The Catholic
Standard & Times
Issue of May 1, 2008

 

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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.

New models of pastoral leadership required for a changing U.S. Church
New models of pastoral leadership will be required for a U.S. Church that has changed significantly from a generation ago and will continue to change.


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.

To see a slide show of the Penn Relays, click here.


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.

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


NEWS

Welcome,
Holy Father

Complete wrap-up of
of Pope Benedict XVI's
visit to the United States



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.

 


FEATURES

Most direct way to help poor, needy in Archdiocese
Questions and answers with Bishop Joseph McFadden about the 2008 Catholic Charities Appeal

Priest Jubilarians

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

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