Looking ahead to Holy Week
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Cardinal Justin Rigali is asking Catholics across the Archdiocese to accompany him as he leads a candlelight Way of the Cross devotion at 7:30 p.m. Good Friday, April 2, on the grounds of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood. “The devotion is a fitting way to reflect on the […]
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. […]
In the spirit of St. Joseph
On saint’s feast day, gifts of prayer, priestly service By Colleen Boyle SharpSpecial to the CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Holy Family Home in Southwest Philadelphia revisited an old tradition in honor of St. Joseph’s feast day this year. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph P. McFadden and seven archdiocesan priests visited the nursing home run by the Little Sisters […]
Catholics voice mixed emotions on health care
By Nancy Frazier O’BrienCatholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – As the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops expressed disappointment, some Catholic groups reacted with enthusiasm to the passage of health reform legislation in Congress and the presidential executive order on taxpayer-funded abortion. President Barack Obama signed the bill into law March 23. The House approved the […]
Near or far, seeing the Gospel up close
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T In his senior years a spiritual vocation has gradually replaced the temporal. John Trumbore had a successful career in the advertising industry, and since his retirement in 2000 from Harris, Baio and McCullough he has developed a vocation in the social justice field. He is the father of two […]
They’ve got spirit: Carroll’s champion cheerleaders
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer RADNOR – The cheerleaders at Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor could shout it from the rooftop: they are champions. The Patriots recently secured a national varsity cheerleading title and grand champion titles in varsity and junior varsity spanisions of the Philadelphia Catholic League Cheerleading Competition. Tateana Turner, […]
Cardinal O’Hara wins Flyers Cup
John KnebelsSports Columnist On a picture perfect Sunday afternoon, Cardinal O’Hara High School’s ice hockey team accomplished something that the Philadelphia Flyers haven’t in 35 years. It won the Cup. While a Stanley Cup would be appreciated by the majority of local fans, O’Hara’s fans have absolutely no complaints that the “Cup” was the Flyers […]
Msgr. Fitzpatrick, pastor of St. John, L. Makefield, dies
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer When Jimmy Fitzpatrick was a boy, he liked to play priest by crafting a pretend chalice from the aluminum foil of a candy bar. With his makeshift chalice, little Jimmy would proclaim, “Dominus vobiscum” (Latin for “The Lord be with you”) to which his sister would reply, “Et cum […]