The Catholic
Standard & Times
Issue of January 24, 2008

 

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Editorial:
Catholic schools:
Quality, cost-efficiency
You probably have received the W2 and 1099 forms that tell you the inevitable is around the corner: It’s nearing tax time again. Whether you pay a professional or do it yourself, preparing your annual tax return brings into focus just how much in taxes everyone pays. Just think how high school taxes could be were it not for Catholic education.

Guest Columnist
Advance health-care directives
By Amy L. Beisel

Homily
Cardinal Rigali on vocations:
‘Let us follow Jesus’

Homily of
Cardinal Justin Rigali
Holy Hour for Vocations
Saint Joseph Church,
Aston
January 15, 2008

Homily
‘Giving visibility’ to the
dignity of life

Homily of
Cardinal Justin Rigali
National Vigil for Life
Opening Mass
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Monday, January 21, 2008 ~ 7:00 pm

Homily
Remembering the life, work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Reflection of
Cardinal Justin Rigali
25th Archdiocesan
Interfaith Service
in Remembrance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic Church,
Chester, Pa.
Sunday, January 20, 2008

Business News
Feeding the poor:
Not an obligation of law, but of love

Transitioning from high school Spanish teacher to executive director of what has since become a billion-dollar nonprofit sounds like an unlikely career move, but that’s what Angel Aloma did.

Hispanic Catholics
De muchos, una familia de Dios: Obispo mexicano visita la Arquidiócesis
El obispo de la Diócesis de Tehuantepec en Oaxaca, México, dice que él está satisfecho con el cuidado pastoral que la Arquidiócesis de Filadelfia le ofrece a los católicos de habla hispana.

From many, one family of God: Mexican Bishop visits Archdiocese
The Bishop of the Diocese of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca, Mexico, says he is pleased by the pastoral care the Archdiocese of Philadelphia affords its Spanish-speaking Catholics.


Sports
Sports notes from across the Archdiocese

Cleaning out a notebook on a cold winter day …

Profile:
Young, committed and pro-life

Jessica Bayer was only 10 years old when she saw a young, vibrant, pro-life woman who would influence what she decided to do with the rest of her life.

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


NEWS

Faithful mark Dr. King’s legacy
St. Katharine Drexel Church was a fitting site for the Jan. 20 Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s 25th annual Interfaith Prayer Service in remembrance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Cardinal leads
witness for unborn

A number of women made their way through police barricades and into an abortion center as more than 100 pro-life advocates led by Cardinal Justin Rigali prayed peacefully on Saturday morning, Jan. 19.
Report: Archdiocese exceeds
child protection guidelines

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has been found to be in complete compliance with the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” by an independent Boston-based auditing firm, the Gavin Group.


Cardinal presides at Holy Hour for vocations
Prior to a candlelight procession into the Chapel of St. Martin of Tours at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Cardinal Justin Rigali asked an assembly of approximately 100 young men to consider a call to the priesthood, just as Jesus called the Twelve Apostles to be His companions in His mission.

Deaf Apostolate project helps fund pilgrimage
Would you like to get rid of your old cell phones and used ink cartridges while supporting a worthy cause and safeguarding the environment?
Join in celebration of consecrated life
By the time Holy Redeemer Sister Ana Dura was a high school senior in northern California, she already desired a deeper relationship with God, one that would give her the courage to serve others according to His will.

Young pro-lifers rally at Philadelphia City Hall
The pro-life movement is taking on new vitality with increasing numbers of young people committed to a culture of life, as was evident at a rally Jan. 18 at City Hall.

‘Board’ brings together and trains pro-life teens
If you’re a teenager looking for others who are committed to chastity and want to be taught how to become a leader in the pro-life movement, Generation Life’s newest program is for you.


 


FEATURE

Priests receive guidelines for traditional Latin Mass
Cardinal Justin Rigali has sent a letter to all priests of the Archdiocese announcing he has promulgated guidelines for the implementation of new norms set by Pope Benedict XVI for the Mass familiar worldwide through the 1960s, which was celebrated mainly in Latin.

Highlights of Cardinal Rigali’s coordinating guidelines for the implementation of Summorum Pontificum


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