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Don Guanella Village, serving intellectually disabled men, switching to cottage homes for care
An era will end when, as announced recently, Don Guanella Village begins to move from a full campus-based program to smaller, community-based group homes. The facility for intellectually disabled men in Springfield, Delaware County has been run by archdiocesan Catholic Social Services for almost half a century.
Despite evidence, media underplayed March for Life, overplayed gun control rally
“All the news that is (if politically correct) fit to print” seems to be the new motto for American journalism. Take the coverage by the Philadelphia Inquirer of the huge March for Life in Washington on Jan. 25 compared to much smaller rallies or marches for gun control within days of it. Both causes make […]
Thousands from Philadelphia join youth-heavy March for Life in D.C.
UPDATE — You didn’t read about it in your local newspaper or see a televised report. The fact is at least 2,000 Catholics from the Philadelphia area were among the vast throng in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25 to witness against the killing of the unborn, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the Roe […]
Confirmation Schedules – Fall 2013
(July 25, 2013- subject to change) To see a list in alphabetical order by parish, click here. CELEBRANT:, ARCHBISHOP CHARLES J. CHAPUT, O.F.M. CAP. Thursday, November 7 at 6 p.m., St. Bernard, Philadelphia, Thursday, November 21 at 6 p.m., Our Lady of Charity, Brookhaven Saturday, November 23 at 10 a.m., St. William, Philadelphia Friday, […]
New panel to study girls playing football, management of CYO system
Goodbye football helmets and pads, hello red and yellow flags? The elimination of full-contact football at the CYO level in the Philadelphia Archdiocese is just one possible recommendation from a panel of experts that is expected to meet soon.
St. Gabriel’s Hall tops in caring for delinquent boys, wins $330K bonus
It’s nice when you get a letter telling you what a great job you are doing. It’s even better when a healthy check comes along with it. St. Gabriel’s Hall in Audubon, Montgomery County, the archdiocesan Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) for court-adjudicated adolescent boys, ranked first in successful outcomes among seven such facilities in the area. For this recognition it received a bonus of $330,000 from Community Behavioral Health.
Principal and student from Pope John Paul II High School honored by chamber of commerce
Two members of the school community at Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford recently received unexpected recognition from the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce.
Interfaith liturgy fills St. Therese Church to remember Dr. King
The Dr. Martin Luther King holiday on Monday, Jan. 21 was billed as a day on, not a day off in the African American community. The preceding day, Sunday, was definitely a day on, not a day off at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church in the Mount Airy section of the city. The church was jammed and overflowing for the 30th annual Archdiocesan Interfaith Commemorative Prayer Service in honor of Dr. King.
Archbishop rings Liberty Bell in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
On Monday, January 21, 2013 Archbishop Charles Chaput was the honorary ringer of the Liberty Bell at the Liberty Bell Center marking the 28th Annual National Bell Ringing Ceremony for Martin Luther King Day.
Gov. Corbett touts educational innovations in visit to Catholic ‘mission’ school
Governor Tom Corbett visited a Northeast Philadelphia Catholic grade school Jan. 18 and lauded a new educational model for Catholic schools in the city. Independence Mission Schools, a management organization for 16 independent Catholic elementary schools located in mostly poor city neighborhoods, also introduced its new president, Al Cavalli.