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Commissioner to receive Keys & Sword award
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – In recognition of his extraordinary commitment and dedication to serving others and the community, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey has been named the 2009 recipient of the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul’s Keys & Sword Award. “To be recognized this way by the Church […]
Author cites Irish gifts to county’s oldest church
By JIM GAUGERSpecial to The CS&T PARKESBURG – Kathleen Hood, a former adjunct professor at Immaculata University, knew that the history of St. Malachi Church in Cochranville was rich with Irish lore. How rich? Well, Hood, a Coatesville resident and a member of the rural Catholic mission church constructed in 1838, has written a 272-page […]
‘The Stoning of Soraya M’
Truth, drama and a film that really mattersBy Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Many Catholics will remember Steve McEveety for his work as producer on “The Passion of the Christ.” A married father of four who is serious about his Catholic faith, McEveety has a 30-year film career that began as a child actor […]
Theology of the Body programs for teens
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Why did God give us our sexual desires? How can teens remain pure in our oversexed culture? Can Christ offer healing to me if I’ve messed up? These are just a few of the questions that will be addressed at Theology of the Body for Teens, a program to […]
Academic retreat for laity at seminary
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer WYNNEWOOD – A five-day summer academic retreat that provides plenty of prayer and education but no exams is available for lay adults July 5-30 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Sponsored by the Seminary’s Religious Studies spanision, retreatants may enroll in any or all of the four weekly sessions. Intellectual […]
Year of the Priest begins
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Pope Benedict XVI has declared the Year of the Priest June 19, 2009, through June 19, 2010. Cardinal Justin Rigali is calling on area Catholics to participate in the archdiocesan celebration, which he has named, “Holy Priests for a Holy People.” “Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, […]
Hollywood producer makes films with a message
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Steve McEveety isn’t your typical Hollywood producer, and his film, “The Stoning of Soraya M.” proves that. It’s not a feel-good flick, but it does confront a very serious social problem – mistreatment of women – and that’s the whole point of making it. In a telephone interview with […]
Real Presence among us
Updated By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Demonstrating their love for Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament, a large contingent of first communicants and their families joined Cardinal Justin Rigali in an outdoor eucharistic procession in the streets around the perimeter of the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul on the feast […]
Six African-American students honored with Mitchell scholarships
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Six students are the recipients of the second disbursement from the Msgr. John Mitchell Memorial Scholarship Fund. Four current archdiocesan students and two graduating eighth-graders were presented with their scholarship prizes at a reception hosted by the Office for Black Catholics at the Archdiocesan Office Center on […]
For young searchers, vocation congresses lead to answers
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T Young people will be talking about vocations this month. First, on Tuesday, June 16, sixth-to eighth-grade boys will spend the day at St. Charles Seminary for the third Brothers of Borromeo Vocation Congress. Then, on Wednesday, June 24 it will be the sixth to eighth-grade young women’s turn to […]