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Colombian artist’s life as colorful as his art
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T “Just call me Jose,” the muralist said, “no last name.” Well, that’s about as generic as you can get for a man from Colombia. But it’s understandable for someone who was kidnapped and held captive for a couple of days, not knowing if he would live or die, then […]
Local doctor opposes government option for health care
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T President Barack Obama has emphatically stated federal funding for abortion will not be part of any health care reform legislation. Dr. Chris O’Hara, president of the Philadelphia Guild of the Catholic Medical Association, doesn’t believe it. “President Obama lifted the ban on funding for abortion in the District of […]
After living in Canada, pediatrician favors public health care
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T Dr. Phyllis Dennery knows first-hand that public health care can work. The Haitian native grew up in Ottawa, Canada, where government-funded health care is a reality. As chief of Neonatology and Newborn Services at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, she has also seen […]
Misa Boricua se celebra en la catedral
El día jueves, 24 de septiembre se celebró una misa en la Catedral Basilica San Pedro y San Pablo en Filadelfia en ocasión del festival puertorriqueño. Feligreses de numerosas parroquias participaron, incluyendo los de San Ambrosio, Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza, Visitación, Encarnación, San Miguel, Santa Veronica y San Pedro. El celebrante principal y ho-milísta […]
Make your voice heard in the health care debate
By Mar Muñoz-Visoso Does thinking about health care reform give you a headache? Are the rhetoric, the cross messages, and the overflow of information-and misinformation-tempting you give in to the pessimistic thought that the sick who are most in need of health care, the poor, the marginalized, the immigrant, don’t stand a chance, “as always,” […]
Haga oír su voz en el debate sobre acceso a la atención médica
Por Mar Muñoz-Visoso ¿Le duele la cabeza con tanta información y desinformación sobre qué va a pasar con la reforma del sistema de salud? ¿Tentado a sucumbir ante la idea de que los enfermos más necesitados de tratamiento médico, los pobres, los marginados, los inmigrantes van a acabar perdiendo, “como siempre”, frente a poderosos intereses […]
Public health option appeals to some small business owners
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T Orthodontist Dr. Anthony Farrow of Ambler welcomes health care reform. Over the 18 years that he has been in business, securing and funding health care for his employees has been an ongoing struggle. He has two Philadelphia offices, in center city and Mount Airy, and has 10 employees. Currently, […]
Look to Keystone Mercy as a model for health care reform, say insurer’s executives
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Second in a series exploring health care reform from a local Catholic perspective Keystone Mercy Health Plan is a niche-managed health care provider. First of all it exclusively serves 300,000 low income Medicaid recipients, and its funding is through per-member government payments rather than employer/employee or inspanidual contributions. With […]
Local Catholics frame response to immigration challenges
By Denise PetersonSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – About 90 Catholics from the Philadelphia Archdiocese gathered at Our Lady of Ransom Parish’s gymnasium on Sept. 11 for a leadership meeting on immigration reform. Participants included clergy, religious and lay Catholics from the five counties, as well as representatives from other dioceses in Pennsylvania and Catholic […]
Líderes católicos se reúnen en Filadelfia
Por Denise PetersonRedacción del CS&T FILADELFIA – Alrededor de 90 católicos de la Arquidiócesis de Filadelfia se reunieron en el gimnasio de Nuestra Señora del Rescate, el viernes 11 de septiembre, para una reunión de liderazgo acerca de la reforma de la inmigración. Entre los participantes figuraban clérigos, laicos, católicos y religiosos de los cinco […]