News
Santa Claus enjoys gift-giving mission
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T “I really am Santa Claus,” he said. “Call me St. Nicholas or St. Nick if you like. “Never,” he added with a twinkle, “call me Old Nick. He’s quite a different fellow.” There he sat in his ermine-trimmed crimson suit and stocking cap, which by trick of the soft […]
State champs!
La Salle beats State College 24-7, wins first-ever state crown in Catholic League football history John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T The fans who braved the elements Saturday afternoon were probably too frozen even to contemplate what they saw below. High school football players were frolicking in the snow. Some lay on the ground flapping their […]
Give online to build Church, inspanidual parishes
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Just in time for Christmas, an online giving component has been added to the archdiocesan capital campaign web site for those who prefer to make electronic pledges to the capital campaign, “Heritage of Faith – Vision of Hope.” The secure site at www.heritageoffaithvisionofhope.com will allow donors to set up […]
Parishioners take St. Joseph the Worker as model
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – At age 93, Bernice Infante, who lives alone in St. Helena Parish in the Olney section of the city, is hard put to meet ordinary living expenses on her small Social Security pension, let alone tackle household repairs. “I didn’t have heat for two weeks and Msgr. […]
Multicultural ministry is priest’s ‘privilege’
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Father Angelo J. Hernández, 50, at St. Aloysius Parish in Pottstown, Montgomery County, since 2006. He was ordained a priest for the Philadelphia Archdiocese in 1993. He has also served as parochial vicar at St. Veronica Parish in North Philadelphia, St. William Parish in Northeast Philadelphia and pastoral care […]
Cardinal: Casey proposal doesn’t fix health bill
WASHINGTON (CNS) – While welcoming a “good-faith effort” by Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Casey to improve the treatment of abortion in the Senate’s health reform legislation, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities said a “fundamental problem” remains that makes the bill morally unacceptable. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston said the U.S. […]
‘I can’t live without God in my life’
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA -If you are looking for programs in Hispanic ministry at Holy Innocents Parish in the Juniata Park section of Philadelphia Ani Figueroa is the go-to person, which means she’s pretty busy because Hispanics have become the majority ethnicity in the parish. Originally from Salina, Puerto Rico, and formerly […]
Wood, West end seasons short of state titles
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Before last year, not many Archbishop Wood football fans had ever heard of a school called Selinsgrove. Now it’s a little more well known. For the second consecutive year Wood met Selinsgrove in the PIAA Class AAA state semifinal at Hersheypark Stadium. And by now, everyone associated with the […]
La Salle beats Ridley, advances to state final
By Todd OrodenkerSpecial to The CS&T State. It may be just one word, but its meaning is practically indefinable. And come Saturday, La Salle College High School will have a chance to experience the indefinable. The Explorers surged past Ridley High School 35-7 last Saturday in the PIAA Class AAAA semifinals at Charles Martin Memorial […]
Finish high school, new Phila. D.A. tells teens
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – It was a simple question. “What’s the one thing most people in Philadelphia who are arrested have in common?” Philadelphia District Attorney-elect Seth Williams asked this during a session with teenage boys at De La Salle in Towne during a Dec. 8 meeting. His audience knew something […]