Stations
of the Cross The
Stations of the Cross may be prayed at any time during the liturgical
year, but during the season of Lent, the devotion holds a particular
poignancy, as parishioners gather in their churches to meditate on
the sufferings of Christ as He made his way to Calvary.
Miracles happen
Easter is the season of miracles. This is when we celebrate the miracle
of all miracles, the rising of Jesus Christ from the dead, an event
so enormous it changed the course of human history.
What better time to ask — what are miracles? How do they happen?
Why do they happen?
Special
Invitation from the Cardinal
Catholics in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to join Cardinal
Justin Rigali for a candlelight procession and the Way of the Cross
at 7:30 p.m. on Good Friday, April 14 at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Jury
to decide when life begins
A New Jersey decision issued on Friday, April 7, may prove to be a serious
setback for abortion providers in New Jersey and throughout the nation.
Child
and youth protection office gets first director Cardinal
Justin Rigali has appointed Karen K. Becker, 49, as the first director
of the Archdiocese’s Office for Child and Youth Protection.
For
better and for worse Betty
Butera wore white satin on her wedding day. As she walked down the aisle
on that brisk fall morning in October 1950, gazing at her handsome groom
through a thin gossamer veil, she had the same hopes as any other bride.
They would make a home and a family and live a long and happy life together.
Sports: For
men’s basketball at Immaculata, the future is now
On
the one hand, the Immaculata University men’s basketball team
is looking to carve out its own piece of school history. On the other,
the team is hoping that history, in a way, repeats itself. Young
Adults: A
day devoted to charity and change
In
Pope Benedict XVI’s message for Lent 2006, he says: “In
the face of the terrible challenge of poverty afflicting so much of
the world’s population, indifference and self-centered isolation
stand in stark contrast to the ‘gaze’ of Christ.”
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