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Prayer:
Keeping the Nativity’s star of faith aglow all year long
Each year at this time, reality hits with a dull thud.

Profile:
St. Bernadette
This is the Bernadette few have ever seen. Hidden behind the walls of a convent in Nevers, France, the real Bernadette Soubirous, known as Sister Marie-Bernard, was a humble, deeply spiritual nun who wanted only to escape her notoriety and suffer in peace for the God she loved.

This Week's Issue

The Word Became Flesh
Cardinal Rigali's weekly column. Read it here.

Cardinal Justin Rigali:
No way we can accept violence
‘Safer Streets’ rallies take place at six churches
The city of Philadelphia is one of the most dangerous places in America.

Athletes’ Mass brings 1,700 to Cathedral
Students light the ‘Olympic torch’ of faith together
“The torch we lit in our younger days not only shines through our adolescence, but we carry it on throughout our entire lives,” said Megan Brennan, a senior at Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor.

Ron Venson succeeds with a little help from St. Gabriel’s Hall
St. Gabriel’s Hall, Audubon, the archdiocesan school for court-committed delinquent boys, is a lot like the adjacent St. Gabe’s Curve that’s mentioned in the morning traffic reports.

A heart big enough to hold 20 foster children
“When they walk in the door, we let them know we love them.” So says 66-year-old Dolores [Thompson] Roccia about the 20 foster children she and her husband, Anthony, 67, have parented for 25 of their nearly 50 years of marriage.

When saving a life is part of a coach’s day
What began as a routine tryout for the hockey team last September ended up being anything but routine for 16-year-old defenseman Mike Martinelli, a junior at La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor.

Jack Kilduff: Always do what is right
When Jack Kilduff, class of ’60, entered the gymnasium-auditorium at St. Bridget School, he glanced up and said, “That’s the same basketball backboard as when I was here. I think the rim is the same, too.”

New book outlines seven paths to a lasting relationship
It would seem unlikely that a young priest would be an “expert” on marriage relationships, but that’s just what many couples would say about Father Albert Cutié.

Education award bestowed on Msgr. Marine, pastor of
St. Bede in Holland
The pastor of St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland visits the classes at St. Bede School so often the students can predict at least one very important thing he will do at every visit: “Monsignor never leaves the room without telling us, ‘God bless you.’”

The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of February 9, 2006

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Sports:
The most valuable players are...
It’s just past the halfway point of division play in the Catholic League. Here’s a summary of how each team has fared so far, and some unofficial first-half MVPs.
In the Southern Division, Roman Catholic is simply on fire. It’s not just the Cahillites’ overall record of 19-2 that’s impressive; rather, it’s been who they’ve defeated.

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.

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