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Young Hispanic Catholics join in Advent retreats
Youth of the kingdomMaría Reyes Warm wishes to the Hispanic youths and young adults of the Philadelphia Archdiocese and those who serve them in this new year! Approximately 40 high school youth from Our Lady of Hope, St. Hugh, St. Veronica, Incarnation of Our Lord and St. William parishes together with their group leaders, gathered […]
Dedication makes West Oak Lane school special
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – The 30 kindergarten students at St. Athanasius-Immaculate Conception School in the city’s West Oak Lane section are high energy and eager. Walk into the orderly classroom and you will know that a Christ-centered education is being delivered here. The respectful young pupils sit on the floor mat […]
Jóvenes hispanos participan en un retiro de adviento
Jóvenes del reinoMaría Reyes ¡Calurosos saludos a los jóvenes, a los adultos jvenes de la arquidiócesis de Filadelfia, y a los que les sirven, en este nuevo año! El sábado 6 de diciembre del 2008, aproximadamente 40 jóvenes de las escuelas secundarias de Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza, San Hugo, Santa Verónica, Encarnación de Nuestro […]
Young writer sees fiction published in national magazine
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer Eleven-year-old Maura Avington is a budding writer with a promising future. She was the winner of American Girl magazine’s latest short story contest and had her story published in the January/February issue of the national magazine loved by many tweens. “I was really, really excited,” Maura said. “I was […]
Challenges to the tribe
By Msgr. Hugh J. Shields The other night leaving my sister’s home, her husband, Jim, commented on how nice it was to see the seminarians’ pictures in The Catholic Standard & Times. But, he added, “Where are the Hispanic/Latino seminarians?” (We do not have any seminarians from the Philadelphia-area Hispanic community studying at St. Charles […]
Desafíos al pueblo
De nuestro vicarioMons. Hugh J. Shields La otra noche cuando me marchaba de la casa de mi hermana, su esposo Jim comentó lo agradable que fue ver las fotografías de los seminaristas en nuestro Catholic Standard & Times. ¿Pero, él añadió, «dónde están los seminaristas hispanos/latinos?».(No tenemos ningún seminarista de la comunidad hispana del área […]
Changeless mission in changing times
Year of St. Paul, Lent, are occasions for evangelization initiativeBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Expect someone from your parish to come knocking on your door during a weekend in March. Better yet, following the example of St. Paul – resolve to be knocking on doors yourself. It’s called “Make Every Person Count,” and it’s […]
Child stricken by cancer focus of St. Helena fundraiser
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer BLUE BELL – There are no words to describe the devastation and fear that enter parents’ hearts when they hear their child has cancer. It was no different for Ron and Nancy Shapiro when they found out that their then-2-year-old son, John, had a brain tumor. Little John had […]
Work of Christmas during Ordinary Time
By Sister Ruth BolarteSpecial to The CS&T During this season of Christmas I had the opportunity to again watch one of my favorite movies, “The Fourth Wise Man.” This is the story of one of the wise men in the Middle East, Artaban, who longed to meet the newborn King the prophets had announced. Artaban […]
Priests: A history of making a difference
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T In 1950, according to “Our Faith-Filled Heritage,” the archdiocesan bicentennial history, there were 1,915 diocesan and religious order priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia serving 1,058,058 Catholics. That was a peak time, with one priest to every 552 people. Figures published in the 2009 archdiocesan Catholic Directory show 989 […]