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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.
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. 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. 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
Major TV movie on JPII airs on Mary’s feast day The name of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the late John Paul II are destined to remain forever linked, even after his death. Be in a mosaic tribute to JPII The late Pope John Paul II had a profound impact on the world’s youth. For that reason, the World Youth Day on-line team wanted to do something – something big – to give young adult Catholics a way to express their gratitude to the saintly man who acknowledged them as the present and future of the Church. New roses blooming at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine A popular South Philadelphia shrine is proving that with the right care and attention, even an old rose bush can bloom again. NFP: One family’s journey Few people escape the culture of death without injury. Ecumenical office gets new leader Father Gregory Fairbanks, who returns to Philadelphia fresh from Rome, is the newest director of the often misunderstood Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. A new Catholic at 95 years old Among the decades of cherished memories 95-year-old Ethel Palilonis holds close to her heart is the day she became a Catholic — Sunday, July 3, 2005. “It made me feel like I was in heaven,” she said. “It was beautiful.” St. Josemaría Escrivá: a call to personal holiness “Were we not to grow in humility, we would soon lose sight of the reason for our having been chosen by God: personal sanctity.” — St. Josemaría Escrivá
The Catholic Standard & Times Issue of July 28, 2005
Talking up chastity down by the sea Talking to young people on the beach about their sexuality is anything but a vacation. Story
Little Mohawk princess: Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha: To coincide with Blessed Kateri’s feast day on July 14, the CS&T starts a four-part series about Blessed Kateri’s life in this issue. The articles and coloring pages are intended to educate young Catholics about the life of Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American proposed for canonization. Her cause was opened in 1884. Part 3 of 4 Story
