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Catholic Standard & Times Issue of August 31, 2006 In this issue: Prayer:
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. Fresh Faith: Young people are called to prepare for World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney The first international World Youth Day to be held in Australia will provide an opportunity for young people to learn about and strengthen their faith and to spread that faith to those “down under” who do not put a high priority on spiritual concerns. |
This Week's Issue The Word Became Flesh Cardinal Rigali's weekly column. Read it here. Legal
battle looms over Catholic school students score above the national average The 2006-’07 school year doesn’t officially begin until Sept. 6, but Catholic school students across the Archdiocese have already received high marks in national standardized testing. Ascension School celebrates 100 years Some schools gets all the breaks. In 1923, for instance, when the young men of Kensington’s Ascension of Our Lord Parish semi-pro baseball team were looking for a way to pay for their new field, Father William Casey, their pastor, persuaded none other than the greatest ball player ever — Babe Ruth — to come out for a game. Making an old school new: Our Lady of Lourdes There’s a surprise waiting for the children of Our Lady of Lourdes parish school when they return for classes this fall. The classroom walls are sporting bright, new colors, the vaulted ceilings are sparkling white, and the wooden floors are gleaming as they haven’t for a very long time. On fire: St. Agnes Mission Group helps Katrina victims in Alabama A lone crucifix on the wall of a gutted classroom in a Catholic school in Bayou La Batre, Ala., was a sign, Dennis Masson said: “There might not be anything else here — but God’s still here." ‘With our faith we are connected to each other’ She may only be 12 years old, but Marcelene Sutter has initiative and faith enough to inspire an army of adults. |
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