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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.
Prayer: Seeing God through our grief Every breath seems to hurt. I think I’m going crazy. They say that time heals all wounds, but time isn’t moving fast enough for me. Elizabeth Collier frequently hears things like that when she counsels people dealing with the loss of a loved one.
Black Catholic:Celebrating a center at the heart of the black Catholic community: September 9 is the feast of Saint Peter Claver, a Spanish Jesuit priest of the 16th century who dedicated his life to the service of African people.
This Week's Issue
Cardinal to celebrate Mass for Katrina victims
Cardinal Justin Rigali will serve as principal celebrant and homilist at a Mass for the deceased and all those affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Mass will be celebrated at 12:05 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.
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 4 of 4 Story