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Interreligious group gathers to discuss ethnicity, race
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T ST. DAVIDS – Whenever you bring together different religious traditions and world views, there are bound to be varying perspectives. This was the case when the Race and Ethnicity Dialogue Group held a panel discussion at Eastern University in St. Davids April 20. Msgr. Michael Carroll, director of the […]
Ordination of women in Philadelphia invalid, says Cardinal Rigali
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T In an April 24 statement Cardinal Justin Rigali denounced the invalid ceremony of the priestly ordination of a New Jersey woman at a Philadelphia synagogue on April 26. (See the entire statement at the end of this article). “It is most unfortunate that this pseudo-ordination has occurred within the […]
Catholic Charities kicks off annual appeal
CS&T Staff Report The 2009 Catholic Charities Appeal got a solemn and enthusiastic kickoff Monday, April 27. About 360 parish volunteers and their pastors joined Cardinal Justin Rigali as he led an evening Liturgy of the Word and Eucharistic Benediction at St. John the Evangelist Church in center city Philadelphia, followed by a short walk […]
Beloved Bishop McDevitt teacher dies at 64
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T WYNCOTE – The Bishop McDevitt High School family is mourning the loss of their longtime academic affairs vice principal Albert Achuff. Many of the school’s staff, faculty and students attended his funeral Mass at St. Frances Cabrini Church in Fairless Hills on Saturday, April 18. Achuff, 64, was buried […]
Cardinal Rigali blesses Daylesford’s new abbot
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PAOLI – Cardinal Justin Rigali has conferred an abbatial blessing upon the new abbot of Daylesford Abbey, Norbertine Abbot Richard J. Antonucci. The blessing was administered Saturday, April 18 – the day after the abbot’s 64th birthday – at the Church of the Assumption at Daylesford Abbey in Paoli. […]
Suburban boroughs draw immigrants
By JIM GAUGERSpecial to The CS&T WEST CHESTER – In the typical parish church in Philadelphia, members live in the neighborhood. Their children can walk to school. In the suburbs, people live at greater distances from the church. The children take buses. Does that sense of separation create less community in the parish? For six […]
Catholic Charismatics praise God
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T VALLY FORGE – Approximately 500 Catholics from the Philadelphia Archdiocese and surrounding states gathered April 18 at the Valley Forge Convention Center for the area’s annual Charismatic Renewal Conference. “We prayed that God would bring in people from the north, the south, the east and the west, and that’s […]
Philadelphia Church helps rebuild Italy
By George GregorySpecial to The CS&T As the universal Church honored spanine Mercy Sunday, April 19, Cardinal Justin Rigali celebrated a liturgy at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul remembering earthquake victims in Abruzzo, Italy. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck on Monday, April 6, and was centered in the provincial capital of L’Aquila. […]
Prendie girls ready to play, weather permitting
By John KnebelsSports Columnist DREXEL HILL – If weather was allowed to be a member of the Catholic League, it would be easy to determine the team to beat: Rain. “We’re five and seven this year,” mused Archbishop Prendergast softball coach Charlie Wieners. “We have five wins and seven cancellations.” Wieners is obviously not alone […]
Lansdale Catholic lacrosse earning local respect
Sports ColumnistBy John Knebels LANSDALE – When it comes to household names in the world of local lacrosse teams, Lansdale Catholic doesn’t quite come to mind. You might want to add the word “yet” somewhere in that assessment. While it is too early to determine whether or not the Crusaders can compete with the likes […]