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The
Catholic Standard & Times Issue of February 8, 2007
In
this issue:
Prayer: The
high cost of perfection
I had just finished presenting my two-day marriage workshop, “Overcoming
‘Buffaloes’ in Marriage: How to Build a Strong God-Centered
Marriage,” when one of the participants approached me and said,
“Vincent, would you please send a copy of the workbook to my
brother-in-law?”
Profile: A
passion for black Catholic history
Sylvia Royster can trace her passion for African-American history back
to the day her pastor suggested she take a course at St. Charles Borromeo
Seminary.
Explore
the power of prayer with Mother Nadine Brown Have you ever wondered why
it sometimes seems so hard to “connect” with the Lord
in prayer? Why is prayer sometimes so dull and at other times so alive
and energizing? What is the mysterious force behind “the power
of prayer?”
‘All
of a sudden, the impossible was possible’
Making Catholic education affordable
Stephen Dubenko, a senior at Roman Catholic High School for Boys,
reports to his school in Center City Philadelphia every morning at
the end of his commute by bus, the El and subway from the Holmesburg
section of the city. It is worth that to him because he loves his
school.
EWTN’s
CEO talks about holiness in life and in the workplace “Your
work is not first. The Lord is first.” If anything sums up the
philosophy of the Chief Executive Officer of Mother Angelica’s
Eternal Word Television Network, it’s that sentence.
A
call to excellence on and off the field
The call to be athletes for Christ was loud and clear for the 1,500
Catholic athletes who gathered for a Catholic School’s Week Mass
last week.