The
Catholic Standard & Times Issue of July 27, 2006
In
this issue:
Prayer: The Angelic
Warfare Confraternity:
HELP FOR A CHASTE LIFE
The
saints struggled with chastity just like the rest of us, and many
of them did so in novel ways.
Profile: Cooking
for the Bishop Yolanda
Calvarese considers it a blessing to have served as the
cook and housekeeper at Our Lady of the Assumption Church
in Strafford for the past 28 years.
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.
‘My
Lord and my God:’ The Episcopal ordination of Bishop Daniel
E. Thomas
The
majestic sounds of the Cathedral choir filled the Cathedral
Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul as the Church of Philadelphia,
in union with the universal Church, celebrated with palpable
joy the elevation of one of its own to the episcopacy. Bishop
called to be ‘a sign of Christ’s compassion’
Homily
of
Cardinal Justin Rigali
Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Daniel E. Thomas
Auxiliary Bishop of
Philadelphia
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
July 26, 2006
The
uphill battle for
natural family planning
Almost
everyone knows that natural family planning methods are not exactly
taking the world by storm, but what most people don’t know
is why.
Odyssey
of faith:
From infertility to new life All
my life, I dreamed of being a wife and mother, and everything I
did pointed in that direction — from asking Santa for a baby
doll when I was 10 years old to deciding against medical school
in my junior year of college. As the oldest of five, healthy children
I just assumed that, once I married, the babies would come as easily
for me as they did for my mom.
Teaching
love and life:
Star and Hugo Prieto God’s
idea of romance and marriage is a lot better than ours. His idea
is more like a sustained spark rather than just a quick fix. With
His plan, love doesn’t get old and fade; it grows deeper and
more intimate as the years pass. There are no barriers between man
and woman, only complete freedom.
A
home where the Sacred Heart is The
Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne often find the victims of cancer
who become their patients abandoned and on the street, with no one
to turn to and no money to afford care.