Special Limited Pope John Paul II Commemorative Pope John Paul II To order extra copies of the Commemorative issues click here or call In this issue: Prayer: Unidos en Dios: Jóvenes adultos latinos, ésta es su oportunidad La Iglesia los escucha y desea conocer lo que piensan. ¡Lo leyeron bien! La Oficina de los Asuntos Hispanos de la Conferencia de los Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos está promoviendo y participando en el Primer Encuentro Nacional de la Juventud Hispana a través de La Red Católica Nacional de la Pastoral Juvenil Hispana. El Papa, los obispos piden respeto para los inmigrantes Durante esta semana, la iglesia nos recuerda los eventos del principio de la vida humana de Jesucristo, incluyendo la huida de la Sagrada Familia a Egipto. Este misterio en la vida del Señor es el tema de la carta pastoral del Papa Pio XII, Exsul Familia Nazarethana (La Sagrada Familia Modelo y Consuelo de Refugiados), escrito in 1952. En esta carta, el Papa trata sobre el tema del cuidado de la iglesia para los inmigrantes. En los EEUU, la iglesia celebra esta semana como la semana nacional para los inmigrantes. Los dos artículos Profile: Rose McCloskey is 107 years old — and counting They held a parade in Philadelphia the day Rose McCloskey was born. It was October 25, 1898, and the parade celebrated the end of the Spanish-American War. Since then, she has lived through a lot of war and a lot of peace, and she’s still singing her favorite song —“God Bless America.” | This Week's Issue The Word Became Flesh Cardinal Rigali's weekly column. Read it here. Cardinal visits the imprisoned “Hope and Joy” were the essence of Cardinal Justin Rigali’s Christmas message to prisoners during a Dec. 23 pastoral visit and Mass at Philadelphia’s Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (CFCC). Calling all Hispanic youth Young adult Latinos, this is your time. The Church is listening and she wants to know what you think. A beloved priest’s spiritual legacy A 32-year-old English teacher prays to him everyday to keep her safe on the road as she commutes to work at Holicong Middle School. Coming home forever Maggie Gannon had everything a woman could want. Highly educated, she had a beautiful home in Fort Washington, money, wonderful friends, a boyfriend. A Hispanic vocation: Father Augusto Concha A native of Quito, Ecuador, Father Augusto Concha never expected to continue the second part of his priestly ministry serving in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, but that’s exactly what happened seven years ago, when his mother lay dying. Deceased priest’s church bulletin ‘advice column’ is now a book “Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.” The aforementioned quote appears on one of the opening pages of a book full of life advice by the late Msgr. Frederick J. Helduser, the former pastor of St. Dorothy Parish in Drexel Hill, and seems a fitting way to bid farewell to 2005. Local priest concelebrates Mass at Prince Albert of Monaco’s enthronement Prince Albert II of Monaco was so moved by the hand-made cards sent by youngsters at St. Bridget School in the East Falls section of Philadelphia to congratulate him on his ascension to the throne that he became choked up after reading one of them, and politely told the pastor of St. Bridget’s he planned to read the rest of the cards in private. Looking for life and finding a vocation When Cathy Manderfield graduated from James Madison University in 1996 with a degree in social work, she set off in search of life just like millions of other young people her age. | The Catholic Standard & Times Catholic Radio Leisure:
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