The Catholic
Standard & Times
Issue of May 15, 2008

 

In this issue:


SECTIONS

Editorial:
Virtue or virtual?
Technology used recklessly
obscures human life, dignity

Homily
Homily of
Cardinal Justin Rigali
Church Ministry Institute Graduation
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
May 10, 2008


Sports
Running ‘a dynasty’ at Holy Ghost Prep
At some point, being a traditional winner doesn’t tell the whole story. Like, for instance, when you win 14 consecutive championships. At that point, you’ve become a bona fide dynasty.

Profile:
Ethan Toohey knows God is watching over him

If you’re a child who has cancer, don’t be afraid to cry.

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


NEWS

In the arms of brothers
Joseph Crescenz cried as he and his four living brothers prepared to join an early morning procession from the Philadelphia area to Arlington National Cemetery, to bury the remains of their brother, U.S. Army Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz on Monday, May 12.

From the Brook
A Weekly Profile of Members

of the Ordination Class of 2008
from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood

Deacon Daniel Michael Kredensor


City cuts funding for Beacon schools by 10%
Archdiocesan officials learned on May 1 that city funding for its six Beacon schools will decrease by 10.5 percent for 2008-’09.


School choice program throws
7th birthday bash

Pennsylvania’s groundbreaking EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) program threw a seventh birthday party in Harrisburg on May 6 and more than 2,600 people came to celebrate — including seven buses of people representing Catholic schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.


 


FEATURES

Solemn rites for a courageous officer
On Friday, May 9, for the second time in six months, Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul was the setting for the final solemn rites for a police officer slain in the line of duty.


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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