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St. Joseph-St. Robert eighth-graders take part in Math and Science Bowl
WARRINGTON — The St. Joseph-St. Robert School team recently participated in the annual eighth grade math and science bowl held at Lansdale Catholic High School. Collin Cresta received a medal for the highest math score and Brian Schoener received a medal for the highest science score among St. Joseph-St. Robert team participants. [hotblock]
Advent of a new era
Priest who led Solemn Novena at Philadelphia shrine will begin ministry in world’s newest nation It’s the world’s newest sovereign nation, having received independence from Sudan on July 7, after decades of civil war. South Sudan has many challenges ahead, but Vincentian Father Manuel Ginete, 63, believes it will overcome them. For years religion was […]
Baby bottles filled for life
Few things conjure up the image of infants more than baby bottles. A number of pro-life groups have discovered they make great fund-raising tools. The formula (pun fully intended) goes something like this — after a short talk or distribution of brochures, baby bottles are distributed to church or meeting attendees, and they are asked […]
The equation of fatherhood
Faith + Wisdom + Love + Responsibility + Integrity + Fortitude = the Core Values of the Fatherhood and Leadership Initiative. Actually they are great values for any Christian initiative. Fatherhood Leadership Initiative (FLI) is an organization founded in 2008 by Catholic men in the Philadelphia suburbs who believed their most important mission at the […]
Pro-life plates a ‘moving’ testimony to life
If the ACLU challenges a pro-life initiative in court, it must be fairly effective. The case involved pro-life groups printing Choose Life license plates for automobiles, in an effort to raise money for pro-life efforts. (The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case). The low-key promotion of pro-life ideals started in the sunny state […]
Priests gather to reflect on pastoral duties
WYNNEWOOD — As Catholics, we can get so caught up in our daily lives that we don’t focus on the priceless gift Christ left us when He instituted the priesthood at the Last Supper. It is the vessel through which the Eucharist, also instituted on that Holy Thursday evening, and the other sacraments are brought […]
Winning team in Kensington serves the hungry
“Hunger Report Ranks PA District 2nd Worst” This headline in The Philadelphia Inquirer (Aug. 13, 2011) highlights Pennsylvania’s first Congressional District, which includes Kensington. Half the households with children cannot afford to buy enough food. However, there are five women whose commitment to the poor makes a beautiful difference. Together with four friars, these women […]
Thanks to the Knights: Food
PHILADELPHIA — It’s been going on for 40 years more or less. Men and women representing the Philadelphia Chapter, Knights of Columbus take time out to serve a special dinner at St. John’s Hospice around Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. It used to be on the actual holidays, but since the hospice is no longer open […]
After 25 years, Calcutta House still serves
It was in June 1981 that Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In February 1987 Mother Teresa’s Brothers of Charity opened Calcutta House to serve AIDS patients in a rented five-bedroom Victorian house in West Philadelphia. When Calcutta House begins its 25th year in […]
Visco named vice president of Society of St. Vincent DePaul
Dominic Visco, a retired information technology professional, has been named vice president for the eastern region of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP), a nonprofit Catholic lay organization that provides services to those in need and living in poverty. The organization’s eastern region encompasses Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and […]