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Concerns continue over handling of abuse
By Cindy WoodenCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY – Even as Pope Benedict XVI was focused on solemnly marking the death and resurrection of Jesus, Vatican officials tried to respond to criticism of the way Catholic leaders have handled the clerical sex abuse scandal, and they vigorously defended the Pope. As Pope Benedict arrived to celebrate […]
Men’s club helps South Philly parish thrive
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – The men’s club at Sacred Heart Parish in South Philadelphia is into renewal. Outwardly, that means refurbishing 19th century buildings, but far more important, it means renewing faith among its members and their families. What makes the parish story compelling is that, on the surface it would […]
Easter Sunday: ‘Walk in newness of life’
For more of the Cardinal’s Holy Week homilies, click here. Homily of Cardinal Justin RigaliEaster Sunday MassCathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and PaulApril 4, 2010 Dear Friends in the Risen Christ, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for […]
Sharing lives and family
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Violane Gillyard and Sharon Jones are related neither by blood nor formal adoption but are as “family” as you can get. Gillyard has been caring for Jones for 23 years under Catholic Social Services and Life Sharing Through Family Living, a foster care program that places people with intellectual […]
Catholic Athletes for Christ fosters faith in athletes
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T RADNOR – When two dozen young men and women assembled at Archbishop Carroll High School for meetings of Catholic Athletes for Christ (CAC) on March 3 and 17, they may not have realized they were pioneering an entirely new ministry for a group founded primarily to support the Catholic […]
Neumann-Goretti starts baseball season 4-0
John KnebelsSports Columnist After a team wins a championship, the good news for the collective runners-up is the conventional wisdom that maybe next year things will be different. In the case of Catholic League baseball, maybe not. The Neumann-Goretti High School team, which outlasted LaSalle 3-1 in last year’s eight-inning championship pitching duel, looks almost […]
Her mission has been music
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Over 68 years as a church organist Mary Babin has gotten to see a lot of people in the pews. “I had the best seat in the house, and I met most people by the tops of their heads,” she said. Now, after a 38-year run at Sacred Heart […]
St. James, Holy Martyrs schools to close in June
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer St. James School in Elkins Park and Holy Martyrs School in Oreland, both in Montgomery County, will close at the end of the school year in June due to declining enrollments and increasing operational costs. However, the St. James Early Childhood Education Center for kindergartners and children ages 3 […]
Sister recounts forgiveness in Rwanda
By George GregorySpecial to The CS&T NEWTOWN SQUARE – One of the greatest tragedies in human history was revisited during a moving and heart-wrenching presentation held at St. Anastasia School in Newtown Square March 16. There was hardly a dry eye in the room as Sister of St. Joseph Catherine Nerny recounted her 2006 visit […]
Workshops on new missal scheduled for April
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer In anticipation of the revised English translation of the Roman Missal, the archdiocesan Office for Worship is conducting regional informational assemblies for the lay faithful April 15, 20 and 29. “Everyone is encouraged to attend,” said the presenter of the workshops, Father G. Dennis Gill, director of the Office […]