The
Catholic
Standard & Times Issue of January 3, 2008
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this issue:
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Editorial: Peace
finds its roots in family Hope is a virtue that Pope Benedict XVI has emphasized frequently
in his pontificate. Our Holy Father did so again in his message for
the World Day of Peace celebrated Jan. 1. Homily Homily of
Cardinal Justin Rigali
Christmas Vigil Mass
Cathedral Basilica
of Saints Peter and Paul
Christmas 2007 Homily Homily of Cardinal
Justin Rigali
Midnight Mass
Cathedral Basilica
of Saints Peter and Paul
Christmas 2007 Business
News Travel
exec stayed local,
and true to his faith
John J. Mullen has been in the travel business his entire working life.
But Mullen, himself, has always cherished his roots. Hispanic
Catholics Se
dan a conocer tema y logotipo de la visita papal El mensaje “Cristo, nuestra esperanza” sobre una
imagen del Papa Benedicto XVI con los brazos abiertos ante la cúpula
de la Basílica de San Pedro ha sido elegido como logotipo de
la visita del Papa a los Estados Unidos los días 15 al 20 de
abril de 2008. Sports Among
many fine coaches,
four who shine
A word about coaches: Some football coaches know the game. Some know
their players. Some know how to motivate. Profile: Strutting
to a Catholic tune
When the annual pre-New Year’s Mummer’s Parade Mass was
celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on the evening of Dec.
31, Edward J. (Ed) McBride was reader.
Investigation
prompts changes The
Philadelphia Grand Jury’s report on Franciscan Father Charles
Newman was the culmination of independent investigations by the Archdiocese
of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office.
Colleagues
say farewell to local theologian ready for service in D.C. Father
J. Brian Bransfield — formerly a professor at St. Charles Borromeo
Seminary in Wynnewood — started working Dec. 17 as a specialist
for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Evangelization
and Catechesis in Washington, D.C.
With
a song in her heart
When Katie Romano was in kindergarten she loved to sing into her toy
microphone so much that her teacher predicted she’d be on television
one day.
Cardinal
to inmates:
‘It is all about hope’
The Bucks County Correctional Facility is located in what is considered
one of the most desirable communities in the five counties of the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Still, when Cardinal Justin Rigali
made a pastoral visit there on Dec. 23, he was ministering to an
often forgotten population — and one that would probably prefer
to be somewhere else.
FEATURE
Archdiocesan
students win pro-life art contest The
Art for Life contest sponsored by the Pro-Life Union of Southeastern
Pa. is an innovative way to get young people involved in the pro-life
movement, according to Joyce McLane, the art teacher at St. Bernard
School in Philadelphia and a Pro-Life Union board member.
Web
Exclusive More
significant events happened in 2007 than can fit on the printed pages
of The Catholic Standard and Times, so this online exclusive
recalls a few more notable events in the Archdiocese from last year.