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Tradition gets a technology upgrade
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Cardinals John O’Hara, John Krol, Anthony Bevilacqua and Justin Rigali. Four consecutive Archbishops of Philadelphia uphold a joyful tradition that traces back to 1956 when Cardinal O’Hara was not yet a cardinal. It’s the annual Cardinal’s (some years Archbishop’s) Christmas Party for Children, when children representing the […]
Open your heart, go to confession during Advent
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Confession at Christmastime need not be a burdensome chore, insist priests of the Philadelphia Archdiocese. “Just like the body cannot live without food, the soul cannot live without grace – the presence of God, the presence of the Holy Spirit,” said Retired Auxiliary Bishop Louis A. DeSimone, now in […]
Young Iraqis discuss hostility in home country
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&TVILLANOVA – It doesn’t matter whether you are Muslim or Christian, the best thing to do when your life is seriously at risk where you live is get out of town. Four young Iraqis who escaped the civil strife endemic in post-Saddam Hussein Baghdad told their stories at a Dec. […]
West, Wood, La Salle advance to semifinals
John KnebelsSports Columnist By now, out-of-area Pennsylvania high schools are probably sick and tired of the Philadelphia Catholic League making headlines. Well, they had better find some medicine because there’s a huge dose of local football coming their way this weekend. Each of the three Catholic League representatives survived their PIAA state quarterfinal challenges. Therefore, […]
New commission to assess Catholic education
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T As a first fruit of his Oct. 19 pastoral letter, “Called to Conversion and Holiness,” which called for a strategic plan for the Archdiocese in the 21st century, Cardinal Justin Rigali announced the membership of a newly formed Blue Ribbon Commission on Catholic Education at a Dec. 5 press […]
After outcry, ‘Christmas’ is restored to sign
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff WriterPHILADELPHIA – City Hall gets Christmas after all. Last week, an archway sign with the title “Christmas Village in Philadelphia” was placed above an array of kiosks where Christmas-themed items are on sale at a plaza outside City Hall.After complaints, the city removed “Christmas” from the title, then removed the […]
Canned and packaged food drive runs through Dec. 7
Families, parishes, Catholic schools, PREP (parish religious education programs) and other outreach organizations of the Archdiocese can help feed the hungry in the Philadelphia area this month.Nutritional Development Services of the Philadelphia Archdiocese invites everyone to participate in its non-perishable canned and packaged food drive through Tuesday, Dec. 7.Donations that will stock food cupboards and […]
After outcry, ‘Christmas’ is restored to sign
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – City Hall gets Christmas after all. Last week, an archway sign with the title “Christmas Village in Philadelphia” was placed above an array of kiosks where Christmas-themed items are on sale at a plaza outside City Hall. After complaints, the city removed “Christmas” from the title, then […]
Do you have a Christmas story from the Depression?
Readers who grew up during the Great Depression are asked to submit, in 300 words or less, their most cherished recollections of Christmases past.Growing up during the Great Depression, what is your most cherished Christmastime memory, what year was it and how old were you?What were your favorite family traditions at Christmastime?When did your family […]
Fulfillment found in service to noted addiction rehab
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T KING OF PRUSSIA — Karl Sprow, a community relations representative for Father Martin’s Ashley in Havre de Grace, Md., bases his own spirituality on the Serenity Prayer of American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr: “God grant me the serenity to change accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the […]