Week
One: Our Church and
our world Catholic theology often addresses the relation between
the Church and the world. In his letters, St. Paul calls that relationship
the struggle between the spirit and the flesh.
Week
Five Jesus’
victory is seen on the cross The
events of our Lord’s original Lent are not lost in history.
Even though the details are not spelled out in the Gospel, we know
the content.
Cuaresma
2008 Conferencia
de Obispos ofrece recursos multimedia para Cuaresma accesibles en
la red La
Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos (USCCB)
está ofreciendo una variedad de recursos multimedia para ayudar
a los católicos a reflexionar durante el tiempo de Cuaresma
2008 que comienza el Miércoles de Ceniza, 6 de febrero.
The
Catholic
Standard & Times Issue of March 20, 2008
In
this issue:
SECTIONS
Editorial:
Living God’s will can prevent suicide Death is a fact of life. In coping with the inevitable,
we grapple especially with the fact of lives ended too soon.
Homily
Deacon Day: ‘You, like Joseph, are obedient’ Homily of
Cardinal Justin Rigali
Mass during
Deacon Day
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary
March 15, 2008
Homily
Palm Sunday: Following on Christ’s journey Homily of
Cardinal Justin Rigali
Palm Sunday Mass
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
March 16, 2008 Homily
Chrism Mass: we celebrate gift, mystery of priesthood Homily of
Cardinal Justin Rigali
Chrism Mass
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
March 20, 2008
Business News Her work, life, reflect Church’s
‘consistency’ Marie T. Hilliard, the director of the National Catholic
Bioethics Center in Overbrook, brings impressive qualifications
to her work.
Católicos,
la Arquidiócesis construye una red de comunicación
para familias Una
mujer guatemalteca en los Estados Unidos conversa con su madre
que está a medio continente de distancia. Las manos en
movimiento, formando palabras de noticias, de amor, de la distancia
temporalmente salvada. La conversación es posible sólo
porque ambas se pueden ver en la pantalla, en una videoconferencia.
Catholics,
Archdiocese build family communication network A Guatemalan woman in the United States converses with
her mother half a continent away. Their hands fly with gestures,
forming words of news, of love, of distance temporarily bridged.
The conversation is possible only because they are visible to
one another on-screen in a videoconference.
Sports Mount St. Joseph wins
PIAA state championship
If anyone had a doubt that Mount St. Joseph’s basketball
team was good enough to capture a state championship, it wasn’t
anyone associated with the program. Profile:
Mary Jane McCormick:
A treasure of the Archdiocese
Mary Jane McCormick, who some describe as a pillar of St. Matthew
School, has dedicated the past 50 years of her life to its students
and faculty
Traveling
through the Middle East
Land of history and tenuous hope
Recently
I have had the opportunity to make two trips to the Middle East.
At
Villanova, pro-lifers protest Obama’s record The
arrival of Michelle Obama on Villanova University’s campus
for a campaign rally on March 6 did not go without protest from
Catholics. Improper
content found on O’Hara computer
William McCusker, president of Cardinal O’Hara High School
in Springfield, sent a letter to all students, parents and guardians
on March 13 to notify them of an incident that occurred the previous
day involving a computer used by one of the school’s faculty
members.
Sign
up by April 15 for Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City
Catholics
in the Philadelphia Archdiocese have until April 15 to make
reservations for the June 17-24 archdiocesan pilgrimage to
the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City,
Canada.
Neumann
College bestows honorary degree on Bishop McFadden
Auxiliary
Bishop Joseph P. McFadden visited Neumann College on March
12 to receive an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters,
and to deliver the college’s annual Dorothy A.P. Leunissen
Presidential Lecture, which is named for the late, distinguished
area physician and supporter of the school.
Gift
of learning lasts ‘a lifetime’
Thanks
to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) more parents
are able to send their children to Catholic schools.
Catholics
heed Cardinal’s call to serve
Students
at Holy Family School in Phoenixville raised nearly $3,500
to help the family of one of their schoolmates whose home
was destroyed in a fire in late January.
McDevitt
and PAFA: Artful alliance
Art
students at Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote are, both
literally and figuratively, “drawn” to classes
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) Museum
and School in Center City.
FEATURE
Holy
Week Schedule
A
listing of the Masses and services for Holy Week and Easter.
