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Concert hailed as ‘an act of worship’
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T It was called “The Word Made Flesh: A Concert of Sacred Music Celebrating the Year of the Priest,” and it lived up to every expectation and more. There they were on March 25 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, two outstanding youth choirs, each with over […]
A hope more real than anything else
By Father Leonard Peterson My old seminary philosophy professor, Father Joe Ward, had a favorite expression all his own to describe the superlative. With a little smile and a snicker, he would tell us that this or that was “than which there is no whicher.” Like a lot of our colloquialisms, that one eludes grammatical […]
Overnight youth retreat a ‘powerful experience’
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T LIMERICK – Father Paul Brandt nailed it in his Saturday morning homily. The 8 a.m. Mass March 27 at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Limerick, which ended the overnight youth retreat, was a grand finale and had all of the elements of the spiritual journey of Lent. It […]
Archbishop Wood girls prove they’re best in Pa.
By John KnebelsSports Columnist Basketball doesn’t sell tickets because spectators enjoy watching defense. But as just about any veteran coach will preach, playing defense might not be pretty, but it is the key ingredient to winning. The girls’ basketball team from Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster concurs. Although they endured longer-than-comfortable streaks of inept […]
Saints bring state hoops title to South Philly
John KnebelsSports Columnist A passing comment wasn’t meant for dissecting. More than anything else, it was just food for thought. Then Carl Arrigale starting thinking about it. “You know,” he said, “when you put it that way.” Neumann-Goretti edged Chartiers Valley 65-63 in the PIAA Class AAA state championship March 26 at Penn State University’s […]
Eagle Scout brings Stations to high school
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer DREXEL HILL – Refurbishing a set of the Stations of the Cross helped 18-year-old Matthew Ryan earn his Eagle Scout badge. It also served as a reminder to the Monsignor Bonner High School senior of Easter’s salvific message. “Every time I walk by them, I just think of what […]
St. Anselm program trains lay leaders
By Jim GaugerSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – At St. Anselm Parish in Northeast Philadelphia, the goal to develop lay leadership emerged from its 2009 pastoral plan. Father Tom Dunleavy, St. Anselm’s pastor, is working with the archdiocesan Office for Formation of the Laity to do just that. “One of the goals of the 2009 […]
Parish copes with 3 teen deaths
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer NORWOOD – Three teenagers were buried within three weeks this month from St. Gabriel Parish in Norwood, Delaware County. According to police, the deaths of two of the victims were ruled suicides, while the cause of the death of the third student had not been determined. Father Samuel A. […]