Features
The special challenges of immigrant mothers
By Edilma FrancoSpecial to The CS&T A Bolivian mother that I know immigrated to the United States nine years ago because her family’s situation in her country was not the best. She and her husband made the difficult decision to come when their son was only 5 years old. Her husband arrived a year before […]
Los desafios de ser una madre inmigrante
Por Edilma FrancoRedacción del CS&T Una madre boliviana que conozco inmigró a los EE.UU. hace nueve años porque la situación en su país y con su familia no era la mejor. Su esposo y ella tomaron, con mucha dificultad, la decisión de venir ya que su hijo tenía solamente 5 años de edad. El esposo […]
Local Catholics from Deaf Apostolate star in movie filmed in Philadelphia
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer GLENSIDE – The film’s writer and director, members of the deaf apostolate of the Philadelphia Archdiocese, a Sister of St. Joseph and a number of parishioners from our Lady of Ransom Parish in Northeast Philadelphia are among the many familiar faces area Catholics will see at this weekend’s premiere […]
Servicios/Services
Buscando consejera de adolescenteEl Centro Providencia busca consejera comenzando en septiembre, preferiblemente bilingüe (español-inglés). La posición es para estudiantes hembras, de escuela secundaria en los grados 9-12. Horas: de 3 a 5:30 pm. de lunes a viernes, y una reunión semanal de una hora. Para responsabilidades, requisitos y más información, llame a Gloria Rodríguez-Soto, directora […]
Hard times lead to an appreciation of work
Seeking LifeMoises Sandoval Every day as I look out my front window, I see one of my neighbors, a fellow parishioner, walking his little dog. It is a sad tableau because it tells me that he has not yet found a job. Too young to retire, he had a prestigious position in an importing firm. […]
En tiempos difíciles valoramos más el trabajo
Buscando VidaMoises Sandoval Por mi ventana delantera cada día veo uno de mis vecinos, miembro de mi parroquia, caminando con su pequeño perro. Es un cuadro triste porque indica que todavía no ha encontrado trabajo. Demasiado joven para jubilarse, él tenía un puesto prestigioso en una compañía de importación. Viajaba varias veces al año a […]
St. Paul and the Eucharist
By Deacon Louis S. Malfara “Is not the cup of blessing we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread we break a sharing in the body of Christ?” 1 Cor. 10:16 Last week, in the rectory, a man said to me, “They will be coming to church to get […]
This block party is all about praying together
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T DREXEL HILL – Approximately 45 people showed up on the lawn of Marty and Susan Farrell of the 1000 block of Edmonds Avenue in Drexel Hill on the evening of May 12, just to pray. They didn’t mind; they were all neighbors and the Farrells had invited them. It […]
Servicios/Services
Curso de verano«Panorama del Nuevo Testamento» 30 de mayo, 6 y 15 de junio, de 9 am. a 1 pm. en el Instituto Católico de Evangelización. Costo: $20. Para más información, llame al 215-324-8291. Summer course“New Testament Panorama,” May 30, June 6 and 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Catholic Institute for […]
Broken vows
By Sister Mary Ann Walsh, R.S.M.Special to the CS&T The much media-hyped sagas of Father Alberto Cutié, the Miami priest who has come clean about a sexual relationship with a woman, and John Edwards, whose infidelity is being disclosed again by his wife Elizabeth on her “Resilience” book tour, have something in common. Both tell […]