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From
the Pope Benedict XVI Supplement: Letters
from the Pope Just
three months before he died of cancer last year, Msgr. Thomas J. Herron,
the former pastor of St. Laurence Parish in Upper Darby, received
a personal letter from his former boss, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,
now Pope Benedict XVI.
Prayer:St.
Gianna Molla: Heroine in an age of choice:
In the 43 years since her death, she’s left behind a trail
of miracles. The infertile were blessed with children; problem
pregnancies came to happy conclusions; sick children were healed
and many a lukewarm soul found itself on fire for God.
Black
Catholic:Light
of God’s generosity:
There
are many unique aspects of the newly dedicated Church of Saint Helena
in Blue Bell, Montgomery County. Not only is one caught up in the
beauty of the altar and the sweet smell of incense, but the colorful
stained-glass windows tell a marvelous story of faith.
In
the Parishes:Focus
on Montgomery County’s
SS.
Cosmas and Damian Parish, Conshohocken Vocations:From the Brook:
A Weekly Profile of Members of the Ordination Class of 2005 from
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood
Join
the Cardinal in honoring our Eucharistic Lord In
the earliest moments of Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate, while
his heart was still seized with the terrible wonder of his new assignment,
the Pope implored the faithful around the world to celebrate the feast
of Corpus Christi with him this year in a special way. Creator
Spiritus
Come, Holy Spirit It’s
never too late to receive the Holy Spirit. Take Juan Canales of St.
Martin of Tours Parish. A life-long Catholic who somehow never got
around to being confirmed, there he was at age 85, in the Cathedral
Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, on May 15, Pentecost Sunday, receiving
the sacrament at the hands of Cardinal Justin Rigali. “It makes
me feel big,” he said. Late
pope named 14 local monsignors As
one of the last acts before his death, Pope John Paul II honored 14
priests from the Philadelphia Archdiocese by appointing them to one
of three levels of monsignor. The
slave down the block Although
we know there were difficult days before the end of the American Civil
War, and that racism in its many evil forms continues to exist even
in our day, we tend to think that slavery truly ended at the end of
that war. Bishops
campaign to end capital punishment “It
is time for U.S. Catholics to come together to work to end the use
of the death penalty in our land,” the United States Conference
of Catholic Bishops declared recently, part of their aggressive new
campaign to end the use of the death penalty. Neumann
College honors student for peace and justice work "I
was a strong advocate of the death penalty and believed that if you
took someone’s life, then we had the right to take yours,”
Monika Solarska said. Rain
or shine, a clear path for Mothers Home’s fundraiser The
clouds rolled in and the rain began on the morning Mothers Home volunteers
gathered for the second annual Baby Steps fundraiser, but nothing
was going to keep those folks from walking.
The
Catholic Standard & Times Issue of May 19, 2005
Walking
the balance beam of life:
In the midst of preparing for finals, today I was finally able to
hit Loyola’s Fitness and Aquatics Center — more lovingly
known as the “FAC.” Story
‘Jesus
Time’ As you walk the halls of most schools, you will notice
that each classroom is working on a different task. One room may
be going over spelling words, another reading from a social studies
text, and yet another tackling math problems. You may hear children’s
cheers, as teams compete in physical education class. Story
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