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Athletes at Penn Relays make memories for life
By John KnebelsCS&T sports columnist No track meet contains more allure than the esteemed Penn Relays. Since 1895, some of the world’s fastest runners and strongest athletes have gathered together at the University of Pennsylvania with hopes of acquiring some hardware in the form of a gold, silver or bronze medal. Last week, many of […]
North Catholic hurler aims to top dad’s epic win
John KnebelsSports Columnist As the days wind down toward the end of North Catholic’s physical existence, the Falcons’ baseball team is doing its best to help maintain a level of spirited excitement for the student body. At 3-3 in the Catholic League Red spanision, North isn’t exactly a shoe-in to make the playoffs a few […]
Camp helps answer ‘Where are you going?’
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer JAMISON – Hiking and fishing, a ropes course and the rosary, campfire, confession, Mass and much more are in store for high school boys between the ages of 14 and 18 who attend Quo Vadis Days May 28-31 at the Diamond Ridge Camp and Conference Center in Jamison, Central […]
A Seuss extravaganza at St. David School
WILLOW GROVE – State Rep. Tom Murt (R-Montgomery/Philadelphia) reads Dr. Seuss books to students in pre-K through second grade at St. David School in Willow Grove, along with students from the school’s Our Lady of Confidence day program. Murt, an Archbishop Wood grad, is also a religious education teacher at the school. Teachers cooked a […]
Cardinal Dougherty H.S. celebrates ring Mass for juniors
The juniors and their families and friends gathered in the Cardinal Dougherty High School auditorium recently for the Mass at which they receive their class rings. The graduating students from Our Lady of Confidence spanision also attended and received rings.School President Father Carl Janicki celebrated the Mass, and school minister Deacon Stephen A. Guckin assisted […]
Masses honor couples married 25 or more years
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T In keeping with a popular long-standing Philadelphia tradition, couples marking significant wedding anniversaries will be recognized on Sunday, May 2, at Masses celebrated by Cardinal Justin Rigali at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. An 11 a.m. Mass will be for couples from Philadelphia or Montgomery County […]
Archdiocesan totals for collections for Haiti relief
The Philadelphia Archdiocese has raised more than $1.7 million through parish collections to aid earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. In addition, Catholic schools across the Archdiocese have raised nearly $151,000. All funds donated by parishioners and Catholic schools will be remitted to Catholic Relief Services, the official Catholic international, humanitarian, relief and development agency in […]
Kenyans at St. Katherine’s
Philadelphia parish reflects global church with Mass in Swahili for immigrant Catholics By Colleen Boyle SharpSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – More than 200 Kenyan Catholics gathered at St. Katherine of Siena Church in Philadelphia April 11 to celebrate a Mass in Swahili. The groups, which represented Kenyan communities living in the United States from […]
Sacred environmentalism
A Catholic perspective on Earth Day, 40 years afterIn a reflection on the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, Father John Ames traces the spiritual roots of environmentalism back to the Biblical stories of Genesis. He also points out the distinctions of secular and sacred concepts of care for the […]
Town hall meeting seeks to restore EITC funding
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – It’s the classic good news-bad news scenario. The good news is Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), which funds educational scholarships, has been expanded by increasing the ceiling for family income from $50,000 to $60,000. Eligibility has also been widened to include special education and summer programs, […]