The
Catholic Standard & Times Issue of May 4, 2006 In
this issue:
Prayer: A
road less traveled Imagine
having to make a very long and difficult journey up the side of
a steep mountain, while carrying everything you own on your back.
You're alone and afraid, intimidated by the rocky incline above
you.
Profile: From
the Brook:
A Weekly Profile of Members of the Ordination Class of 2006 from St.
Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood Deacon Ik-Joon
Choi
Fresh
Faith: Hair
today, gone tomorrow -
‘Makeovers’ with a purpose
It
all began with one young woman wondering what she could sacrifice
for Lent. That grew into a school event, where several students from
St. Dorothy School in Drexel Hill donated their hair for Locks of
Love, the nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially
disadvantaged children who suffer from long-term hair loss.
Mass
to support immigrants
Immigration reform is no distant matter for the students of Archbishop
Ryan School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: The prospect
of deportation looms large above one of their classmates and his
refugee family.
Penn’s
Schiavo conference draws fire
An array of people convened recently at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine to consider the topic, “The legacy of the
Terri Schiavo case — why is it so hard to die in America?
But protestors
outside the symposium held up posters of Schiavo, asking instead:
“Why is it so hard — especially for the weak and vulnerable
— to live?” St.
Rita of Cascia Church: South Philly’s favorite shrine Isn’t
this a great religion? On Sunday, April 23, a statue of a North African
saint was blessed in the shrine of an Italian saint that is located
in a church built for Italian immigrants — but originally managed
by Irish friars.
‘God
does not see us as disabled … He sees us as we are’ The
annual Eucharistic Liturgy that celebrates welcome and access for
people of all levels of mental and physical ability was a particularly
moving experience for Sister Susan Therese of the Sisters of the Holy
Family of Nazareth, who attended this year with her friend, Bernadette
Genuardi. ‘Olympic
Day:’ Nourishing the whole child “This
is part of my dream — I want to be the star, all my life.”
That was the sentiment shared by Doug Petersen, an 18-year-old, special-needs
student from Our Lady of Confidence Day School, at the 4th annual
“Olympic Day” event held at Cardinal Dougherty High School
in Philadelphia.
Queen
of the Universe Day Center: no limits for learning There
are no limits to what Louis and Gregory Kramer can do. Neither boy
can read music, but one plays classical piano and the other sings
like Sinatra. Multiplication and long division are only a problem
if they don’t have a calculator. No matter what the challenge,
the Kramer brothers prove that with the right training, every obstacle
is surmountable.
St.
John the Baptist: Manayunk’s cathedral celebrates 175 years You
don’t have to live in Philadelphia’s Manayunk section
to be familiar with St. John the Baptist Church. Driving along the
Schuykill Expressway, glance across the river and you will see the
cathedral-like gothic edifice that rises 200 feet, dominating the
hills and valleys of Manayunk today just as it has done for more than
a century.
Prayer:
