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Holding on to the light
Parishioners across the Archdiocese respond to clergy sexual abuse, the grand jury report and recent archdiocesan initiatives CS&T staff report “Cry out full-throated and unsparingly,” says the first reading from Isaiah (58:1) in the lectionary for March 11 – the date set for a Lenten prayer service at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and […]
Seven parish schools to close at term’s end
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T The Office for Catholic Education announced on Feb. 28 four parochial schools in Philadelphia and three in Bucks County will close at the end of the current school year due to low enrollment. The city schools that will close are Ascension of Our Lord, Kensington; St. Anne, Kensington; St. […]
At Lent, fast to feed others
Operation Rice BowlBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&TChronic hunger certainly exists in many third world countries, but it is also present in our own back yard. Both areas are addressed by Operation Rice Bowl, the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program that combines prayer, sacrifice and alms-giving and has been an integral part of the Lenten […]
A man of accomplishment
In 1945, when Meryll Frost was recognized as the most courageous athlete of the year, he said, “I am not a great man, but there is a great woman behind me.” Ask Rosalie Mirenda, president of Neumann University in Aston, recipient of many distinguished awards, and she will tell you she isn’t a great woman […]
Neumann-Goretti making history
3rd straight undefeated seasonJohn KnebelsSports Columnist SS. Neumann-Goretti’s basketball team has come and been replaced by … nobody. And since all but one of their standout players are underclassmen, one gets the distinct feeling that the Saints won’t be replaced by anyone else anytime soon. Despite clanking free throw after free throw to keep its […]
Wood girls grab league crown
John KnebelsSports Columnist Relief was a major part of it. So was pride. But according to the players and coaches that celebrated Archbishop Wood’s Catholic League basketball championship victory over Archbishop Carroll Monday night at the Palestra, the overriding feeling that accompanied the school’s first league title since 1982 was joy. Pure, unbridled joy. “It […]
April events
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic Charismatic Renewal will host a special Lenten conference Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Father Judge High School in Northeast Philadelphia. Guest speaker will be Tim Francis, founder of You Shall Believe Ministries. For more information, visit www.phillyspirit.com
Seven parish schools to close in Archdiocese
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T The Office for Catholic Education announced on Feb. 28 four parochial schools in Philadelphia and three in Bucks County will close at the end of the current school year due to low enrollment. The city schools that will close are Ascension of Our Lord, Kensington; St. Anne, Kensington; St. […]
The future is at Our Lady Help of Christians School
Middle school students win national engineering competition By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T News flash – middle school kids (seventh and eighth graders) from Our Lady Help of Christians School, Abington, took the grand prize at the 2011 National Engineers Week Future City Competition finals held in Washington D.C. Feb. 18-22. To do so they […]
Williams calls school choice ‘moral imperative’
By John T. GillespieSpecial to the CS & T Philadelphia State Senator Anthony H. Williams invokes the language of the Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King Jr. when arguing for school choice. As lead cosponsor of a bill in Harrisburg to give low-income parents tuition vouchers to transfer their children from failing public schools […]