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52 graduate from Church Ministry Institute
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T It’s been a long process; three years to be exact. On Saturday, May 8, 52 men and women from 37 parishes will gather for an 11 a.m. Mass celebrated by Cardinal Rigali to mark their graduation from the archdiocesan Church Ministry Institute (CMI), a program they entered into in […]
Cheers for Catholic Charities
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Students at St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments in Philadelphia recently collected money for the Catholic Charities Appeal to demonstrate how much they appreciate being counted among the recipients of the Archdiocese’s annual springtime fund-raiser. The Catholic Charities Appeal supports social service and special education programs […]
Catholic Charities Appeal ready to kick off
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer May 2 is Catholic Charities Appeal Sunday, the annual springtime fund-raiser that supports social service and special education programs sponsored by the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Second collections will be taken up in all 267 parishes of the Archdiocese at weekend Masses May 1-2 for the benefit of the appeal. This […]
Faith carried him
From near death to health, from Vietnam to Philadelphia, Father Vincent Tung The Pham’s journey has been buoyed by God By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T PHILADELPHIA – According to the records Father Vincent Tung The Pham, parochial vicar at Holy Innocents Parish, was born in North Vietnam Dec. 25, 1949. It’s quite an honor […]
Program discusses sexting, texting, Internet abuse
By Jim GaugerSpecial to The CS&T WEST CHESTER – Sister Margaret Rose Adams, I.H.M., principal of SS. Simon and Jude School in West Chester, feels pretty comfortable around technology. “I thought I was ahead of the curve,” she said, “but the children are so far beyond us.” Today’s newspaper headlines and television reports bring us […]
Honoring a ‘priestmaking’ tradition
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T WYNCOTE – How better for a school to observe the Year of the Priest than to invite priest-alumni back for a concelebrated Mass? That’s what La Salle College High School did April 22. Auxiliary Bishop Daniel E. Thomas was the principal celebrant joined by 10 priest-alumni in concelebration. Especially […]
Called to develop Catholic leaders
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T When businessman Timothy Flanagan founded the Catholic Leadership Institute (CLI) in 1991, his idea was to develop lay leaders, especially young lay leaders for the Church. Missions change. Although the institute still trains lay leaders, the major part of the work today is teaching those same leadership skills to […]
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 […]