Prayer: The Christian pilgrimage: Yesterday and today We don’t know much about Egeria, except that she was a consecrated virgin who kept an extensive diary of a three-year pilgrimage to the Holy Land she took between 381 A.D. and 384 A.D.
Profile: She’s well prepared for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity The parish ecumenical representative of St. Rose of Lima Parish in North Wales is enthusiastic about celebrating the Jan. 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
This Week's Issue
The Word Became Flesh Cardinal Rigali's weekly column. Read it here. Cardinal urges U.S. Senate: Reject pending migrant bill The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill concerning immigration policy. Among its provisions, H.R. 4437 makes all undocumented immigrants criminals; removes due process protection to asylum-seekers and refugees, including children, and mandates the detention of families and other vulnerable groups along our border. Fallen sister: We mourn, we forgive Eyewitnesses to the hit-and-run death of Immaculate Heart Sister Paul Mercedes Perreca said she was still clutching her rosary beads when she was struck in the Cottman Avenue crosswalk near St. Matthew Parish, as she was heading to Mass. ConQuest: Helping youngsters find Christ Brian R. Bisgrove was just 17 years old when he discerned that he wasn’t called to be a priest, as he had thought. Reading Olympics comes to Philadelphia Not every Olympic-sized competition needs a stadium. Thanks to the dedication of many librarians and educators in the five-county area, students in the city of Philadelphia will soon be able to participate in an Olympian contest without leaving the comforts of home. Father Moley: Safeguarding the legacy of Philly’s bishop-saint Redemptorist Father Kevin J. Moley, who last summer became pastor of St. Peter the Apostle Parish, said he could not have received a better appointment. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Jan. 18-25 Christ calls us to be one “You can only go through the door to Christian unity on your knees.” Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Josephine Kase, assistant director of the Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, recalled that adage to illustrate the importance of prayer in promoting the Catholic Church’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from Jan. 18 through Jan. 25. Vietnam: Profound faith born of suffering Tortured to death, burned alive, mutilated, strangled, beheaded. Those were some ways in which the 117 Vietnamese saints of the Catholic Church were martyred.
The Catholic Standard & Times Issue of January 12, 2006
Leisure: Munich: A riveting but problematic thriller from Steven Spielberg Midway through “Munich,”, its conflicted protagonist acknowledges that he is “not comfortable with confusion.” Apparently, the film’s director, Steven Spielberg, does not share such discomfort as evidenced by the ambiguous message imparted by his riveting but morally fuzzy political thriller.
Christ Connection: ‘Can I get a witness?’ OYYA sponsors retreat for young adults Life is slowly returning to it’s usual grind after a Christmas season of family, friends, fun and relaxation — but should we let it?