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West Catholic wins first state championship
By John KnebelsSports Columnist No matter what they do, and no matter where they go, everyone associated with West Catholic’s football program can always return to the night of Dec. 18, 2010 and bask in the memory. And for the rest of their lives, those same people will probably break into a smile every time […]
Local author adapts Narnia book to play
Web ExclusiveBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T As the third installment of C.S. Lewis’s children’s series “The Chronicles of Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” hits theaters, it is worth mentioning that the first volume published, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” was acted on the stage in 1985, 20 years before that […]
Narnia: ‘The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’
By Bill DonaghyCatholic Currents Narnia … the very word holds a power over countless readers. With it comes a thirst for adventure, a return to youth, and a longing to peer over the world’s edge into “Aslan’s Country.” Now with the release of the third film based on the Narnia series, “The Voyage of the […]
Cardinal Rigali creates advisory cabinet
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T The nearly completed archdiocesan Capital Campaign has successfully garnered more than $200 million in gifts and pledges to assist the Archdiocese into the future in its various ministries. In addition to much-needed funding it has served to increase awareness of these ministries and galvanize community leaders to become more […]
‘Whose birthday is it anyway?’
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Face it, the idea that Advent is not just a time to serially light four pretty candles but a season of prayer and preparation is foreign to a good many people. At West Philadelphia Catholic High School, where 85 percent of the student population is not Catholic, it is […]
Midnight Mass celebrated across Archdiocese
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Midnight Mass at Christmas is a cherished tradition of the Catholic Church. In the Philadelphia Archdiocese, Midnight Mass is definitely not a practice of the past. Numerous parishes celebrate Mass at Midnight on Dec. 25. “Traditionally, the Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Nativity of our Lord with Masses […]
Christ, be our light
By Michelle Francl-Donnay Anguish has taken wing, dispelled is darkness: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. – Is. 8:23a, 9:2 In the last six weeks I’ve been half way round the world and back again. The trip was amazing. I took walks in the jungle where lizards the size of […]
St. Joseph/St. Robert students collect coats
WARRINGTON – Students at St. Joseph/St. Robert School in Warrington recently collected over 75 slightly used winter coats for needy adults and children in the area.
Three from St. Denis Parish become Eagle Scouts
HAVERTOWN – St. Denis Boy Scout Troop no. 144 awarded three boy scouts with the organization’s highest honor Dec. 4. William Doyle, John Gavin and Sam Stocker, all members of St. Denis Parish, earned the Eagle Scout ranking. Scout Master Tim Ay presented the awards to the new Eagles Scouts during the ceremony, at which […]