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Reaching for the stars
An exclusive interview with Archbishop Ryan alum, U.S. shuttle Endeavour’s Commander Christopher FergusonBy Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer How many people know that Americans have been living continuously in space for the past eight years? Or that launching into space to bring supplies and drop-off or pick-up people at the International Space Station happens four […]
Doctor creates calendar to benefit Mothers’ Home
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer UPPER DARBY – Dr. George Isajiw is no stranger to the pro-life movement. He has been practicing medIcine for the past 30 years and has a successful practice in Lansdowne, Delaware County, where he not only sees his regular patients as a primary care physician, but also counsels women […]
Day to day in space
Exclusive Web ContentBy Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer Flying into space is a pretty common thing these days for nearly 70 people according to U.S. space shuttle Commander Christopher Ferguson, a 2008 Distinguished Catholic School Graduate from the Philadelphia Archdiocese. He recently completed a 16 day mission to space, and although it was considered routine […]
Volunteer elves prepare for Operation Santa Claus
By NADIA MARIA SMITHCS&T Staff Writer It’s that time of the year again when Santa’s helpers young and old come out to help at the Office of Youth and Young Adult’s annual Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 41st year, OSC has become a family tradition for many who volunteer every year to ensure that […]
Oldest U.S. Marine honored at St. Francis Country House
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T DARBY – “Semper Fidelis,” the motto of the United States Marines, means “Always Faithful.” It’s hard to think of anyone who better epitomizes that motto than Master Sergeant Alfred Deserio, U.S.M.C. (Ret.), who served in the Corps for 42 years, from August 1928 to December 1970, initially in the […]
West Catholic, Archbishop Wood earn victories in state quarterfinals
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Apologetic. That’s what West Catholic High School’s football team seemed like as it was posting a 49-21 victory Friday night over Dunmore High School in a PIAA Class AA state quarterfinal game that wasn’t even as close as the already-wide margin suggests. It was as though any time West […]
Malvern Prep ends season undefeated
Sports ColumnistJohn Knebels His team was trailing by 21 points, and nothing was going right on either side of the ball. So why was Malvern Prep senior C.J. Mooney still brimming with confidence? “When you have the skill position players that we have, you’re never out of a game,” said Mooney, a two-way starter at […]
St. James High School alumni fund scholarships
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T EDDYSTONE – Cardinal Justin Rigali was in the Doghouse on Wednesday, Nov, 19 – but just visiting. The Doghouse happens to be the Eddystone home of the St. James High School Alumni Association, the group that keeps alive the spirit of St. James High School for Boys, Chester (1940-1993) […]
Annual Haitian Mass celebrated at St. Joe’s U
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T Creole culture, conga drums and a trilingual liturgy filled the Chapel of St. Joseph’s University for Mass on the Feast of Christ the King Nov. 23. This was the annual Haitian Mass held on the university’s campus in which Haitian Catholics from the West Philadelphia area were invited to […]
Church’s sign vandalized on Thanksgiving
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T LINFIELD – Thanksgiving is the one day of the year when Americans as a nation give thanks to God. It is ironic that a vandal or vandals chose this particular day to express hatred of God by spray-painting a church sign with obscenities. On Thanksgiving, when Blessed Teresa of […]