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Ravens player says his Catholic faith plays ‘huge role’ in life, career
ROCKFORD, Ill. (CNS) -- Sean Considine, a safety for the Baltimore Ravens who played three seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles, is the first to point out that he belongs to some important families -- God's family, the family his parents began, his hometown community, the family he shares with his wife and four children, and the NFL.
Experts, activists address effects of 40 years of legal abortion
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- To Gerard Bradley, leading constitutional scholar and professor at the University of Notre Dame's law school, "abortion is the greatest civil rights issue of our time." Bradley was one of several speakers from the legal and medical fields who joined activists at the National Press Club in Washington for a conference on "The Future of Roe: Women, Health and Law in the Obama Era," sponsored by Americans United for Life.
Sister Virginia Stallings, S.S.N.D., longtime teacher, dies at 92
Sister Virginia Stallings, S.S.N.D., who taught elementary and junior high school grades in four states for more than 25 years before becoming a high school librarian at the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore, died Jan. 27 at Maria Health Care Center in Baltimore. She was 92 years old and had recently celebrated her 70th […]
St. Barbara Parish to hold Mardi Gras party
A “Mardi Gras Cabaret” sponsored by the St. Barbara Social Trendsetters, Knights of Peter Claver & Ladies Auxiliary, #326, will be held Saturday, Feb. 9 in the St. Barbara Parish Hall, 54th St. and Lebanon Ave. in Philadelphia from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets price is $15 and includes set-ups and beer. BYOB and BYOF. Come dressed for […]
Known for keeping many friendships, Msgr. Degnan dies at 91
Born Aug. 20, 1921 in Norristown, the son of the late Henry B. and Elizabeth E. (Boyle) Degnan, he attended St. Patrick School in Norristown and West Catholic High School before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. He was ordained May 22, 1948 by Bishop J. Carroll McCormick, and his first assignment was as parochial vicar […]
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.
Students learn about being a missionary during Catholic Schools Week
Sister Lisa Valentini, of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, spoke Jan. 29 to students at Maternity B.V.M. School in Philadelphia. Many schools and religious education programs in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia scheduled a missionary presentation during Catholic Schools Week. Through the sacrifices of the Missionary Childhood Association members, children in missions […]
The Pope’s tweets and retweets: Study analyzes @Pontifex traffic
ROME (CNS) — In his first month on Twitter, Pope Benedict XVI sent two dozen mini-messages in nine languages, generating more than 270,000 comments and responses from other Twitter users, according to a study conducted by an Italian Jesuit magazine and an Italian new-media consulting firm. While some of the comments were harsh and even […]
Harbaugh parents know one son’s team will win, another will lose in Super Bowl
BALTIMORE (CNS) — When the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers on Thanksgiving night in 2011 — and John Harbaugh beat younger brother, Jim, in the first NFL matchup of coaching brothers — Jack Harbaugh peeked into the Ravens’ locker room after the game. Jack Harbaugh, John and Jim’s father, was impressed by how […]
Musial recalled as a man who made ‘nobodies’ feel like ‘somebodies’
ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- A funeral Mass Jan. 26 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis for Stan Musial -- "a true American hero" -- brought comfort to those mourning the loss and a call for others to emulate his life of kindness to all. (Watch videos of Bishop Richard Stika's homily and broadcaster Bob Costas' words of remembrance.)