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A lifetime devoted to catechesis
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer HILLTOWN – Catechist. Director of Parish Religious Education for the Philadelphia Archdiocese. President of the Archdiocesan DRE Association. Coordinator of Assessment in the Office of the Catechism of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award honoree. Marie C. Scanlon, 71, has held many catechetical titles, […]
Changes coming next year in Catholic League
John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T When the 2010-11 academic year begins, the Philadelphia Catholic League will sport a significantly different look. For purists who have implored a return to a single league champion, they will get their wish in every sport except football. For progressives who have thoroughly enjoyed the PCL’s exposure to the Pennsylvania […]
Hamels visits St. Max to promote healthy habits
By Joanna ArmandiCS&T Sports Editor WEST CHESTER – Spring training is a little over a month away, but Phillies fever has spread early at St. Maximilian Kolbe School in West Chester thanks to eighth-grader Bernadette Tankle. Tankle, 14, had the winning essay in the “I Pitch for Dairy” contest sponsored by the Phillies, the Mid-Atlantic […]
Two decades as a ‘seminary mother’
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer WYNNEWOOD – A wife and mother of five grown daughters, the executive secretary of the Archdiocese’s Vocation Office for the Diocesan Priesthood at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary always believed she would have a son. God works in mysterious ways. “I always wanted a little boy,” said Lucille Nazzario, 68, […]
Catholic League boys basketball: Last year’s favorites are back again
John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Replete with talented players and a unified proud tradition, the Catholic League once again finds itself among the area’s high school basketball elite. After playing an average of five non-league games – some of them taking place during Christmas holiday tournaments – both the Red and Blue spanisions have commenced […]
Former Anglican nun now in full communion
By Sister Kathleen Leary, S.S.J.Special to The CS&T Most people celebrate Jan. 1 as the beginning of their new year. For Sister Elaine Swan, A.S.S.P., a new year began Sept. 3. On that date, Sister Elaine and eight other All Saints Sisters of the Poor, whose (Anglican) Provincial House is in Catonsville, Md., came into […]
Archdiocesan DVD focuses on local vocation stories
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer The night before young Federico Britto reported to St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood to conduct the interview portion of his application to become a seminarian, he asked his father if he would drive him there. That was when the family and friends of now-Msgr. Britto, pastor of St. […]
Is your child considering a vocation?
‘Encourage them’ says mother of seminarian, nun
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T What are the odds, in this day and age, that in a family of three children, one would enter the convent and another the seminary? Toni (McGuire) Preston knew her daughter Sarah was considering the convent and her son, Tim, was considering the priesthood and she was fine with […]
Cardinal celebrates Mass for inmates
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Prison is definitely not a place anyone wants to be during the Christmas season. That in itself is an excellent reason why visitation, including Cardinal Justin Rigali’s annual visit to a local prison at Christmastide, is important. “I’m very thankful to be part of this,” said Peter, an inmate […]
Prayers from a battlefield
Philadelphia’s Father Joseph Coffey prays with soldiers fighting in AfghanistanBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Military chaplains stationed in the field are used to long days and often cover great distances as part of their ministry, but Christmas can be especially exhausting. Certainly, Lt. Commander Joseph Coffey, a Philadelphia priest and Navy chaplain serving with […]