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450 attend national conference in Pa.
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T BLUE BELL – Catholics throughout the Delaware Valley were among those who attended the 2010 National Theology of the Body Congress last week. It was a full house at Normandy Farm Hotel and Conference Center on the campus of the Blue Bell Country Club for the July 28 to […]
Sometimes, call to priesthood takes its time
By Matthew GambinoDirector & General Manager Kevin Mulligan has played countless golf courses. Always sure of his ability to strike the ball well or choose the right club. Never afraid of sand bunkers or fairway roughs in which the ball might lie. Confident that on a course, he’s never alone. But it was Good Friday […]
Numbers tell of change, growth
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Statistics and population trends are important in parish planning. Consider this: St. Brendan Parish was founded in the Germantown section of the city in 1925 and suppressed just nine years later. St. Hubert, a German national parish, was founded in the Tacony section of the city in 1924 but […]
Roman Catholic grad’s road opens onto the world
‘Sometimes young people are underestimated’ By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T If anyone challenges Stefan Johnson to a game of “Show and Tell,” there is an overwhelming chance that he will emerge victorious. Among his most prized possessions is a framed hand-written letter from President Barack Obama that rests proudly on the mantle piece of […]
Gospel Roads paves way through Philadelphia
By Marimah BranchSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – The road to heaven is not always paved with gold. Thirty-five young adults and chaperones recently paved that road with the Gospel. During the week of July 17 to 25, a group of volunteers from the Salesians of John Bosco joined 15 members of the youth group […]
Cardinal Rigali installs Father Paul Kennedy as regional vicar for Philadelphia-North
ONE OF THEIR OWN – Father Paul M. Kennedy, pastor of St. Katherine of Siena Parish in the Torresdale section of the city, is installed by Cardinal Justin Rigali as vicar of Philadelphia-North during Vespers Sunday, Aug. 1, at St. Katherine of Siena Church. Pastor there since 2005, he succeeds Msgr. Joseph L. Logrip as […]
Work with Knights ranks high on list
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T George R. Koch (he pronounces it Cook) was elected Pennsylvania State Deputy for the Knights of Columbus at the state convention held in Green Tree near Pittsburgh in May. That makes him top dog for the K. of C. in the state, which is home to over 500 councils. […]
Loyalty to faith, family, friends and the Prep
John KnebelsSports Columnist At Cardinal Dougherty High School’s 50th-year celebration four years ago, Cardinal John Foley was among the featured guests. After Dougherty principal Father Carl Janicki praised the cardinal for living a life fully immersed in the core values of a Catholic education, it was Cardinal Foley’s turn to speak. “It’s always nice,” he […]
Yardley nonprofit takes mission trip to Bosnia
By Tara MastorisSpecial to The CS&T YARDLEY – The mission spirit is high in Yardley. Walter Miller, a member of the borough’s St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, is founder of the nonprofit organization His Work in Progress. He and his son, Eric, recently returned from a two-week trip to Bosnia, where they led nine volunteers, […]
‘Twilight’: Teens, love and making choices
By Bill DonaghyCatholicCurrents Volumes have been written online and in print about “Twilight,” the four-book series (at present) penned by wife and mother of three Stephenie Meyers. The lore of vampires and werewolves is definitely part of the attraction, but I wonder if that’s as much at the heart of the series’ success as a […]