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Coatesville carries a cross:
Prayers For An End To Fear

By George GregorySpecial to The CS&T COATESVILLE – In 1984, Father Thomas Doyle, who was then pastor of St. Cecilia Parish in Coatesville, envisioned his parishioners doing more than just reciting the Stations of the Cross. He desired that they walk the road to Calvary with our Lord. On Good Friday of that year, parishioners […]

Bishops express support for DREAM Act

WASHINGTON – In an April 3 letter to sponsors of the legislation, Bishop John Wester of Salt Lake City, Utah, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, expressed the support of the USCCB for the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (or DREAM Act), legislation which would legalize […]

Obispos aplauden introducción de la DREAM act y expresan su apoyo a la propuesta de ley

WASHINGTON – En una carta fechada el tres de abril y dirigida a los promotores de esta legislación, el Obispo John C. Wester de Salt Lake City, presidente del Comité de Obispos sobre Migración, expresó el apoyo de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB por sus siglas en inglés) a la propuesta […]

Concert trumpets musical excellence

By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Archdiocesan students at all levels proved that they have creative and interpretive gifts. On one stage nearly 500 of them showed off their musical talents in the program, “A Tribute in the Music of America.” They were part of the many bands, choruses and orchestras at a […]

National Liberty Museum greets new president

By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Douglas O. Tozour shoots high. The founder, CEO and president of Tozour -Trane Energy Systems, his company holds the Philadelphia region franchise for Trane HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning). As such, his firm was responsible for HVAC in the Comcast World Headquarters, Philadelphia’s tallest building, as well as […]

The way of love: The crib, the cross, the Eucharist

By Sister Ruth BolarteSpecial to the CS&T As we enter Holy Week and the Triduum we remember how much God loves us. How can we articulate this awesome spanine love? St. Alphonsus Liguori, a patron saint of my religious community, says that if the love of all persons, all angels and all saints were combined, […]

El camino del amor: El pesebre, la cruz, la Eucaristía

Por Hna. Ruth BolarteRedacción del CS&T En estos días de Semana Santa y el Triduo recordamos especialmente cuánto nos ama Dios. ¿Cómo podemos expresar este amor spanino tan maravilloso? San Alfonso Liguori, un santo patrón de mi comunidad religiosa, dice que si el amor de todas las personas, los ángeles, y todos los santos se […]

The future of outreach to Hispanic youth

By María ReyesSpecial to the CS&T From 2005 to 2006 about 40,000 Hispanic youths were part of the first National Encounter for Hispanic Youth and Young Adult Ministry. The process, which lasted about two years, was carried out locally throughout 98 dioceses in the United States and included a series of parish, diocesan and regional […]

El futuro del alcance a la juventud hispana

Jóvenes del reinoMaría Reyes En el período 2005-2006 alrededor de 40, 000 jóvenes hispanos fueron parte del primer Encuentro Nacional del Ministerio para Jóvenes y Adultos Jóvenes Hispanos. El proceso, que duró alrededor de dos años, se llevó a cabo localmente a través de 98 diócesis en los EE.UU. e incluyó una serie de encuentros […]

‘Lift high the cross’ in the year of St. Paul

By Deacon Louis S. MalfaraSpecial to The CS&T I was determined that while I was with you I would speak of nothing but Jesus Christ and Him crucified. — 1 Corinthians: 2:2 When I was little, my fraternal grandparents took me on occasion to their church, St. Nicholas, near 8th and Moore Streets in South […]