Special Commemorative Pope John Paul II Commemorative Pope John Paul II To order extra copies of the Commemorative issues click here or call 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. Prayer: Black Catholic: Many stories, one heart: More than 950 sisters from four religious congregations met at Immaculata University for three days on July 29, to celebrate their shared, but little-known, history extending back to the early 19th century. 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 | This Week's Issue The Word Became Flesh WYD: Why did God bring you to Cologne? For some of the 300 Philadelphia teens and young adults who traveled to World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, the best experience of the pilgrimage was spending time with Cardinal Justin Rigali. Regional school to open Holy Child Catholic School, the new regional elementary school in the Manayunk section of the city will open its doors officially on Sept. 7 — but unofficially, “art class” has been in session all summer. Big business from little hands What began as a pipe dream for a printing enterprise last December at St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments is now a burgeoning student business. CSI at CEC Conwell-Egan Catholic High School offers new forensic science/bioethics course Instead of watching hours upon hours of criminal investigation programs at home, students enrolled in the new forensic science course at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School in Fairless Hills will be immersed in solving simulated crimes at school. Roman Catholic’s ASIST program Bringing teenagers and elders together Roman Catholic High School is onto something good — so good the principal and students want to share it with other schools. Kids have fun at center where ‘learning differences become a gift’ From the outside, the new I.H.M. Education Center might look like an old-fashioned, 19th century gatekeeper’s house, but don’t be fooled. On the inside, it’s all 21st century. Rapping at WYD For World Youth Day pilgrim Matthew Francis Alexander, 20, of St. Bede the Venerable in Holland, Pa., his experience can be summed up in one word: Alleluia. | The Catholic Standard & Times Issue of August 25, 2005
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.
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