The Catholic Standard & Times

The Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of October 19, 2006

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REMEMBERING FR. MARIAN ZALECKI—
Read a collection of articles written by Fr. Marian for The CS&T :

In this issue:

Prayer:
‘Oh, that silly thing … ’
University Hospital is directly across the road from Saints Peter and Paul Church in Tucson, so it was not unusual to receive several emergency calls a day at the rectory.

Black Catholics:
Building the Church in the Black community
The enlarged print of a 114-year-old, formal photograph was a meeting focal point. In it, tiers of well-dressed African-American men lined the church steps, with a few white priests interspersed in the front row and one African-American priest in the center. That priest was Father Augustine Tolton, generally recognized as America’s first African-American priest. The photo’s caption said: “Colored Catholic Congress, Philadelphia, Penn., 1892.”

This Week's Issue

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

Archdiocese helps dreams come true
For Antonio Moreno, an immigrant from Nicaragua who came to the United States 11 years ago, the “American Dream” consisted of providing a better life for his family. That dream included owning a home.

Teens: Be pro-life leaders
As a young priest, Father Bruce Lewandowski, pastor of Visitation B.V.M. Parish in Philadelphia, recalled seeing an unkempt man collapsed and abandoned in the streets of New York City while people walked by, either afraid or unwilling to help.

On the trail of saints: Chief Buffy Red Feather Brown
Chief Buffy Red Feather Brown is a direct descendant of a people who walked the infamous Trail of Tears, but her own feet have found a different trail — the trail of saints.

CS&T this week: Missions issue
By the world’s standards, you’re on your way to success. But, for some reason, you still don’t feel fulfilled and the feeling just gnaws at you. What do you do?

Knights honor pro-life advocates
As with any phrase, the important call for “respecting life from the moment of conception until natural death” can lose its impact through repetition.

Partial-birth abortion ban: Supreme Court countdown
Anticipating the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of the constitutionality of the federal ban on partial-birth abortions, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has embarked on a five-week campaign to raise public awareness about the facts surrounding the procedure.

Germany jails homeschoolers
On Thursday, Sept. 7, in Paderborn, Germany, a female plainclothes police officer rang the doorbell at the home of Katharina Plett. When Plett opened the door, other police officers who were hiding rushed into her home.

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