The Catholic Standard & Times

The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of September 14, 2006

Prayer:
Custody of heart
We all know what the passage of years can do to an attic. It gets crammed with stuff — most of which we no longer find useful. If not discarded, this stuff begins to spill out into our homes and the living space we need for daily life. When that happens, it’s time for a yard sale.

Unidos en Dios:
Trabajando juntos para prevenir las leyes injustas
Una carta del arzobispo Donald W. Wuerl de Washington D.C. que fue leída desde la tarima durante la demostración del día 7 de septiembre, allá en Washington, pareció capturar el espíritu del día. En aquella carta el arzobispo dijo que la Iglesia católica NO está interesada en la reforma de Ley de Inmigración a fin de llenar los bancos de sus iglesias (como es expresado por algunos) sino para llenar los estómagos de los muchos hambrientos quiénes vienen a nuestro país buscando una mejor vida para ellos y sus familias.

También somos americanos
El 7 de septiembre pasado, yo tuve la oportunidad de ser parte de la delegación de Filadelfia que viajó a Washington D.C., a participar en la marcha en favor de leyes justas para los inmigrantes. La delegación estaba compuesta por representantes de uniones laborales, grupos de diferentes religiones así como grupos étnicos.

Lea los dos artículos

Profile:
Called to be a catechist:
‘You’re just overcome with the love and response of the children’
Catechist Rita M. Wishengrad, who is 76 years old today, still remembers well the lesson on sin she learned seven decades ago in her second grade Confraternity of Christian Doctrine [CCD] class, as the class prepared for first confession and first Communion.

This Week's Issue

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

Msgr. James Green ordained archbishop at Vatican
Before family members and friends, Msgr. James P. Green was ordained an archbishop on Wednesday, Sept. 6, in a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Archbishop Schulte:
Teacher and shepherd
Archbishop Francis B. Schulte, retired Archbishop of New Orleans and Philadelphia native who has spent 25 years in the episcopacy, can remember vividly the day he accepted the call to the priesthood. It was the day his father died.

Jubilarian Bishop DeSimone
Going about the business of the Gospel
The young confirmand could not have been more clear in a letter to his ordaining bishop

Catechetical Institute opens Sept. 20
There’s a new way for adult Catholics across the Archdiocese to learn more about their faith — and it arrives the same week as Catechetical Sunday, Sept. 17.

Helping Kosovo from Philadelphia
Kristi Maguire’s appreciation for the freedom she has as an American was deepened by her recent trip to war-scarred Kosovo in the southern province of Serbia.

Mary stays — for now
John and Cindy McMahon are now permitted to display a 24-inch Madonna in front of their home in Upper Uwchlan, despite an earlier demand by their homeowners’ association to remove the statue. They are hoping the latest decision is final.

Working to prevent unjust legislation
The Catholic Church is NOT interested in immigration law reform in order to fill the pews of their churches (as is claimed by some) but rather to fill the stomachs of the many hungry who come to our country, seeking a better life for themselves and their families.

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