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The
Catholic Standard & Times Issue of March 22, 2007
In
this issue:
Prayer: When the well runs dry Sooner
or later, it happens to all of us. Sweet, consoling prayer gives way
to a dry, distracted emptiness. Suddenly, we find no solace in prayer,
no warm feelings, no divine revelations, no comfort.
Black
Catholics: Rooted
in faith Who
are we, and Whose are we? They were two questions explored by Msgr.
David H. Benz, pastor of St. Philomena Parish in Lansdowne, during
a seminar on Black Catholic spirituality at the St. Peter Claver Center
for Evangelization in Center City on March 10.
Unidos
en Dios: ‘La Santa Eucaristía nos presenta
la oportunidad de una Transfiguración diaria’ Homilia
del Cardenal Justin Rigali
Visita a la Capilla
de La Milagrosa
4 de marzo, 2007
Profile: Bringing
the world to Malvern Retreat House
In the past two years, the Malvern Retreat House has had a record
increase in its retreat participants, who go there to pray and reflect
from almost every continent, making it a world-recognized destination
for spiritual healing.
This
Week's Issue
The
Word Became Flesh Cardinal
Rigali's weekly column. Read it here.
St.
Peter: Chesco’s new church A
column of incense smoke billowed up from the new altar of St. Peter
Catholic Church and floated past a stained-glass window of the crucified
Christ, rising majestically aloft until it reached the sunlight streaming
in from the uppermost windows near the wooden rafters...
The
H.O.M.E. Page Café: More than just buns and coffee There isn’t a thing
about William Bugg’s presence that would give you a clue about
his past. A nattily dressed, well-groomed and well-spoken young man,
he looks to be the opposite of the stereotypic street person.
Acknowledging
‘the best of the best’ They
came out in droves to celebrate the 14th annual Catholic Youth Association
(CYO) Hall of Fame ceremonies on March 13 at the Drexelbrook banquet
hall in Drexel Hill.
Have
violin, will pray When
he was in the third grade, Vincentian Father Michael T. Mazurchuk
marched into the band room at his school in Buffalo, N.Y., thinking
he’d find a trumpet to blow or a drum to beat.
Sports: $1 million parish athletic center already home
to ‘champs’ The
$1.1 million youth athletic and activities center at Assumption B.V.M.
Parish in Feasterville will soon be draping a new banner honoring
its CYO boys’ basketball team’s championship win.
Fresh
Faith: ‘
… And my Son loves you’ In
an “i- world,” where young adults are surrounded with
iPods and iTunes, and are able to instant message at will, a big challenge
is getting them to unplug and find peace with the great “I AM.”