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A blessing in Buckingham
First Mass celebrated in Our Lady of Guadalupe ChurchBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T When, on June 5, Msgr. Joseph P. Gentili announced to his congregation at Central Bucks East Hish School that their next Sunday Mass would be in their very own church he was met with thunderous applause. Eleven years is a long […]
Softball, lacrosse teams compete in state tourneys
By John Knebels Talk about making some major noise in your first concert. In its first-ever school year, Royersford’s Pope John Paul II High School managed to reach the state tournament and then win a game. That – and not their subsequent quarterfinal loss to undefeated Valley View in the second round – is what […]
Catholic League players vie for Carpenter Cup
Annual Baseball ClassicJohn KnebelsSports Columnist The 26th annual Carpenter Cup Classic is under way. The 16-team tournament, which commenced June 13 and will conclude at Citizens Bank Park June 20-21, is comprised of high school all-stars from the tri-state area. The Catholic League roster suggests that it will take quite a squad to overtake the […]
DARE graduation at SS. Simon & Jude School
West Chester –SS. Simon and Jude school’s fifth grade students, pictured with Officer Michael Meiswich from the Westtown East Goshen Police Department, celebrated D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Graduation on June 13. Weekly discussions during the school year included the effects of tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol. However, D.A.R.E. is more than just drug prevention education; […]
No plans to retire after 40 years
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Margie McGlynn-Haugh is going to have a tough time responding to all the congratulations she received for her 40th anniversary as a teacher. A kindergarten teacher at St. Cecilia School in the city’s Fox Chase section since 1977, she received well over 700 cards and e-mails. Some of the […]
A modern miracle of fishes and rice
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T Should you ever visit the deceptively beautiful Republic of Haiti on the western third of the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola, and stray beyond the few tourist enclaves or walled compounds of the privileged class, you will encounter unspeakable poverty. If you don’t come away without at least a twinge […]
At St. Mary of the Assumption, a sign of healing
Manayunk parishioners listen, console victim of sexual abuse By John T. GillespieSpecial to the CS&T In an unusual and cathartic exchange, members of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Philadelphia’s Manayunk section rallied around a fellow parishioner suffering from abuse by a priest more than 40 years ago. The victim, Joseph Scharff, was 15 […]
Low enrollment impacts two Delco schools
CS&T Staff Report Due to extremely low projected school enrollment, parents of two Delaware County parish grade schools learned June 7 that the schools will not reopen in the fall. At Our Lady of Charity School in Brookhaven and St. Philomena School in Lansdowne, 89 and 88 students respectively are re-registered for the new school […]
New director of child protection hired
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Cardinal Justin Rigali has announced the hiring of Leslie J. Davila as the new director of the archdiocesan Office for Child and Youth Protection. She has 15 years experience in the field of victim services, including, since 1999, assistant director and a victim assistance coordinator in the Philadelphia District […]
19 permanent deacons ordained
Click here to see a slide show of the ordination By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul was jammed June 4, as family, friends, clergy and fellow parishioners turned out for the ordination by Cardinal Justin Rigali of 19 men for the permanent diaconate. Preaching at a ceremony […]