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El trabajo de navidad durante tiempo ordinario
Nuestro caminar espiritualHna. Ruth Bolarte Durante estos días de navidad tuve la oportunidad de ver una vez más una de mis películas favoritas, «El cuarto rey mago». Esta es la historia de uno de los hombres sabios del medio oriente, Artabán, quien busca conocer al Rey recién nacido que las profecías habían anunciado. él quiere […]
Priests: A history of making a difference
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T In 1950, according to “Our Faith-Filled Heritage,” the archdiocesan bicentennial history, there were 1,915 diocesan and religious order priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia serving 1,058,058 Catholics. That was a peak time, with one priest to every 552 people. Figures published in the 2009 archdiocesan Catholic Directory show 989 […]
A glimpse of life at the seminary
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer WYNNEWOOD – Come and see. A retreat weekend at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is the perfect way to experience a day in the life of a seminarian. “When the Apostles asked Jesus where he was staying, Jesus said, ‘Come and see.’ He never said, ‘Come, I’ll make you a […]
A priest, or two, in the family
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T As a young man ponders whether or not God wants him to be a priest, family support for his decision can be crucial. Some local parents are giving, or have given, just that. For example, James and Pat Welsh, along with Joseph and Lee Brandt, feel blessed to have […]
Four priests touched lives in profound ways
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T It is in the nature of ministry. Priests, through the performance of their daily work, can profoundly influence lives, sometimes without even realizing it. Take the case of Father Andrew Francis Klarmann. It was around 1928 in the Brooklyn Diocese. He visited an immigrant Italian Catholic couple struggling to […]
Offering answers to a young man’s questions
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Realizing a vocation to the priesthood begins with that first step. Think of it as something like going into the water at Ocean City in early June. You think you’ll probably enjoy it but dread the initial cold shock. It’s all a matter of getting one’s feet wet. Young […]
Everyone deserves a day at the beach
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer It may seem unfathomable that a child living in Philadelphia could go his or her entire life without visiting the beach, but that is the case for many inner city youths. That reality inspired Jeanie and Vincent Hubach, members of St. Andrew Parish in Drexel Hill, to start Angels […]
Parish network isn’t just about business
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T MORTON – It’s got people in real estate, insurance, roofing, picture framing, carpet laying, heating and cooling – you name it. It’s the Business Persons Network of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Morton, and there are about 50 active members, according to Lorraine Ranalli, the founding force […]
Two fish, five loaves and a community full of love
By MSGR. HUGH SHIELDSSpecial to the CS&T In John’s Gospel (Chapter 6) we hear Jesus ask His disciples: “Where can we buy enough food to feed all these people?” (Jesus is referring to the 5,000 who had gathered near the Lake of Galilee to listen to Him). And from Andrew’s lips comes the reply: “There […]
¡Dos pescados, cinco panes y una comunidad llena de amor!
De nuestro vicarioMons. Hugh J. Shields En el Evangelio de san Juan (Capítulo 6) escuchamos a Jesús preguntar a sus discípulos: «¿Cómo compraremos pan para que coman estos?» (Jesús se refiriere a las cinco mil personas que se habían reunido cerca del mar de Galilea para escucharlo). Y de los labios de Andrés salió la […]