The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of July 13, 2006

In this issue:

Prayer:
Our Lady of many titles: Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, celebrated July 16, is unusual in that it is a three-fold commemoration. Besides honoring Our Lady under that title, we also remember the Carmelite religious Order, and the brown scapular, a devotional article familiar to many Catholics.


Black Catholics:
After years of service, Carolyn Jenkins retires from St. Peter Claver Center
Anyone who knows about the work of the St. Peter Claver Center for Evangelization, knows that the force behind it has always been Carolyn Jenkins.

Profile:
Children; book shows how to 'build' a church
The main character in “Brother Juniper” gives away the contents of a chapel to the needy who knock on the door — the broom in his hand, the robe on his back, candlesticks, even the chapel door, itself.

Vocations:
‘God or Girl’ series is ‘good tool’ for discerning vocations
A&E’s recent reality miniseries, “God or the Girl,” took a look at four Catholic men who felt they might have a call to the priesthood, but were uncertain whether they had what it takes to become a priest.

 


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

Holy Name Society: Calling all men
It’s not uncommon to hear people using the name of God — and more specifically, Jesus Christ — with such casual profanity they don’t even seem to remember what they’re saying, or realize how swearing and using obscene epithets breed carelessness and violence.


Philly's oldest Catholic parish gets a facelift
If you think you are nickel-and-dimed by maintenance expenses of an old house, just be happy it isn’t a house of worship. Historic churches take a bucket of money merely to maintain the status quo, let alone improvements.

'Charged atmosphere at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish's opening Mass
For members of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish, its opening arrived like Christmas on the Fourth of July...
Study shows immigrants want to learn English
As debate over immigration and language continues to rage in the U.S. Capitol, here, in the world’s cheesesteak capital, immigrants to the United States are determined to learn English — and our centers of English as a Second Language are struggling to meet their demand.

Special Feature: Summer reading picks
Summer is a time for retreats and vacations. These titles are excellent for slowing down and allowing God’s Spirit to renew you.

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