Features
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Room 117: Memories and hope
Guest ColumnistBy Father Stephen D. Thorne On May 16, I gathered with my classmates to offer Holy Mass, share a meal and give thanks to God for 10 years of priestly service. As I sat in the pews of Immaculate Conception Chapel at our Seminary, I spiritually revisited all of my assignments as a priest. […]
Media business puts faith in advertising
By NADIA MARIA SMITHCS&T Staff WriterMEDIA – Integrity and honesty are the foundation for Syndicate Pictures. A full-service advertising and communications company, it offers consultation, branding materials such as business cards, logos and letterhead, and full-scale advertising campaigns involving television, radio, and internet advertising and direct mail campaigns. “We are experts in the science and […]