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The
Catholic Standard & Times Issue of February 22, 2007
In
this issue:
Prayer: St.
Katharine Drexel Novena
February 22 to March 2 The
following is a brand new Novena — the very first — to
St. Katharine Drexel, prepared by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.
Profile: Inspiring
love of God through music
Her whole life can be summed up in just three words — God and
music. “My life is like a melody given to me by God that He
wants me to play,” said Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary Sister Saint Elizabeth, directress of music at St. Aloysius
Academy in Bryn Mawr.
This
Week's Issue
The
Word Became Flesh Cardinal
Rigali's weekly column. Read it here.
Confession:
Not only is God on your side, He’s rooting for you Don’t stay away from confession
out of fear. On any given day, a priest hears just about everything
in the confessional — from the child who admits he pulled the
dog’s tail to an adult who engaged in Internet pornography.
Contraception
is not the answer — it’s the problem The current cover article
in Time Magazine takes note that crisis centers to help women through
unexpected pregnancies in hopes of avoiding abortions are growing
by leaps and bounds across the country. But the Time article finds
a problem with that: The centers, you see, don’t provide contraception.
A
Work of Mercy
Five white burial caskets rested in a solemn row before the sanctuary
of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Philadelphia on Feb.
16.
The center casket held the remains of Cornellry Laura “Candy”
Robinson, 25. In smaller caskets on either side rested her children,
Jassiah Joseph, 1, and Mikal Enrico, 3. Flanking them were the caskets
of Kristian Xavier, 4, and Alyssa Cierra, 6.
Is your future
in the stars Horoscopes.
They all sound alike,
could apply to anyone, and are published in more than 2,500
newspapers across the United States. A 2003 Harris Poll of 2,201 adults
found that 31 percent of Americans believe in astrology and are willing
to spend up to $200 million a year on personal horoscope material.