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Former president of Archbishop Ryan H. S. sentenced to state prison
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Franciscan Friar Father Charles Newman, the former president of Archbishop Ryan High School in Northeast Philadelphia, has been sentenced to three to six years in state prison, followed by 10 years probation, for the theft of approximately $900,000 from the school and the Franciscan Order of Friars […]
Church Ministry Institute grads deepen faith, service
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T WYNNEWOOD – The Church Ministry Institute (CMI) offers its participants many blessings. Just ask Philip and Patricia Geoghegan of West Grove. They list learning more about the history of the Catholic Church, delving into the Bible, expanding their service at their home parish and even drawing closer together as […]
Fire singes shrine
Remains of St. John Neumann unscathedBy Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – A recent fire at the National Shrine of St. John Neumann burned a wooden pulpit to ashes, but the nearby altar where the remains of St. John Neumann are interred was unscathed, according to a shrine official. “St. John Neumann, continue to […]
Teacher tallies 3,200 students over 28 years
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T WEST CHESTER – When Margaret Kennedy retires from teaching at SS. Simon and Jude School in West Chester next month, she will be closing out a 48-year association with the Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Born Margaret Muth and growing up in a family of seven […]
PCL track and field championships: Hard work drives Judge’s Kehl to win by a mile
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Track runners are always looking for an edge. Considering that races are often won by mere hundredths of a second, a slightly different approach can literally make the difference between a gold medal and not even qualifying for a bronze. In the Catholic League track and field championship May […]
Local eighth grader readies for big role on stage
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to the CS&T ARDMORE – Greta Bradbury of Ardmore will become the young Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis nightly starting tomorrow. The 14-year-old actress, who is an eighth grader at SS. Colman-John Neumann School in Bryn Mawr, will play the part in the Philadelphia Theatre Company’s “Grey Gardens.” The play will run in Center […]
Four Catholic schools fete veterans with service
By JIM GAUGERSpecial to the CS&T With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continuing, several schools in the Archdiocese have taken steps to remember the men and women in current and past struggles. School children have honored veterans through various means, including patriotic prayer and song programs, collecting gift bags, buying phone cards and sending […]
Neumann, Connelly awardees named
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T Eighth grade honor students have received the coveted Connelly Foundation and Neumann Scholars Program scholarships. The Josephine C. Connelly Achievement Awards were given to 105 students at Archbishop Ryan High School on May 11 and another 63 pupils at West Catholic High School on May 13. Among those receiving […]
New vicar will work with religious in Archdiocese
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Msgr. Joseph J. Anderlonis, 64, whose appointment as Vicar for Consecrated Life for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was effective May 11, will continue as pastor of St. George Parish, Philadelphia, a Lithuanian personal parish he has shepherded for almost 27 years. In his new duties he will represent the […]
Msgr. Duncan named vicar for Bucks County
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Msgr. Joseph P. Duncan, 45, currently the pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Springfield, Delaware County, has been named regional vicar for Bucks County, effective July 6. “I am very humbled by the appointment,” Msgr. Duncan said. Msgr. Duncan has also been named pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish […]