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On fairway or hardwood, Wood’s Walsh scores
By Joe PawlikowskiSpecial to the CS&T When Jack Walsh Sr. arrived from work to the 18th green at Blue Bell Country Club Oct. 6, he received a quick smile from his son, Jack Jr. Little did he know his son, a junior at Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster, was putting to win the inspanidual […]
Catholic League soccer: As playoffs approach, it’s a six-team race
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T In early September, many coaches and players declared that the Catholic League Red spanision was the strongest collection of elite soccer teams in the entire state of Pennsylvania. When taking into account the many terrific leagues throughout the state, that was quite a statement. Now with the regular season […]
Making rosaries, ‘working for our Lady’
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD – Samuel Forlano of Holy Cross Parish in Springfield, Delaware County, has crafted 6,000 rosaries in the past 66 years. He said it takes him about two hours to make a rosary from straight wire and about 15 minutes to construct one from cord. “The satisfaction that I […]
Meeting calls for action on immigration reform
By Denise PetersonSpecial to The CS&T “As Catholics, it is our moral responsibility to uphold the cause of the immigrant.” Words like those were echoed by speaker after speaker and by more than 100 participants at the Justice for Immigrants Regional Convening at Malvern Retreat House last week. The convening was held Oct. 7-9 in […]
Priests’ journey recalls St. John Vianney
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Three priests of the Philadelphia Archdiocese recently walked where the patron saint of all the world’s priests once walked when they participated in the International Priests’ Retreat in the Village of the Holy Curé of Ars, France. The Sept. 27-Oct. 3 retreat was held in conjunction with the universal […]
Major concerns still exist in health reform bills, bishops say
By Nancy Frazier O’BrienCatholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – None of the major health reform bills before Congress adequately addresses the concerns raised by the U.S. bishops in the areas of abortion, conscience protection, immigrants and affordability, said the heads of three major committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Oct. 8. One of […]
History of high schools tracks changing times
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T You could call it a case of succeeding too well. The chief reason given for the impending closing of Northeast Catholic High School for Boys and Cardinal Dougherty High at the end of the current school year is declining enrollment. North Catholic (nobody who ever went there actually called […]
Dougherty’s Hawkins scores 100th goal
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – One adjective perfectly describes what is occurring for the Cardinal Dougherty girls’ soccer team – bittersweet. In what should be a daily dose of celebratory medicine, the Cardinals are having difficulty enjoying their incredible record because of the recent announcement that Cardinal Dougherty will close its doors […]
Two high schools to close
Low enrollment forces closures of Dougherty, North Catholic (Click here for more resources on High School closings)By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Cardinal Dougherty High School and Northeast Catholic High School for Boys in Philadelphia will close in June 2010 at the conclusion of the school year, due to declining enrollments and rising […]