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Catholic Standard & Times Issue of June 8, 2006 In this issue: Prayer:
Profile: Pro-life commercials to air Philadelphia teens are about to discover what's missing from the pro-choice message — a choice. Beginning June 12, up to 500 pro-life commercials that highlight alternatives to abortion will begin airing on youth-oriented cable stations in the Philadelphia area, including MTV, BET, Fox 29, UPN 57 and WB17. Vocations: ‘God or Girl’ series is ‘good tool’ for discerning vocations A&E’s recent reality miniseries, “God or the Girl,” took a look at four Catholic men who felt they might have a call to the priesthood, but were uncertain whether they had what it takes to become a priest. Sports: Neumann College honors five archdiocesan coaches Richard Papirio, head baseball coach at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School, has received a lifetime achievement award from Neumann College’s Center for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development and its Sport Management program. In all, five coaches from the the Archdiocese of Philadelphia were honored by the college at its second annual awards program.
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This Week's Issue The Word Became Flesh Cardinal Rigali's weekly column. Read it here. Cardinal
joins President in defense of marriage Celebrating the miracle of EWTN The waiting is almost over for Philadelphia fans of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). Never too old Because of age discrimination, rapidly changing technologies and a cultural climate that views the aging process as something negative, mature adults often find it difficult to find employment. The coming geriatric age: Who will care? Baby boomers across America are already beginning to experience the coming geriatric age. Villanova alum works to bring clean water to Nicaragua’s poor The goal was raising money for clean water in one of the poorest areas in the world. But, with only a few days left before the “Walk for Waslala” fundraiser, and far from filling their participation goal of 200 walkers, the coordinators of the annual event were not hopeful. A horse, a girl, and a crown that almost was A bone breaks and buckles under a body that is moving so fast it can’t stop. It is impossible to forget seeing the suddenly limp hind leg swinging side-to-side; impossible not to imagine the crack of the bone breaking, or the pain the colt must have felt as jockey Edgar Prado pulled him to a stop. |
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