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Girls talk about God’s call, God’s love
By Elizabeth FisherSpecial to The CS&T MALVERN – The first-time Girls of Goretti Vocations Conference was a hit, giving organizers hope that it will become an annual event. The conference, held June 23 at the Malvern Retreat House in Malvern, hosted 50 girls from fifth to eighth grade who spent the day focusing on their […]
Boys learn to discern, have fun together
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer WYNNEWOOD – Reverence and recreation ruled the day for nearly 80 sixth, seventh and eighth-grade boys who attended the fourth annual Brothers of Borromeo Vocation Congress Tuesday, June 22, at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood. Sponsored by the archdiocesan Vocation Office for the Diocesan Priesthood, the all-day assembly […]
Dean of Religious Studies spanision departs
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T WYNNEWOOD – St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is losing one of its brightest stars with the announced resignation of Dr. Carmina Magnusen Chapp, academic dean of the Religious Studies spanision and assistant professor in the Department of Systematic Theology in the Theology spanision. “It’s time,” Chapp said. “God is calling […]
Study: Catholic education is best
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Most parents, (74 percent) who send their children to parochial and archdiocesan high schools in the city of Philadelphia are “very satisfied” with their schools. Another 21 percent are “satisfied,” which leaves only 4 percent less than satisfied. That’s the good news, and it is very good news, in […]
Authentic sportsmanship shines at CYO track and field championships
By John KnebelsSports Columnist A sea of young athletes graced University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field at the archdiocesan CYO track and field championships early last month. But as much as the annual athletic affair seemed typical, the end results and multiple broken records added some different elements. Perhaps influenced by the pure simplicity of young […]
Dog days, every day
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T RICHBORO – Diana Sherman, who is a parishioner and business manager at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Richboro, sometimes takes a dog or two to work or to church. Her kids, Danielle, 15; Sydney, 13; and Jacquelyn, 12, might even take a dog to Archbishop Wood High School […]
Bishop Skylstad retires; Bishop Cupich named to succeed him in Spokane
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., and named Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Rapid City, S.D., to succeed him. The appointment and resignation were announced June 30 in Washington by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States. […]
Two new Boston auxiliary bishops named; Bishop Allue retires
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has named two seminary rectors as auxiliary bishops of Boston and accepted the resignation of Boston Auxiliary Bishop Emilio Allue, 75. The appointments of Fathers Arthur L. Kennedy and Peter J. Uglietto, both priests of the Boston Archdiocese, and Bishop Allue’s resignation were made public […]
Early evidence of devotion to apostles found in Rome catacombs
By Cindy WoodenCatholic News Service ROME (CNS) — In the basement of an Italian insurance company’s modern office building, Vatican archaeologists — armed with lasers — discovered important historical evidence about the development of Christian devotion to the apostles. At Rome’s Catacombs of St. Thecla, in the burial chamber of a Roman noblewoman, they have […]
Math whiz shows his absolute value
St. Laurence student beats out 400,000 other students in online competition By Collen Boyle SharpSpecial to The CS&T UPPER DARBY – For James O’Shea, math has always added up. As winner of the First in MATH online program for the 2009-2010 school year, O’Shea, an eighth-grade student at St. Laurence School in Upper Darby, took […]