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Love for hoops matched by love for school
By John KnebelsSports Columnist Some athletes aspire to be a star. Some couldn’t care less. Consider Little Flower junior Jen Purcell more of the latter. A third year starter as a guard and forward on a Sentinels team that has reached the Catholic League playoffs the past two seasons, Purcell has always been a no-frills […]
Holy & human: Philadelphia’s saintly bishop
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Last Jan. 10 Catholic Philadelphia celebrated the 150th anniversary of the death and birth into new heavenly life of St. John Neumann, fourth Bishop of Philadelphia. This coming March 28 will see another milestone – the 200th anniversary of his birth into earthly life in Prachatitz, Bohemia, and on […]
Church made memorable news in nation and world
Local Catholic news stands out in 2010In 2010, pope faced tough challenges inside and outside the church JANUARY Haiti quake precipitates calls for prayer, rapid and generous relief effortsPope Benedict XVI prayed for victims of a massive earthquake in Haiti and urged the international community to provide generous assistance to the stricken population of the […]
Local Catholic news stands out in 2010
Church made memorable news in nation and worldIn 2010, pope faced tough challenges inside and outside the church JANUARY Cardinal Justin Rigali commemorated the 150th anniversary of the death of St. John Neumann with a special Mass at the National Shrine Jan. 5. Cardinal Rigali asked all Catholics of the Archdiocese to join him in […]
Ivy League senior will attend Seminary
More information about National Vocation Awareness Week By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Eric Banecker of Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in South Philadelphia received an early Christmas present this past December. The 21-year-old, presently a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, was informed that he has been accepted to St. Charles Borromeo […]
What is the Mass?
A concise answer to this question is found in the fifth “Luminous Mystery” of the Rosary proposed by Pope John Paul II: “The institution of the Eucharist as the sacramental expression of the Paschal Mystery.” At the Last Supper, the night before He died, offering Himself to the Father for our salvation, Jesus instituted the […]
Msgr. Beach named delegate for stewardship
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Msgr. Francis W. Beach, who was recently appointed as the Cardinal’s delegate for Stewardship and Development pro-tem, in addition to his current duties as pastor of SS. Simon and Jude Parish in West Chester, knows that it is going to be a challenging task but is looking forward to […]
Mass obligations for Christmas, Saturday, Dec. 25
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Christmas Day, Dec. 25, falls on a Saturday this year. Catholics fulfill the holy day of obligation for Christmas, the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, at Christmas Eve vigil Masses (no earlier than 4 p.m.) and at any Masses celebrated on Christmas Day. Christmas is a holy […]
Faith cornerstone of shop, owner
By Elizabeth FisherSpecial to The CS&T Ava Puma once earned a six-figure income and drove a Porsche. She lived the good life until a terrible accident changed her forever. Now, she said, she lives a more blessed life. Puma is the owner of the Ave Maria Shop, a vast Catholic religious store in Morrisville that […]
La Salle falls to North Allegheny in AAAA state final
Five turnovers. No matter how good a football team is, it can’t get away with that many mistakes. Proving that they are indeed human, La Salle gave away five possessions and fell to North Allegheny 21-0, in the PIAA Class AAAA championship Saturday at Hersheypark Stadium. The loss severed the defending state champions’ 12-game winning […]