‘Whose birthday is it anyway?’

By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Face it, the idea that Advent is not just a time to serially light four pretty candles but a season of prayer and preparation is foreign to a good many people. At West Philadelphia Catholic High School, where 85 percent of the student population is not Catholic, it is […]

Midnight Mass celebrated across Archdiocese

By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Midnight Mass at Christmas is a cherished tradition of the Catholic Church. In the Philadelphia Archdiocese, Midnight Mass is definitely not a practice of the past. Numerous parishes celebrate Mass at Midnight on Dec. 25. “Traditionally, the Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Nativity of our Lord with Masses […]

Christ, be our light

By Michelle Francl-Donnay Anguish has taken wing, dispelled is darkness: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. – Is. 8:23a, 9:2 In the last six weeks I’ve been half way round the world and back again. The trip was amazing. I took walks in the jungle where lizards the size of […]

St. Joseph/St. Robert students collect coats

WARRINGTON – Students at St. Joseph/St. Robert School in Warrington recently collected over 75 slightly used winter coats for needy adults and children in the area.

Three from St. Denis Parish become Eagle Scouts

HAVERTOWN – St. Denis Boy Scout Troop no. 144 awarded three boy scouts with the organization’s highest honor Dec. 4. William Doyle, John Gavin and Sam Stocker, all members of St. Denis Parish, earned the Eagle Scout ranking. Scout Master Tim Ay presented the awards to the new Eagles Scouts during the ceremony, at which […]

Nativity of Our Lord students hold toy drive for Operation Santa Claus

SS. Peter and Paul School receives Middle States accreditation

WEST CHESTER – SS. Peter and Paul Elementary School in West Chester received a certificate of accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools Dec. 1.Middle States accreditation signifies the educational community of SS. Peter and Paul has engaged in a rigorous process of developing self-knowledge; has hosted an evaluation team of independently appointed […]

Devon Prep donates over 5,000 food items to St. Elizabeth’s Community Center

DEVON – Devon Prep’s Christian Action Program (CAP) recently sponsored its annual Harvest TIDE Food Drive to benefit St. Elizabeth’s Community Center in North Philadelphia. The members of CAP worked tirelessly this year to ensure at least 100 families would have food for Thanksgiving and beyond. The sixth through 12th grades collected over 5,300 food […]

Tradition gets a technology upgrade

By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Cardinals John O’Hara, John Krol, Anthony Bevilacqua and Justin Rigali. Four consecutive Archbishops of Philadelphia uphold a joyful tradition that traces back to 1956 when Cardinal O’Hara was not yet a cardinal. It’s the annual Cardinal’s (some years Archbishop’s) Christmas Party for Children, when children representing the […]