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Composer, pianist gives ‘100% credit to God’ for her gifts
Tonya Taylor-Dorsey, the new director of the Philadelphia Catholic Gospel Mass Choir, strives to “refresh and renew” the faithful through a music ministry that has spanned three decades and a number of performance venues.
Maryland seminarians talk up faith at West Chester U.
Two dozen Mount St. Mary's seminarians visited the university for three days to spread the Gospel, aided by Knights of Columbus. Although many students lose their faith in these years, most were willing to discuss it.
Assignment changes noted for clergy in archdiocese
Archbishop Charles Chaput announced nine changes Jan. 3 for priests and deacons serving in archdiocesan parishes.
Blessed for Broad Street at the Mummers Mass
The Dec. 31 liturgy at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in South Philadelphia drew hundreds together for a celebration of faith, family and fun.
Bikers rev up Christmas for teens at archdiocesan home
The Delaware Valley Iron Indian Riders braved the cold on Dec. 21 to deliver toys to kids living at the St. Francis-St. Joseph and St. Vincent Homes for Children.
A Philadelphia story: Christmas Eve, 1941
A Philadelphia native, now living abroad, shares the story of his family's roots in the now closed Immaculate Conception Parish in Germantown, and of the Catholic faith that endures generations later.
Archdiocesan outreach ‘builds the blessings’ at Christmas
Teri Mitchell and the staff at Catholic Social Services' Bucks County Family Center involve parishes, family and friends in an annual toy drive that brightens the holiday for hundreds of area kids.
Santa, priest and police ‘raise a holiday ruckus’ for archdiocesan agency
More than 30 Philadelphia Police officers and their families, led by Oblate Father Steven Wetzel and a jolly man in red, spread Christmas cheer on Dec. 19 to kids at a Catholic Social Services center in the city's northeast section.
Latino tradition is a ‘dress rehearsal’ for Christmas
"Las Posadas," which reenact Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem over nine evenings, keep area faithful focused on the true meaning of the holiday through song, Scripture and homemade snacks.
Christmas show turns tears into triumph
After his mother's death last month, Father Angelo Hernandez didn't have the heart to stage his annual kids' Christmas drama -- until he consulted his executive producer.