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Chinese officials monitor cathedral
By Catholic News Service BEIJING – Government officials continued ongoing surveillance of the Cangzhou cathedral because Bishop Joseph Li Liangui did not show up for the Eighth National Congress of Catholic Representatives in Beijing. The Asian Church news agency UCA News reported Dec. 8 that police cars were patrolling the vicinity of the cathedral and […]
Meet ‘the Rambo of the Ambo’
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Deacon William E. Champagne was honored for his 16 years of service as a permanent deacon by Our Lady of Hope Parish on North Broad Street last Saturday. At this point his service is limited to faithful witness because at 81 he is living with dementia. It’s […]
Merion Mercy wins fourth straight volleyball title
By John KnebelsSports Columnist In truth, there was very little chance that Merion Mercy Academy’s volleyball team wasn’t going to win a state championship this year. That’s not a knock on the competition. The Golden Bears were that good. But when the final point was recorded in Saturday night’s PIAA Class AA state title victory […]
Bound for greatness: The road to the state title
By John KnebelsSports Columnist Just 4:06 into the game, junior Mike Frendak plowed through the line and blocked a punt that deflected into the end zone. Archbishop Wood led, 2-0. Too bad for Dobbins Tech that the game couldn’t end right there. By the time Saturday’s “contest” was over, Wood had emerged with a convincing […]
Villanova U. hosts vigil for peace in Sudan
By Jim GaugerSpecial to The CS&T VILLANOVA – As the vigil for peace neared its end, several hundred students sitting in St. Thomas of Villanova Church were asked to do three things: 1. Get out their cell phones and call the White House (the students had a slip of paper with the phone number) to […]
Devotion to the mother leads to the Son
Marian feast days and solemnities in December point to the ultimate celebration – the birth of Christ By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer As Catholics around the globe begin the fourth week of Advent and the celebrations commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, they are also reminded of the maternity of Mary, and how her […]
Toward an encounter with God incarnate
By Michelle Francl-Donnay Lift up your eyes and look. For who made the stars but He who drills them like an army calling each one by name. So mighty is His power, so great His strength, that not one fails to answer. – Isaiah 40:26 “Why does this time of year have to be so […]
Food for hungry, blessing for parish
By Elizabeth FisherSpecial to the CS&T BRISTOL – To the members of St. Ann Parish in Bristol, Thanksgiving means wielding a long spoon. They not only give thanks to God for their own blessings, they make the holiday dinner possible for families who can’t otherwise afford a turkey and the trimmings. In the past 14 […]
Two Catholic schools earn national blue ribbons
Mary, Mother of the Redemer and Ancillae- Assumpta earn national recognition By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T NORTH WALES – If Mary, Mother of the Redeemer School in North Wales was an automobile, it would be a Bugatti. The Bugatti holds the record for accelerating from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 2.4 seconds. […]
Cardinal to bless Baby Jesus statues, images Dec. 5 at Cathedral
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Cardinal Justin Rigali is inviting the faithful to join him at the Archdiocese’s sixth annual “Bless the Baby Jesus” devotion and Second Sunday of Advent Mass, which he will celebrate at 11 a.m. Dec. 5 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, 18th Street and […]