2005
Top scorer honors Coach Diletto: If Samantha Thompson were only a great basketball player, she would still be remembered forever at St. Basil Academy. After all, no basketball player in the history of the school had ever scored 1,000 career points — a milestone that Thompson reached in February during a game against Nazareth Academy. Story
Bishop Shanahan singer got his start in church: For 17-year-old William Monahan, faith and music are interwoven. Local student one of 13 first-place winners in Family Rosary contest: Dallas S. Scott III prays the rosary daily. His 13-year-old son, Dallas S. Scott IV, a seventh-grader at St. Madeline-St. Rose School in Ridley Park, has followed in his father’s footsteps by setting up his own rosary recitation schedule. CS&T presents journalism awards to high school students: The Catholic Standard & Times held its 22nd annual High School Journalism Colloquium and Scholastic Journalism awards ceremony on Thursday, May 12 at the archdiocesan office center. All 3 Stories