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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: Living in soul-time What is life like on the other side of death? Is there really a heaven? If so, where is it, and what are we going to do there for all eternity
The Word Became Flesh Cardinal Rigali's weekly column. Read it here. Cardinal on Synod: ‘The Eucharist is supremely relevant’ Less than 24 hours after returning from Rome, Cardinal Justin Rigali reflected on the theme of the three-week-long Synod of the Eucharist as only a Synod Father can. Kate’s Place: Affordable housing near Rittenhouse Square Project H.O.M.E. and PNC Bank, along with many other sponsors and supporters, have opened Kate’s Place just off Rittenhouse Square, providing affordable housing in an area known for its multimillion-dollar apartments. The heart of service: Children helping children Laura Pontari believed that Catholic charity should be part of her 12th birthday party. Pope Benedict on life after death There are only two things in life we can count on — death and taxes. Remembering my brother We were very close growing up, my brother and I. Just 13 months apart in age, we played countless games of Monopoly, fought, raised bunnies, survived puberty’s onslaught, and annoyed each other as only siblings can. Tom and I were best friends. Saturday morning Mass in memory of deceased Catholics of Archdiocese The beloved deceased buried in Catholic cemeteries across the Archdiocese are respectfully remembered every Saturday morning at a 10 a.m. Mass at the chapel of SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Springfield. Eradicating world poverty, one country’s debt at a time Imagine that you are a mom living in Zambia and you have two very sick children who require medicine. Do you go to the pharmacy and fill the prescriptions? Witchcraft and occultism goes mainstream Six years ago, when the popular witchcraft Website known as witchvox.com began operating, it registered 1.25 million hits in its first year. By October, 2003, the number was nearly 96 million hits, with two million hits in one month alone. Gateway to the occult: “Harmless” fiction She describes herself as “a woman who brushed up against the occult and jumped away burned.” BLOCS: Turning contributions into scholarships BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools) recently received word that it has been approved as a pre-kindergarten Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) scholarship organization.
The Catholic Standard & Times Issue of October 27, 2005
Catholic Radio For schedules and streaming audio, please visit our Media Page (click here) Parenting: Choosing the right after-school activities One sure sign school has started up again is the telltale mountain of paperwork spilling out of our children’s backpacks: Health history forms, emergency phone numbers, and school codes of conduct all demand a our attention. ‘I mist you’ My six-year-old nephew has been honing his reading and writing skills over the summer. Both Parenting StoriesChrist Connection A pillar of Faith: Have you ever stopped to think about how we come to believe in ourselves? How we can stand firm in the face of opposition? StorySports: Andy Dougherty, St. Joe’s much-loved athletic historian, dies at 79 Talk about a life well lived. Andy Dougherty’s resume took more than two pages to condense. He was a fixture in the Philadelphia sports scene for close to six decades. He was as respected a human being as one could imagine.