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And the “oscar” goes to…
QUAKERTOWN – The gym of St. Isidore School was transformed Feb. 12 for the Daddy/Daughter Dance. This year’s theme was “A Night In Hollywood” – complete with paparazzi, red carpet, and statues for all the winners. A mother/son mixer will be held at the school March 6.
In West Chester: sharing and caring for the community
WEST CHESTER — “Share the Warmth” community service project was recently completed by the SS. Simon and Jude School Student Council and PeacePals Committee. Students encouraged everyone in the school to bring in gently used hats, scarves, and gloves and they donated them to the St. Agnes Day Room in the Borough of West Chester. […]
Cardinal John Foley retires in Philadelphia
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer DARBY – Cardinal John P. Foley, 75, is retiring and resigning from his post as grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in Rome. The former editor of The Catholic Standard & Times and former president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications suffers […]
School choice battle heats up in Harrisburg
Sen. Williams calls school choice ‘moral imperative’ By John T. GillespieSpecial to The CS&T Philadelphia state Sen. Anthony H. Williams invokes the language of the Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King Jr. when arguing for school choice. The Senate bill for which he is a lead cosponsor passed by a vote of 8-2 in […]
Mark of faith marks beginning of Lent
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Ash Wednesday is March 9. Although not a holy day of obligation for Catholics, the solemn observance signifies the beginning of Lent for Christians throughout the world. Lent is the penitential season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving from Ash Wednesday through Holy Thursday in preparation for Easter. Lent is […]
Faithful invited to attend ‘penitential service’
All the faithful in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to pray together at a “penitential service” 7 p.m. Friday, March 11, at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. The purpose of the prayer service is “for the forgiveness of all sins and for reconciliation with God and in the community,” Cardinal Justin […]
Holding on to the light
Parishioners across the Archdiocese respond to clergy sexual abuse, the grand jury report and recent archdiocesan initiatives CS&T staff report “Cry out full-throated and unsparingly,” says the first reading from Isaiah (58:1) in the lectionary for March 11 – the date set for a Lenten prayer service at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and […]
Seven parish schools to close at term’s end
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T The Office for Catholic Education announced on Feb. 28 four parochial schools in Philadelphia and three in Bucks County will close at the end of the current school year due to low enrollment. The city schools that will close are Ascension of Our Lord, Kensington; St. Anne, Kensington; St. […]
At Lent, fast to feed others
Operation Rice BowlBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&TChronic hunger certainly exists in many third world countries, but it is also present in our own back yard. Both areas are addressed by Operation Rice Bowl, the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program that combines prayer, sacrifice and alms-giving and has been an integral part of the Lenten […]
A man of accomplishment
In 1945, when Meryll Frost was recognized as the most courageous athlete of the year, he said, “I am not a great man, but there is a great woman behind me.” Ask Rosalie Mirenda, president of Neumann University in Aston, recipient of many distinguished awards, and she will tell you she isn’t a great woman […]