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Holy Redeemer Thrift Store hosts antiques auction
The Holy Redeemer Thrift Store will host a live auction of its finest antiques, art, jewelry and collectibles on Sunday, June 23 at 3 p.m. Registration, light refreshments, and a preview of the more than 25 auction items will be available prior to the event, beginning at 2 p.m. The auction is free to the public […]
Obama administration drops fight to limit age restrictions on Plan B
WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. Catholic officials expressed disappointment with the June 10 announcement that the federal government will comply with a judge’s ruling to allow girls of any age to buy the morning-after pill without a prescription. The decision reversed recent course of action by the federal government. On May 1, the Justice Department announced […]
Hope for those ‘living in shadows’ seen in immigration reform debate
AUSTIN, Texas (CNS) — With the debate on immigration underway in the U.S. Senate, the nation may finally be making some headway on long-overdue comprehensive reform of its immigration policies, said Austin Bishop Joe S. Vasquez. “Our country has needed this legislation for years,” he said. “With the help of all in the Catholic community, […]
Theologians give Pope Francis thumbs up for ‘good pastoral directions’
MIAMI (CNS) -- The new papacy of Francis has thus far been inspiring, challenging and accessible and is giving "new traction" to Catholic social teachings, according to a cross section of distinguished scholars on hand for a convention of theologians.
Maple Glen parish marks 50 years of close ‘family bond’
In 1963, as part of the great migration of Catholics from the Philadelphia core to its outlying areas and the suburbs, nine parishes were founded. One of them, a spin-off of St. Anthony in Ambler, was St. Alphonsus, Maple Glen. With about 1,700 households and almost 1,300 in Mass attendance each week, it has a lot going for it. In addition to the many long-running and some new parish programs are 75 or so men and women who attend daily Mass.
Cardinal Dougherty H.S. graduates plan 50th reunion
Cardinal Dougherty High School’s class of 1963 will celebrate its 50th reunion Oct. 26 at the Embassy Suites hotel in Wayne. For more information contact cdclassof63@verizon.net or call 215-837-7677.
La Salle U. professor and band leader Brother Thomas McPhillips dies at 63
Brother Thomas McPhillips, F.S.C., a La Salle University biology professor who also moderated the jazz and pep bands, died June 6, in his sleep at a Christian Brothers’ residence on North 12th Street in Philadelphia. He was 63. The funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, June 11 in the De La Salle Chapel at the […]
Mass celebrates life of Boston marathon bombing victim Martin Richard
DORCHESTER, Mass. (CNS) — A June 9 Mass at St. Ann Church in Dorchester celebrated the life of Martin Richard, the boy who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings and who would have turned 9 the day of the Mass. The crowd, at the 10:30 a.m. Mass that the Richard family usually attends, included […]
Theologian thinks papal trip to Brazil critical for younger generations
MIAMI (CNS) — Look for strong turnout, robust media interest and unscripted moments when Jorge Mario Bergoglio makes his first trip abroad as Pope Francis when he arrives in Brazil in late July, according to a Brazilian writer and academic. In the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, final preparations are underway for the 2013 World […]
People long for spiritual home, an inviting parish, says Franciscan nun
NEW YORK (CNS) — People long for a spiritual home and Catholics expect to find it at their parish, with a pastor who provides a rich diet of spiritual food and “meets people where they are,” Franciscan Sister Katarina Schuth told a New York audience June 7. Catholics want their parish to be an inviting […]