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Nazareth Academy swimmer becomes Blue Hen
John KnebelsSports Columnist Monopoly. Play Station. Basketball. Swimming. When it comes to competition, it doesn’t make a difference if it takes place between two people playing a board game in the friendly confines of her home basement or in front of hundreds of frenzied fans at a nearby pool. Either way, Nazareth Academy senior Tori […]
Capital campaign begins final parish phase
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer The fourth and final track of parishes participating in the archdiocesan capital and endowment campaign, “Heritage of Faith, Vision of Hope” began the endeavor this month, as more than half started to hold organizational, planning and leadership meetings the week of Jan. 18. Track 4 consists of 103 parishes. […]
Fate of village with local ties unknown
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T When Msgr. Francis X. Schmidt, who is coordinator of the charity Father Chuck’s Challenge, heard about the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, it was a shock. Exactly one year ago, on Jan. 12, he and Cornelia Hunt, his co-coordinator, were in Haiti with a group from Food for […]
Priest cares for Haiti’s quake victims
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Oblate of St. Francis de Sales Father Thomas Hagan, a native of the Philadelphia Archdiocese working in Haiti, survived the massive earthquake there Jan. 12 with minimal scrapes to his head. The priest runs Hands Together, a non-profit organization devoted to the care of the poor in Haiti. Father […]
Schools, parishes step up to help Haiti
Web exclusive By Christie L. ChicoineThe CS&T Staff Writer A kindergartener at St. Bridget School in the East Falls section of Philadelphia donated the $5 he recently received from the Tooth Fairy to earthquake relief efforts for Haiti. “I’m going to give it to Haiti to help the kids,” said 5-year-old Taron Stokes. If he […]
Hundreds of thousands march for life in Washington
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T According to much, if not most, of the secular press, it never happened. News flash – hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates were joyfully clogging the streets and jamming the subway lines in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 22 for the 37th annual Rally and March for Life, marking the […]
Pope John Paul II H.S. on track for fall opening
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer UPPER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP – Construction on the new Pope John Paul II High School in Upper Providence, Montgomery County, is 85 percent complete. But the biggest news is that the new students will be issued netbooks, or mini-laptop computers, when the school opens in September upon the consolidation of […]
A blessing: New lab at Our Lady of Calvary School
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Thanks in large part to a state grant for equipment, Our Lady of Calvary School in Northeast Philadelphia has a sophisticated new “Discovery” science lab, which was formally blessed by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph McFadden Jan. 14. The $150,000 grant was obtained for the 917-student elementary school by State Rep. […]
Major grant provides paid vocational internships
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T BENSALEM – De La Salle Vocational School in Bensalem, Bucks County, a day program of the St. Gabriel’s System that serves about 120 adolescent boys in partnership with the Pennsylvania Academic and Career/Technical Training Alliance (PACTT), has received a $230,000 grant. In a “Learn to Earn” program, it will […]
Pro-life groups prepare to March for Life
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T At least 90 buses will be departing Philadelphia on Jan. 22 for Washington, D.C., to join Cardinal Justin Rigali for the 37th annual Rally and March for Life, which marks the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion throughout America. Cardinal Rigali will be a concelebrant at the […]