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Together in Spirit: Young men explore vocations
Faith, fellowship and fun are hallmarks of Brothers of Borromeo and Quo Vadis summer events for boys and teens For more pictures from the Brothers of Borromeo and Quo Vadis summer events, click here.By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T The best time to plant seeds is in the spring. There is no doubt that the […]
Chinese Cardinal voices cautious hope
Holy Redeemer Church provides insider glimpse into Vatican-China situationBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Considering the occasion, the Gospel message was spot on. “Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter […]
Compassion flows from faith, family
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&TMary Lettieri Strenchock, a nurse practitioner at the J.E. Wood Clinic at Pennsylvania Hospital, recently received recognition from her peers in the mental health field through the 2011 Community Service Award given by the Community Council of the Hall-Mercer Behavioral Health Center.Strenchock, 44, has compassion in her DNA. Her mother, […]
Reverence for the Eucharist at Shrine
In the tradition of publicly celebrating Corpus Christi, Cardinal Rigali led a procession and stopped at three outdoor altars to offer prayers and a eucharistic blessing. Earlier in the day, the congregation that packed the pews of the main church for Mass heard Cardinal Rigali speak about the importance of understanding that Jesus is truly […]
Dragon boat races are more than just sport for coach
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T If you ever watched a dragon boat race you might think of it as sculling with pizzazz, what with the boat’s dragon head and tail and the beating of a drum to keep the paddlers in sync. There is a lot more to it than that, and for one […]
Knights make gift for life-saving ultrasound unit
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T BRISTOL – One thing is certain as far as the Bucks County Women’s Community Center is concerned. A picture is worth far more than a thousand words. Thanks to fetal images generated by a $29,000 ultrasound machine donated by the Knights of Columbus, the center, which counsels and assists […]
Teaching religion in grade schools
By Elizabeth FisherSpecial to the CS&T Overheard at a recent high school graduation: “It won’t be easy to get the kids to church this summer. I don’t make them go during the year because they go to Mass all the time when they’re in school.” This story demonstrates in a very practical sense the awesome […]
CMI grads: A talent for evangelizing
By Elizabeth FisherSpecial to the CS&T Carpets of flowers, regular tours to shrines, ministry fairs and booklets for grieving families represent a spanerse collection of projects designed to reflect the Word of God on earth. They represent a small bouquet of the spanerse ideas that graduates of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Church Ministry Institute develop […]
Archdiocese launches child-safety training
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia this week launched a Mandatory Reporter Training program to increase the understanding among more than 24,000 clergy, employees, parish and school staff, coaches and volunteers regarding their role and responsibility in the mandated reporting of child abuse under the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law (CPSL). CPSL defines any person who comes […]
One Bread, one Body, one Lord of all
Corpus Christi Mass, procession at Shrine draw faithful from across Archdiocese By Elizabeth FisherSpecial to the CS&T DOYLESTOWN – Despite her ballerina-length white cotton dress, 16-year-old Kierstin Abbott fell to her knees on the flagstone-decked balcony of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown. She was following the example of hundreds of […]