Features
Celebration focuses on saint who ministered to slaves
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Just as today there are many seemingly intelligent people who believe the unborn are less than human, in the early 17th century there were many seemingly intelligent people who believed native Africans were less than human, and fair game for slavery and cruel exploitation. An exception was […]
Conversion isn’t just a patch job, it’s total transformation
By Deacon Louis S. MalfaraSpecial to The CS&T For many years, the cement front steps, the sidewalk and the landing in front of my house were in constant disrepair. Every spring I got my patching cement and trowel and fixed all the little areas that had eroded throughout the winter months. One of my sons, […]
45 years later, Hospice still helps those in need
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – It will never make the Zagat Guide to Philadelphia Restaurants, but it’s been around for 45 years this September and it is one of the most frequented eateries in the city. Best of all, it’s free. It’s also the mailing address for about 2,000 men, although on […]
For this company, hearing is believing
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T BENSALEM – Joe and Elly Kline weren’t yet married when they started what became Northeast Total Communications, now NTC Inc., a company which provides audio, video, closed circuit TV and other services to industry – and quite a few local Catholic parishes and schools. Joe, who was from Maternity […]
Ex-inmates find hope in Catholic support group
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Wednesday is the new Monday for ex-inmates who attend Adeodatus, a spiritual support group in South Philadelphia. “To me, this is like the beginning of the week,” said 44-year-old Brian DiCesare Sr., an ex-inmate and group regular. “I truly look forward to Wednesdays. Augustinian Father Paul F. […]
Architecture to elevate the senses
By NADIA MARIA SMITHCS&T Staff WriterPHILADELPHIA – Michael Harris is putting his 13 years of business expertise into his new architectural firm, PETRVS Architecture, LLC, and making sure that Gospel values are at its foundation.“My faith defines how I conduct business, how I present myself to others and how I treat others,” the 33-year-old said. […]
Catholic teens celebrate faith
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T MALVERN – It was a special program for some very special teens. Several hundred of them. The event was Adoremus Te (We Adore You) a one-day Eucharist-centered festival held at the Malvern Retreat House on Sunday, Aug. 3. Cardinal Justin Rigali, who celebrated the afternoon liturgy at Malvern’s Grotto […]
Blooming in faith
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer BENSALEM – Karen Laich likes flowers so much, her employees tease her that if she were looking at dresses, she’d likely buy one with a floral motif. “I enjoy them in any setting – they are beautiful,” said Laich, owner of Flower Girl Florist, located in the Showcase Plaza […]
From childhood job to career
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – As a boy, Marc Connelly made spending money mowing lawns for parishioners from his church, Christ the King, in Northeast Philadelphia. Today, as owner and operator of MGC Landscaping, Connelly makes a living maintaining many commercial and residential grounds in the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Christ the King Parish […]
Keeping faith ‘down the shore’
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T OCEAN CITY, N.J. – It is 8:45 a.m. on a sunny Saturday morning, and a dozen or so people are reciting the rosary at St. Frances Cabrini Church in Ocean City, N.J. Before the hour strikes, the numbers will swell to more than a hundred for the morning Mass. […]