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LaSalle U. fraternity brother focuses on service
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Face it. College fraternities rarely get good press. If it isn’t beer swilling, promiscuity or rowdiness, its snobbery – there must be something wrong with a group you have to be invited to join. Of course, most fraternity brothers would emphatically disagree. At La Salle University, where senior James […]
Enthusiasm for cause marks campaign committee members
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer GLENOLDEN – “Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more” (Luke 12:48). The Scripture passage from St. Luke is an apt depiction of what is anticipated of the parish campaign executive committee members of the […]
CRS conference addresses global crises
By Jim GaugerSpecial to the CS&T MALVERN – The conflict in Sudan. Global migration. The relief effort in Haiti. These were the priority issues as members of 19 dioceses representing Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic Church, gathered for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting Sept. 27 and 28 at […]
Hats off to God
From orphan in Georgia to first black woman business owner in Philadelphia to designer honored by the Smithsonian, Mae Reeves thanks God for the blessings of her life By Elizabeth FisherSpecial to the CS&T DARBY – Mae Reeves makes a wonderful first impression. Her smile draws attention to an attractive face that’s adorned with the […]
Catholic League football: Week 5 review
Sometimes football games are decided rather easily, and other times they necessitate blood pressure medication. Take, for instance, what occurred in a Catholic League AA spanision opener Oct. 2 between Neumann-Goretti and Conwell-Egan. With the score tied at 20 in the closing seconds of regulation, C-E appeared to snatch a dramatic victory when a tackle […]
Importance of TV Mass highlighted by bequest
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T The next time you happen to see a televised Mass, take a moment for a silent prayer for Evelyn DiMotta. In a real way she represents the many thousands of men and women who, because of age or infirmity, find it difficult to attend Mass. DiMotta was one such […]
PJP field hockey team takes advantage of fresh start
John KnebelsSports Columnist Double the roster, double the possibilities. After Andrea Carr inherited the field hockey program at the brand new Pope John Paul II High School in Upper Providence Township, she could hardly believe her eyes on the first day of tryouts. Formerly the coach at recently-closed Kennedy-Kenrick High School in Norristown, Carr was […]
Renowned Catholic doctor retires
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Forty-eight years is a long career in almost any profession. Dr. John Lane, who has been practicing family medicine in Lower Bucks County for most of that time, officially retired Sept. 30. “Medicine is a noble profession. You are dealing with human life, which is so sacred,” Lane said. […]
U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee chairman issues statement for Respect Life Month
WASHINGTON – In a statement to mark Respect Life Month, October 2010, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston addressed direct threats to human life and called Catholics to “constantly witness to the inestimable worth and dignity of each human life through a loving concern for the good of others.” He also encouraged participation in the worldwide […]
22 men prep for diaconate as program restructures
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer WYNNEWOOD – New admissions to the permanent diaconate of the Philadelphia Archdiocese are suspended as the program undergoes a period of restructuring and reorganization, explained the Archdiocese’s vicar for clergy. The admission process has been suspended since October 2009. “When men apply for admissions to this program, we want […]