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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. […]
Uniting Iraqi families in America
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T UPPER UWCHLAN – Jesus never elaborated much about the Good Samaritan, other than that he saw a need and acted when others didn’t. Chances are, he wasn’t coming down that road to purposely do a good deed, and he probably looked around to make certain the robbers who assaulted […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What’s wrong with ‘Christmas’ in Philadelphia?
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – The recent removal of the word “Christmas” from an array of kiosks where Christmas-themed items are on sale at a plaza outside City Hall is “very disappointing” and “a stark example of the secularization that is obscuring the true meaning of the Christmas season,” the Philadelphia Archdiocese […]
Christmas cards nourish body and soul
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Christmas cards purchased through Nutritional Development Services (NDS) of the Philadelphia Archdiocese could help the needy of the Philadelphia area have a happy and hearty Christmas and New Year. “The alternative Christmas card project, now in its 28th year, continues to be a wonderful vehicle for many […]