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Bishops issue policy statement on assisted suicide
WASHINGTON – The Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a policy statement on physician-assisted suicide at its meeting in Seattle June 16. The statement, To Live Each Day with Dignity, passed with a vote of 191-1. It marks the first time the full body of bishops has issued a statement on the issue. {{more}} The […]
Theology classes blend formation, information
By Jim GaugerSpecial to The CS&T A revised theology curriculum, based on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ document, “Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age,” was implemented in the Archdiocese’s 17 high schools during the 2010-11 school year. The curriculum breaks down […]
St. Anthony Parish in Ambler marks 125 years
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T As part of their 125th anniversary celebration, members of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Ambler held a candlelight procession through their neighborhood on June 12. Back when it was founded in 1886 the area was called Wissahickon. Two years later when the township was incorporated, it adopted the […]
Parishes begin planning
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T As outlined in Cardinal Justin Rigali’s 2010 pastoral letter “Called to Conversion and Holiness,” the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has launched an important new initiative that will affect all of the 268 parishes in its territory. Each parish, working through its parish pastoral council and the parish financial council or […]
A blessing in Buckingham
First Mass celebrated in Our Lady of Guadalupe ChurchBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T When, on June 5, Msgr. Joseph P. Gentili announced to his congregation at Central Bucks East Hish School that their next Sunday Mass would be in their very own church he was met with thunderous applause. Eleven years is a long […]
No plans to retire after 40 years
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Margie McGlynn-Haugh is going to have a tough time responding to all the congratulations she received for her 40th anniversary as a teacher. A kindergarten teacher at St. Cecilia School in the city’s Fox Chase section since 1977, she received well over 700 cards and e-mails. Some of the […]
Softball, lacrosse teams compete in state tourneys
By John Knebels Talk about making some major noise in your first concert. In its first-ever school year, Royersford’s Pope John Paul II High School managed to reach the state tournament and then win a game. That – and not their subsequent quarterfinal loss to undefeated Valley View in the second round – is what […]
DARE graduation at SS. Simon & Jude School
West Chester –SS. Simon and Jude school’s fifth grade students, pictured with Officer Michael Meiswich from the Westtown East Goshen Police Department, celebrated D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Graduation on June 13. Weekly discussions during the school year included the effects of tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol. However, D.A.R.E. is more than just drug prevention education; […]
Catholic League players vie for Carpenter Cup
Annual Baseball ClassicJohn KnebelsSports Columnist The 26th annual Carpenter Cup Classic is under way. The 16-team tournament, which commenced June 13 and will conclude at Citizens Bank Park June 20-21, is comprised of high school all-stars from the tri-state area. The Catholic League roster suggests that it will take quite a squad to overtake the […]
Shedding light on the vulnerable
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T You don’t have to be a Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart to be a true daughter of St. Frances Cabrini. Take Danielle Alio, a senior at Cabrini College in Radnor, which was founded by the Sacred Heart Sisters, a congregation established by Mother Cabrini, the United States’ first […]