Features

At St. Luke the Evangelist, Glenside:
Technology to envision the future

By JIM GAUGERSpecial to The CS&T GLENSIDE – Lisa Ortolani, the technology teacher at St. Luke the Evangelist School, says she is always searching the Internet for projects that might interest students. “I knew the teachers were talking about doing a classroom project for the year,” said Ortolani, who holds a master’s degree in instructional […]

Focus on family, work and refuge during the feast of St. Joseph the Worker

By Sister Eileen Marnien, S.S.J.Special to The CS&T May 1 is the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. As a Sister of St. Joseph, I embrace this feast and all that it symbolizes – St. Joseph, husband, father, provider, protector, member of a community, a neighborhood, a town. How easy it is to reflect on […]

Familia, trabajo y refugio el enfoque de fiesta de san José Obrero

Por Hermana Eileen Marnien, S.S.J.Redacción del CS&T El primero de mayo es la fiesta de San José Obrero. Como una hermana de San José, yo abrazo esta fiesta y todo lo que simboliza – san José, esposo, padre, proveedor, protector, miembro de una comunidad, un barrio, un pueblo. Que fácil es reflexionar sobre las imágenes […]

Father Judge students harness the power of wind

By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – The school colors at Father Judge High School for Boys are blue and red, but two science classes are going green. Environmental and physical science students at Father Judge High are building a wind turbine that will generate energy to light a memorial dedicated to alumni who […]

Bishops express support for DREAM Act

WASHINGTON – In an April 3 letter to sponsors of the legislation, Bishop John Wester of Salt Lake City, Utah, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, expressed the support of the USCCB for the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (or DREAM Act), legislation which would legalize […]

Obispos aplauden introducción de la DREAM act y expresan su apoyo a la propuesta de ley

WASHINGTON – En una carta fechada el tres de abril y dirigida a los promotores de esta legislación, el Obispo John C. Wester de Salt Lake City, presidente del Comité de Obispos sobre Migración, expresó el apoyo de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB por sus siglas en inglés) a la propuesta […]

Coatesville carries a cross:
Prayers For An End To Fear

By George GregorySpecial to The CS&T COATESVILLE – In 1984, Father Thomas Doyle, who was then pastor of St. Cecilia Parish in Coatesville, envisioned his parishioners doing more than just reciting the Stations of the Cross. He desired that they walk the road to Calvary with our Lord. On Good Friday of that year, parishioners […]

Concert trumpets musical excellence

By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Archdiocesan students at all levels proved that they have creative and interpretive gifts. On one stage nearly 500 of them showed off their musical talents in the program, “A Tribute in the Music of America.” They were part of the many bands, choruses and orchestras at a […]

El camino del amor: El pesebre, la cruz, la Eucaristía

Por Hna. Ruth BolarteRedacción del CS&T En estos días de Semana Santa y el Triduo recordamos especialmente cuánto nos ama Dios. ¿Cómo podemos expresar este amor spanino tan maravilloso? San Alfonso Liguori, un santo patrón de mi comunidad religiosa, dice que si el amor de todas las personas, los ángeles, y todos los santos se […]

The way of love: The crib, the cross, the Eucharist

By Sister Ruth BolarteSpecial to the CS&T As we enter Holy Week and the Triduum we remember how much God loves us. How can we articulate this awesome spanine love? St. Alphonsus Liguori, a patron saint of my religious community, says that if the love of all persons, all angels and all saints were combined, […]