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Editorial: This year, give hope As boys whose families could not care for them, Kyle and Gabriel
bounced through foster homes. They grew into young men with few prospects
and much anger and fear, along with mistrust for adults. Guest
Columnist Open-eyed mysticism:
A way of prayer for our time
By Msgr. Francis X. Meehan Catholic
Spirituality Too much information,
not enough meaning
Looking ahead in the Sunday missalette last week, I noticed that the
narrative of the tower of Babel is the first reading on the vigil of
Pentecost.
Business News Their restaurant is all about community
Making people feel at home comes naturally to Mario Federiconi, 40,
the co-owner of Osteria Bel Sogno, the new Italian restaurant in Springfield,
Delaware County. Hispanic
Catholics Nuevos modelos de liderazgo pastoral requeridos para iglesia
estadounidense
Nuevos modelos de liderazgo pastoral serán requeridos para una
iglesia estadounidense que ha cambiado significativamente desde la generación
anterior y que continuará cambiando.
Sports CYO honors four leaders for their work with youth
Among the many goals of the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia, one that is paramount is the support
of school, parish and Church leaders in their mission to prepare young
people to hear and respond to the call of Jesus.
Profile:
Priest takes his cue from patron saint,
St. Joseph the Worker
Among the many goals of the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia, one that is paramount is the support of
school, parish and Church leaders in their mission to prepare young
people to hear and respond to the call of Jesus.
From
the Brook
A Weekly
Profile of Members
of the Ordination Class of 2008
from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood Deacon
Martin Joseph Ivanovich Our
Lady of Grace Parish celebrates 100 years
There is something new at Our Lady of Grace Church in Penndel.
Philadelphia
Safe and Sound to close doors Philadelphia
Safe and Sound — the non-profit organization that, through a
contract with the city, receives funds to manage and subcontract Beacon
and other after-school programs — is closing its doors June
30.
Helping
hands of experience
Consider
the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) a Jesuit ministry of the retired
or semi-retired, who are willing to help others and at the same time
deepen their own spiritual lives.
Thirty
scholarships given in memory of Lacey Gallagher
On
Friday night, April 27, 2007, Lacey Gallagher, who was 18, left the
Little Flower High School senior prom along with five companions to
drive up to the Poconos to continue their celebration. In the early
morning hours, on the fog-shrouded Pennsylvania Turnpike, there was
a single-vehicle accident. Lacey Gallagher died.
Greening
our schools
Catholic
schools celebrated Earth Day on April 22 this year in a big way -
by participating in the Archdiocese’s Protecting the Planet
Science Initiative.
Father
Howard Krick: A life of military discipline, ministry You
really don’t have to join the U.S. Navy to see the world;
the U.S. Air Force will do. Father Howard K. Krick, 78, who celebrates
50 years as a priest this year, is living proof.
To
read more about our Priest Jubilarians, see the May 1, 2008 issue
of the Catholic Standard & Times
Bicentennial Reflections
For more
bicentennial reflections, and other articles commemorating the Archdiocesan
bicentennical celebration, please pick up the April 10 edition of
the CS&T at your parish or contact Cecelia Watkins at 215-587-3667
or e-mail cwatkins@adphila.org