The Catholic
Standard & Times
Issue of November 15, 2007

 

In this issue:

SECTIONS
Editorial:
Pro-life, Pro-respect,
Pro-unity
In some states in our country, a teenager may find it legally easier to end a life than get a tan. This month, Alaska’s State Supreme Court struck down a requirement that parents be notified before their minor daughter endures the trauma of abortion.
Guest Columnist
Why interfaith dialogue?
Father Gregory J. Fairbanks
Hispanic Catholics
Las madrinas de Casa del Carmen:
Confeccionando con amor
La figura del padrino o la madrina tiene un significado especial para los católicos. Cuando uno acepta apadrinar o amadrinar a un niño, toma un compromiso que conlleva acompañar a los padres en su crianza o aun reemplazarlos en caso de que no pudieran llevar adelante ese compromiso.

Godmothers of Casa del Carmen stitch love into all they sew
Godparents are very special to us Catholics. When you decide to become a godmother or godfather, you make the commitment of love — a commitment to provide guidance in the lives of your godchildren, as Catholics.

Leisure:
Institute for Culture hosts Catholic author Michael O’Brien
The International Institute for Culture is ending another season of lectures on all things Catholic with two presentations by the Catholic author, painter and commentator Michael O’Brien.
Sports
 LaSalle, O’Hara runners top cross-country — again
The Catholic League cross-country champions are LaSalle High School for the boys and Cardinal O’Hara for the girls.

Meet the 2007 Catholic League field hockey champions
For an athlete, there’s no better compliment than to be labeled “clutch.”
Profile:
Linked by Christ’s love
In 2001, Kristi Bushner, an attorney and mother of two who belongs to St. Margaret Parish, sat in a woman’s shelter in Philadelphia and stared at a long line of women waiting for legal help.

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

NEWS

Supporting Catholic education
Bank, township and state officials present gifts to BLOCS
DNB First, a bank based here, recently donated $65,000 to BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools) for scholarships for students in need at 10 Catholic schools in Chester County.

Catholic Youth Conference:
Local teens take their faith on the road
There was no mistaking the energy and spirit of faith that engulfed the 20,000 pilgrims to the National Catholic Youth Conference this year, despite a tragic beginning.

At Nativity of Our Lord, caring for those who care
For one Sunday afternoon in November, the church hall at Nativity of Our Lord Parish became a haven of rest and relaxation for members of the community who care for sick or disabled loved ones.
From South Philadelphia to Chulucanas, the gift of healthcare
A 12-year-old Peruvian girl’s goal of ironing clothing for a living is closer to becoming a reality because the fingers on her right hand have been surgically separated.
They ‘travel’ to Marian shrines without leaving their home parish
If you get the Blessed Mother behind it, it’s sure to be a success. That certainly seems true to Father Michael Marrone and the organizers of Marian Pilgrimage Nights.

 

 

FEATURE
Is peace possible?
After visit to
Holy Land, local CRS director says peace will take ‘real commitment’
Catholic Relief Services representatives returned from a week-long mission to the Holy Land with hope that peace is possible there, despite the current humanitarian crisis.

Print Edition
Cardinal Justin Rigali
Leisure
Media
Sports
People & Events
Education
Parenting
Community
Prayer
Youth
Young Adults
In the Parishes
Vocation
Black Catholic
Hispanic
Obituaries



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