The Catholic
Standard & Times
Issue of June 26, 2008


In this issue:


SECTIONS

Editorial:
Pauline year offers chance to explore Apostle’s witness
This weekend the Catholic Church begins a yearlong commemoration of the Apostle Paul.

Guest Columnist
Time to awaken to the Word
By Msgr. Francis X. Meehan


Guest Columnist
Ugandan Martyrs prayer service draws welcoming, energized crowd
By Father Stephen D. Thorne


Homily
The Eucharist in North America
Remarks of
Cardinal Justin Rigali

International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec
June 16, 2008



Business News
Honoring commitments in business, pro-life activities

Eugene Krueger

Catholic Spirituality
Amazing grace — I was blind, but now I see

By Joan Forde

Hispanic Catholics
Juventud trae los caminos del Evangelio a Santa Inés en West Chester


Sports
Despite loss, Catholic League team impresses

In the days leading up to the 23rd annual Carpenter Cup baseball tournament, several players from the Catholic League thought that a championship was a strong possibility.

Profile
No coincidences in religious vocation

Emily Rebalsky

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


NEWS

’08 graduates earn $243 M for college
Surpassing previous records, the nearly 5,000 archdiocesan high school graduates of the class of 2008 have been offered a total of $243 million in scholarships to colleges and universities.

Link between life, dignity focus of national meeting
Members of pro-life, social justice and family life ministries are gearing up to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s letter, Humanae Vitae, in a historic conference that will explore new pathways to partnership in promoting human life and dignity.

Cardinal Rigali names Joseph Sweeney to head Catholic Human Services
Cardinal Justin Rigali has appointed Joseph J. Sweeney Jr. archdiocesan Secretary for Catholic Human Services.

St. David’s serves young adults with disabilities
Shirley Meyer, director of the Marion Bolger Recreational Program, says her interaction with five young adults with severe cognitive and physical impairments is “like working with angels on earth.”

Local groups to celebrate Humanae Vitae anniversary
Generation Life, the Pro-Life Union of Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute are sponsoring a 40th anniversary celebration of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae with the philosopher, author and speaker Peter Kreeft.

 

FEATURES

Celebrate the year of St. Paul
Pope Benedict XVI will officially open the Year of St. Paul on June 28, the eve of the Solemnity of SS. Peter and Paul, at a prayer service in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, where the saint’s tomb is located.


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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