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Cardinal O’Hara wins Flyers Cup
John KnebelsSports Columnist On a picture perfect Sunday afternoon, Cardinal O’Hara High School’s ice hockey team accomplished something that the Philadelphia Flyers haven’t in 35 years. It won the Cup. While a Stanley Cup would be appreciated by the majority of local fans, O’Hara’s fans have absolutely no complaints that the “Cup” was the Flyers […]
Msgr. Fitzpatrick, pastor of St. John, L. Makefield, dies
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer When Jimmy Fitzpatrick was a boy, he liked to play priest by crafting a pretend chalice from the aluminum foil of a candy bar. With his makeshift chalice, little Jimmy would proclaim, “Dominus vobiscum” (Latin for “The Lord be with you”) to which his sister would reply, “Et cum […]
St. Patrick’s Day parade a success, despite Ireland-like weather
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Geoffrey Chaucer said it best back in the 14th century – “Lord, this is a huge rayn. This were a weder for to slepen inne.” Well, Chaucer was an Englishman, not Irish. No Irishman worth his Guinness would sleep in on the morning of a St. Patrick’s […]
Seminarians visit Phila.’s other Catholic Cathedral
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – There is physical exercise and there is spiritual exercise. The St. Charles Borromeo Seminary community hoped for both during a March 14 Lenten walking pilgrimage from Wynnewood to Philadelphia’s other Catholic Cathedral, the Byzantine Ukrainian Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in the Northern Liberties section of the […]
1,500 attend men’s conference
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T PHILADELPHIA – The theme was “Be Reconciled with the Lord,” and the Men’s Spirituality Conference held March 13 drew more than 1,500 Catholic men of all ages, some even bringing young sons, to Archbishop Ryan High School on a very stormy Saturday. It was a full day of instruction, […]
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Confrontation turns to breakthrough
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Dr. Lester Ruppersberger, a practicing physician in gynecology for 35 years, belongs to a rather exclusive club. “I don’t prescribe contraceptives, and I don’t do sterilizations,” he said. “I’m the only OB/GYN doctor in the entire Archdiocese of Philadelphia who doesn’t. There was one other, but she retired.” It […]
Little Flower wins third straight bowling title
John KnebelsSports Columnist Bowling always has been, is now and probably always will be considered a leisurely activity. Little Flower junior Ashley Sipos understands that. But to those out there who think that bowling is an easy sport to master, Sipos has some advice. Think again. “When they see how hard it is to be […]
Keeping faith, family and Irish roots as priorities
By Sister Kathleen LearySpecial to The CS&T “It’s a great day for the Irish everyday,” according to Seamus Boyle, the grand marshal of the 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Philadelphia. Whether he is speaking of the motto of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), the theme of the parade, the claddagh ring or his […]
North’s Catholic league bowling title bittersweet
John KnebelsSports Columnist As North Catholic’s bowling team prepared for the season, some of the players were sitting around acknowledging its particular importance. If time was ever of the essence, this was it. In June, North Catholic will be closing its doors for good. “It was special for the seniors in one way, and for […]