The Catholic
Standard & Times
Issue of November 22, 2007

 

In this issue:


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Editorial:
Must we not act?
As Church addresses violence, citizens cry for help in law

Guest Columnist
Vietnamese martyrs: Models of faith

Father Stephen Perzan

Guest Columnist
Church of the future shaped by youth
Msgr. Francis X. Meehan

Business News
Avery ‘legacy’: Hard work, done in faith
True heroes exist in every walk of life.

Guest Business Column:
Jim Kelly


Hispanic Catholics
La tradición de las quinceañeras
Una de las prácticas religiosas tradicionales de las comunidades hispanas en los Estados Unidos es la de la quinceañera - la celebración de los 15 años de las jóvenes hispanas.


The quinceañera tradition:
Where formation and celebration meet

One of the traditional religious practices of the Hispanic community in the United States is that of the Quinceañera — the celebration of a Hispanic girl’s 15th birthday. It is, traditionally, both a social and religious event.


Leisure:
Hollywood marriage made in heaven

Hollywood produces many wonderful films but very few wonderful marriages. Ann Blyth’s marriage was one of the exceptions.

Sports
Tribute to Tex Flannery, coach and ‘Catholic gentleman’

Profile:
A witness and worker of changes in Church, society
Everybody knows what happened on 9/11/2001. Very few remember what happened on 10/11/1962. Cecelia Johnson is someone who does remember that.

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


NEWS

A climate of change
Local Catholics grapple with challenges of global warming
Pennsylvania’s greenhouse gas emissions record is the third worst in the United States.


‘Rest with the Lord
Day of Sanctification: Nearly 500 priests at Seminary


Cohabitation and marriage preparation:
Workshop helps clergy evangelize couples

When couples living together come to the Church looking for a sacramental marriage, it’s the perfect opportunity to evangelize, say marriage experts Ron and Kathy Feher.

Young adult gathering brings 300 to Our Lady
The largest conference of youth and young adults in the history of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia took place on Sat., Nov. 17 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa when more than 300 people gathered to unlock the mysteries of human love.

Pro-life movement celebrated
Pennsylvania’s pro-life movement is alive and well — if the fervor at the Stand Up for Life dinner on Nov. 18 was any indication.

Preparing again to ‘Bless the Baby Jesus’
It’s time again to prepare for Christmas with the beloved Advent tradition of blessing statues of the Infant Jesus.

J. Eustace Wolfington wins Barry Award
The house was packed when J.
Eustace Wolfington was given the American Catholic Historical Society’s annual Barry Award at a Nov. 16 banquet in the Union League of Philadelphia’s venerable Lincoln Room.

Christmas Gift Ideas
Catholic Bestsellers
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FEATURE

Blessed Teresa Parish breaks ground for $13 million education center
Exactly 505 days after the founding of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish, ground was broken here Saturday, Nov. 17, for a $13 million parish education center.

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