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Thank you for subscribing to this twice-weekly newsletter from CatholicPhilly.com, vol. 3, no. 23. Watch your in box each Tuesday and Friday for Catholic news, and forward it to a friend.
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One of the tasks we all have as adult Catholics is to deepen our faith by daily prayer and to form ourselves more fully in what the Church believes, Archbishop Charles Chaput writes. That means we need to seek out and take advantage of learning opportunities that come our way -- and two present themselves this week.
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Senior community centers run by archdiocesan Catholic Health Care Services in South Philadelphia, North Philadelphia and Port Richmond have been recognized for the outstanding health, wellness and social services they offer elderly neighborhood residents.
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Leonard Difilippis performed his one-man play on the saint of Auschwitz Thursday, Oct. 23 for some 500 people at the West Chester parish church. The parish has a special link to St. Maximilian, and many parishioners hold a deep devotion to him.
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Proceeds from a dinner Oct. 23 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, sponsored by the Serra Clubs of the Philadelphia area, will aid a new program for college-age young men to discern a possible calling to the priesthood.
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Discover what the new evangelization is all about at the Catholic Life Congress on Saturday -- and find interesting speakers at parishes, school open houses, programs for spiritual growth and more in the Philadelphia Archdiocese on our Calendar of Events.
Send us your parish or community event and we'll add it to the calendar.
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People are attached to cellphones every day, so it’s no surprise that they affect church liturgies. Despite parish announcements to turn off devices, texting or taking a call during Mass can distract the priest and the people in the pews.
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More than 100 Muslim clerics and laypeople have signed on to a letter criticizing the Middle East Muslim military group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. In the letter, the leaders quote extensively from the Quran to rebuke ISIS’ tactics and actions, including its engaging in what could be described as cafeteria Islam.
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Some 300 members of the International Association of Exorcists came to Rome for a convention focused on the impact of the occult and Satanism on modern men and women. Where faith is weak, said the group's spokesman, “the enemy of God” finds easy prey.
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Looking ahead to the October 2015 world Synod of Bishops on the family, Australian Cardinal George Pell said the task for Catholics is to understand “the purity of heart the Scriptures require of us to receive holy Communion.” Meanwhile, canon lawyers in the Eastern and Western Catholic Churches are working to develop a better pastoral approach to divorce and marriage. One commentator hopes those discussions on the nature of modern families in today's church will continue.
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Only after a person shares his or her joys, hopes, concerns or other heartfelt needs with another person is it possible to bring up God’s word, writes Father John Catoir. Using dialogue, we become actively engaged in evangelization and in spreading love.
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This is decision time for many young Americans looking toward college and career, writes Father William Byron. In choosing a career choice that will put meaning over money, they can look to a young Philadelphia-area doctor, a shining example of vocation and humanitarianism.
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Talky, pretentious and filled with existential angst when the characters aren’t preoccupied with spitting curses, the new black comedy with the odd title is visually dazzling. Morally, though, it’s dead weight as it reflects on the corrupting nature of fame.
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