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The Importunate Advocate
Thursday, May 10, 2012 – 9:14
The Importunate Advocate

I read the Catechism of the Catholic Church with a dictionary close at hand. The section about prayer (CCC 2613) uses the word “importunate” to describe two parable characters:
The first, “the importunate friend,” invites us …

EITC Celebrates 11 Years
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 – 13:24
EITC Celebrates 11 Years

A birthday Rally was held at the Capitol building in Harrisburg today in support of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. EITC celebrates 11 years of granting school choice to over 40,000 students annually!
This …

Archbishop Chaput on Religious Liberty
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 – 16:13
Archbishop Chaput on Religious Liberty

Archbishop Charles Chaput writes about religious freedom in his most recent column:
“On Thursday, April 12, America’s bishops issued one of their most important statements in years. Our First, Most Cherished Liberty is not just a …

Mark Your Calendar for EITC Birthday
Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012 – 9:06
Mark Your Calendar for EITC Birthday

Mark your calendars for a special Birthday Rally in support of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. EITC celebrates 11 years of granting school choice to Pennsylvania students with a special event on the …

Bishops Call Day of Prayer, Fasting, Abstinence for Religious Liberty
Thursday, Mar 8, 2012 – 13:42
Bishops Call Day of Prayer, Fasting, Abstinence for Religious Liberty

The Catholic Bishops of Pennsylvania have called for Friday, March 30, 2012, to be a day of prayer, fasting and abstinence for religious liberty.
Click here to send a message in support of religious liberty.
Below …

Take Action: School Choice
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 – 17:18
Take Action: School Choice

Click here to send a message in support of school choice.
School choice legislation that includes both a voucher program and an increase to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), would help to keep your school …

In Memory of Cardinal Anthony Bevilaqua
Monday, Feb 6, 2012 – 12:25
In Memory of Cardinal Anthony Bevilaqua

The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) bids farewell today to former Archbishop of Philadelphia, Cardinal Anthony Bevilaqua, who died last week at the age of 88. The Solemn Funeral Mass for Cardinal Bevilacqua is scheduled to …

Faith. Academics. Service. Let’s Celebrate Our Catholic Schools
Monday, Jan 30, 2012 – 10:05
Faith. Academics. Service. Let’s Celebrate Our Catholic Schools

This week, Catholic schools across the nation and in Pennsylvania are celebrating National Catholic School Week.  This one-week observance is an annual celebration of the important role that Catholic schools across the country play in …

The bill for our failure to pass school choice over the past decade has come due
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 – 9:13
The bill for our failure to pass school choice over the past decade has come due

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia, who also serves as Chairman of the PCC, wrote about the action necessary to pass school choice in his weekly column,
 
“In the coming week I’ll be writing every state senator …

Pope Names Bishop Skurla Head Of Pittsburgh Archeparchy
Friday, Jan 20, 2012 – 15:02
Pope Names Bishop Skurla Head Of Pittsburgh Archeparchy

Pope Benedict XVI has named 55-year-old Bishop William Skurla of the Byzantine Eparchy of Passaic, New Jersey, as Archbishop of the Byzantine Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.