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This Week's Issue The Word Became Flesh Cardinal Rigali's weekly column. Read it here. Coming to our area: A very special monstrance A monstrance blessed by the late Pope John Paul II will grace the Philadelphia area at seven Holy Hours in seven churches across the Archdiocese from March 21 to March 28. The Holy Hours will be dedicated to prayer for an increase in vocations to the archdiocesan priesthood. [See schedule below.] Fishers of Men No, you won’t be seeing this short film at the Sundance Film Festival, but that’s not because it couldn’t compete with the best of them. The film, “Fishers of Men” — just under 20 minutes — was not made to win awards, but to inspire vocations. Malvern’s Women Afire retreat Often women are so busy caring for everyone else that they don’t have time for themselves. That’s why Women Afire is sponsoring its first retreat to help women give themselves a little “TLC” in the arms of Jesus. In the shadow of St. Joseph They gather around a table in a quiet corner of the church, a painting of St. Joseph looming over them, to talk about the struggles of Catholic fatherhood in the 21st century. The lay vocation: Secular Servants of Mary Catholic laity have a formidable vocation in the world. It is their job to live the Gospel in middle of a hostile world. Perhaps this is why lay vocations are known to form in some of the most unexpected places. Called to be a priest? Check out discernment programs at St. Charles Seminary Priesthood discernment programs at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, sponsored by the Archdiocese’s Vocation Office for Diocesan Priesthood. Day of recollection, lives of courageous chastity St. Peter the Apostle Church on Girard Avenue, which rises over the tomb of St. John Neumann, is among the most beautiful and beloved houses of God in Philadelphia. Yet its ancient pews, narrow and unyielding, are truly the wood of the cross and may be the most uncomfortable in the Archdiocese. Evolution by Design, Part 2 The Catholic Church sees no controversy between belief in God and evolution. However, discoveries over the past several decades have led some scientists to challenge the theory of evolution as a complete explanation for everything that has come into being since the beginning of time. |
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