Features
Fasting: Self-restraint in order to leave space for God
VATICAN CITY, 3 FEB 2009 (VIS) – This morning in the Holy See Press Office, the presentation took place of the 2009 Lenten Message of the Holy Father Benedict XVI. The theme of this year’s Message is: “He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry.” Participating in the press conference […]
Operation Rice Bowl speaker series
begins March 4
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Egypt. The Philippines. West Philadelphia. Ghana. Honduras. Outreach to the poor abroad and at home is the subject of an upcoming Lenten series of talks sponsored by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) of the Philadelphia Archdiocese. The five-week series – held each Wednesday of Lent excluding Ash Wednesday […]
Regulations for fasting and abstinence during Lent
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON – Here are the Church regulations for fasting and abstinence during Lent: Everyone 14 years of age or older is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, all the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday. Everyone 18 or older, and under 59 years of age, is bound to fast […]
Message of Pope Benedict XVI for Lent 2009
“He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry.” (Mt. 4:1-2) Dear Brothers and Sisters! At the beginning of Lent, which constitutes an itinerary of more intense spiritual training, the Liturgy sets before us again three penitential practices that are very dear to the biblical and Christian tradition – prayer, almsgiving, […]
Journey with St. Paul Through Lent
First week of LentNow is the acceptable timeBy Most reverend Daniel E. Thomas The Catholic Standard & Times presents the first of a six-part series authored by the auxiliary bishops of Philadelphia to aid readers in their Lenten preparation during this year of St. Paul. “Now is the time.” As we continue to celebrate with […]
An icy plunge raises $21K
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. – For the love of Catholic education and the children they serve, officials from St. Stanislaus School in Lansdale braved the Atlantic Ocean in Sea Isle City on Valentine’s Day. Participants in the New Jersey Shore site’s annual polar bear plunge, they raised more than […]
O’Sullivan Sons follows in footsteps of father, uncle
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer BENSALEM – O’ Sullivan Sons, a construction company based in Bensalem, is weathering the economic storm well thanks to spanersification and business practices based on sound Catholic principles, according to owner Bill O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan and his brother John began their business 13 years ago doing all phases of construction, […]
La pasión por la justicia impulsa a un abogado local
Por Lou BaldwinRedacción del CS&T Los nombres pueden engañar. Robert S. Nix no tiene ninguna ascendencia del norte de Europa de la cual él tenga conocimiento. Su familia es firmemente de herencia mexicana y él es un méxico-americano, nacido en Austin, Texas, con raíces en la ciudad fronteriza de Laredo. Su familia vino al este […]
The Good News: 12 novices join religious order,
3 from Archdiocese
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T In an era when women’s vocations to religious life are in steep decline in most countries, if one very young congregation invests 12 young women with its habit, that’s news. It happened Dec. 6, as a prelude to the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, at the Basilica of the […]
Servicios/Services
Cambios en el examen de naturalizaciónEn octubre del 2008, el Centro para Ciuddanía e Inmigración de los EE.UU. (USCIS por sus siglas en inglés), publicó un examen de naturalización nuevo. Si usted conoce a alguien que planea hacerse ciudadano, por favor comparta la información abajo. Solicitar la ciudadanía incluye los pasos siguientes: 1) Presentar la […]