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Anglicans set to join Church
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T BALA CYNWYD – Catholics of a certain age who might visit the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Bala Cynwyd should find the liturgy familiar. The vestments, position of the altar against the wall to the east with the celebrant facing it and the service are very much […]
Mobilizing for education
Bridge Foundation, St. James AlumniBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC), and in the case of nonpublic schools, can make all the difference as to whether a family can afford to pay their children’s tuition. On March 17 at “The Doghouse,” the St. James High School Alumni Association headquarters in […]
Call him Blessed John Paul II
Pope Benedict XVI beatifies his predecessor at Mass for more than 1 million in RomeBy Cindy WoodenCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – “John Paul II is blessed because of his faith – a strong, generous and apostolic faith,” Pope Benedict XVI said May 1 just minutes after formally beatifying his predecessor. Italian police said […]
Local schools celebrate namesake’s beatification
Students, staff hold special events to honor Bl. John Paul IIBy George GregorySpecial to the CS&T “From now on, Pope John Paul II shall be called ‘Blessed,'” Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed in Latin during the Mass beatifying his predecessor on spanine Mercy Sunday, May 1. This brings Pope John Paul II one step closer to […]
Pope Benedict beatifies Pope John Paul ‘because of his faith’
By Cindy WoodenCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – “John Paul II is blessed because of his faith – a strong, generous and apostolic faith,” Pope Benedict XVI said May 1 just minutes after formally beatifying his predecessor. Italian police said that for the Mass more than 1 million people were gathered in and around […]
Vatican says bin Laden’s death cause for reflection, not rejoicing
By John ThavisCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY – The Vatican said the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, a man who sowed spanision and hatred and who caused “innumerable” deaths, should prompt serious reflection about one’s responsibility before God, not rejoicing. {{more}} The Vatican statement May 2 came the day after President Barack Obama […]
Walk this way
WARMINSTER — Nativity of Our Lord School held its 20th Annual Walkathon fundraiser April 29 beginning at 10 a.m. on the school grounds. The entire school student body of over 500 students from pre-K to eighth grade, faculty, and parents began with a brief rally in the school yard and walked together around the school […]
Pray rosary every day, Cardinal asks
By Matthew Gambino In a dramatic appeal, last week Cardinal Justin Rigali invited the faithful to pray the rosary each day for victims of sexual abuse and for priests in the Archdiocese. Near the conclusion of the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday last week, the Cardinal addressed the more than 350 priests and the congregation […]
Local teachers honored for excellence
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Two archdiocesan school teachers were among 15 honorees from Pennsylvania and New Jersey who received “Teacher as Hero” awards during ceremonies at Philadelphia’s National Liberty Museum March 23. Honored were Jessica Marine of St. Francis de Sales School in Philadelphia and Gerri Garofalo of Archbishop Wood High School in […]
‘Lenten Journeys’ unites priests, laypeople
By William GonchSpecial to The CS&T MANAYUNK – This Lent, parishioners from across five parishes in Manayunk gathered for Masses and a series of talks titled “Lenten Journeys.” The series attracted between 50 and 100 people each night to hear homilies and talks on “the personal call to holiness.” Members of St. John the Baptist, […]