Prayer: Silence in liturgy and life Winter time has descended on us. Beneath the earth, all has become silent and hidden. And, yet, the botanists would tell us that within the seeming darkness, a power is being harnessed — one that is subtle, ecologically wise, a spawning of beauty to come.
Profile: New Director of Development for Archdiocese: A faith life changed forever by Catholic school Had it not been for the baseball team at Bishop Kenrick High School in Norristown, John Kelemen, the new director of the Archdiocese’s Office for Development, may not have become a Catholic as quickly as he did.
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The Word Became Flesh Cardinal Rigali's weekly column. Read it here. Cardinal hires Victims’ Advocate for Archdiocese Cardinal Rigali has hired the nationally known Mary Achilles, as Victims’ Advocate for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Achilles, who has served for the past 10 years as the first-ever Victim Advocate for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will assist the Archdiocese in enhancing existing services and in finding new ways to reach out to the victims of clergy sexual abuse. Cardinal: ‘Roe v Wade cannot stand’ Five thousand Philadelphia Catholics March for Life “Today, we are prepared to march!” So said Cardinal Justin Rigali Jan. 23, in a homily at the pro-life Mass in the Basilica of the National Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Philadelphia identified as hub for human trafficking Human trafficking is not only a “foreign” problem but a problem here in the United States, and specifically in Philadelphia, making it increasingly important that U.S. residents, especially Philadelphians, become informed about today’s world of slavery. Fra Angelico: Prayer cloaked in color Pope John Paul II so believed in the holiness of the Dominican painter-friar known to the world as Fra Angelico — whose glorious art he described as prayer cloaked in color — that, in 1982, the pope named him a blessed person of the Church. And the blue ribbon goes to … RSHC Rosemont School of the Holy Child (RSHC) has just been inducted into a fairly exclusive club. It is one of only 298 elementary and high schools nationally to receive the U.S. Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence for 2005. So much more than a soccer coach St. Helena’s tribute to a ‘life coach’ Four months have passed since John Burke lost his battle with cancer. But, for four days, at St. Helena School in Blue Bell, Burke’s presence could be felt as strongly as ever. ‘A greater faith commitment’ Corpus Christi breaks ground on $4.9 million addition As third-grader Connor Sinn watched the groundbreaking of a $4.9 million addition to the school building and parish office complex at Corpus Christi in Lansdale, one feeling stood out: “It made me feel really proud.” Kelsey MacAllister: Loss taught young woman the meaning of love Thirteen-year-old Kelsey MacAllister, a seventh-grader at Our Lady Help of Christians School in Philadelphia, gets embarrassed when her principal compliments her. Faithful to the end: Ancillae-Assumpta Academy celebrates 60 years Did you know that the literary luminaries James Whitcomb Riley, Booth Tarkington, Damon Runyon, Irwin S. Cobb and Agatha Christie all went to Wyncote’s Ancillae-Assumpta Academy — where they may have rubbed elbows with Herbert Hoover, N.C. Wyeth and Norman Rockwell?
The Catholic Standard & Times Issue of January 26, 2006
Leisure: Movie Review: GLORY ROAD In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins changed the face of collegiate sports by starting five black players against an all-white squad from top-ranked Kentucky.
Christ Connection: Deadly sins, living virtue: Do you know what it all means? There’s no need to feel guilty if your memory is foggy when it comes to the seven deadly sins and their corresponding virtues. You’re not alone. Fresh Faith: Bishop Shanahan students: ‘Kids with noble hearts’ Because the motto of Bishop Shanahan High School is “People of God, People for Others,” Teri Lahey, moderator for the school’s Community Service Corps activities club, recently decided to demonstrate that prayer is an important form of service for people of God.