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This mom is an Irish Potato candy maven
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer Some might be surprised to learn that the Irish Potato candy, often savored during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, is actually a Philadelphia invention, not an Irish one. And Jodi Boylan, the owner of Emerald Confections retail store in the Somerton section of Philadelphia, is a leading seller of the […]
Catholic Life Congress: A first-person account
By Reinaldo PachecoSpecial to the CS&T I had the opportunity to participate in the Catholic Life Congress Saturday, Nov. 8 at Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor. Upon arrival at the congress, the staff of the Office of Vicar for Hispanic Catholics gave us a warm welcome, handed out materials and sent us on to […]
Mis impresiones sobre el Congreso de Vida Católica 2008
Por Reinaldo PachecoRedacción del CS&T El sábado, 8 de noviembre del corriente tuve la oportunidad de participar en el Congreso de Vida Católica, ofrecido por la Arqui-diócesis de Filadelfia, que se llevo a cabo en la Escuela Superior Arzobispo Carroll en Radnor. Al llegar al congreso, el perso-nal de la Oficina del Vicario para Católicos […]
Play time in Chester
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer CHESTER – “Cut that ribbon.” That was the chant of the happy children of Drexel Neumann Academy as they not-so-patiently waited for the unveiling of their new, $100,000 playground and basketball court. And when the ribbon was finally cut, the youngsters quickly abandoned the balloons they were holding and […]
Archdiocese begins program for parish business managers
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer The archdiocesan Office for Temporal Services has announced its first comprehensive business management program for all parish business managers. “We want to ensure that everyone in the parish sees and understands that the role of the parish business manager is a distinct ministerial role,” said Anita Guzzardi, the deputy […]
For 45 years, family man builds funeral business
By John T. GillespieSpecial to The CS&T Bob D’Anjolell’s mother told him he didn’t have the skills to be a doctor or a lawyer. So this ambitious son of second generation Italian-Americans saved his money and borrowed $70,000 to start a funeral home in Philadelphia’s Overbrook section. That was in 1963. Today, Robert L. D’Anjolell […]
In the business of teaching girls modesty and fashion
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer WYNDMOOR – Kim McBryan is turning out self-reliant, confident, little fashionistas with a modest flair through her innovative business, Miss Sew & Sew. McBryan, an English teacher at Regina Coeli Academy in Wyndmoor, decided to combine her love of teaching and sewing to start a business teaching students how […]
Our history of salvation according to St. Mark
Our spiritual journeySister Ruth Bolarte Throughout the liturgical year the Catholic Church celebrates the ministry of Jesus from His Incarnation to Pentecost, and the expectation of His second coming. The Sunday readings and solemnities are spanided into a three-year cycle. The cycles start the first week of Advent and each cycle has a main synoptic […]
Nuestra historia de salvación según san Marcos
Nuestro caminar spiritualHna. Ruth Bolarte A través del año litúrgico la I-glesia celebra el misterio de Cristo, desde su encarnación hasta el día de Pentecostés y la espera de su venida nuevamente. Para las lecturas de los domingos y fiestas hay un ciclo de tres años. Los ciclos se cuentan a partir de la primera […]
Brothers in battle
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – If anyone had the poor taste to ask “Wild Bill” Guarnere how he lost his right leg, he’d growl, “A shark bit it off, don’t bother me.” For almost 50 years, he and his best buddy, Edward “Babe” Heffron, didn’t talk about their war experiences. Not to […]