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Bonner baseball team learns winning isn’t everything
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Great games. Clutch performances. Upset victories. Playoff wins. For any high school athlete, experiencing any or all of those sports-related occurrences will usually result in a lifetime memory. They will serve as conversation pieces at future reunions; late-night trips down memory lane when in the presence of future children […]
Children lead the way
Hands Across Lehigh unites neighborhoods deeply impacted by violenceBy Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Amid the holding of hands, uplifting songs of praise and walking united across five miles of North Philadelphia, there were moments of both celebration and reflection. On one hand, all benefitted from the non-violent message of the third annual […]
Boys in transition
St. Francis-St. Joseph Homes change along with the youths they serveBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T BENSALEM – Keion, Lester, Daniel, Brian and Kerry were impressed. They had never met a real bishop before. During an April 6 pastoral visit to St. Francis-St. Joseph Homes for Children, Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Cistone chatted with the […]
The roots of violence
Catholic perspectives from four who work with at-risk youthsBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T April 20 was the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre which saw two Colorado teens slay 14 people including themselves. Coupled with routine local news reports, it serves as a grim reminder that we live in a society where […]
Outward quiet, inner turmoil
Teen cutting, self-mutilations reveal another face of violenceBy Kathleen RyanSpecial to The CS&T Many young people turn to violence by bullying or joining gangs. But for an increasing number of young people – in particular young girls – violence and anger turn inward in the form of self-mutilation. Different forms of self-mutilation include cutting, burning, […]
Dying to live
At school and on the street, young people learn ways to break cycle of violenceBy Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T Catholic school parents received a letter March 11 notifying them about an incident in which a student at St. Andrew School in Drexel Hill was arrested for carrying two guns into school. Within the city […]
Catholic Charities needs help ‘now more than ever’
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Coordinators of the Archdiocese’s 2009 Catholic Charities Appeal are counting on area Catholics to help them help those in the area most adversely affected by the country’s economic crisis. “We’re not asking anybody to give more money this year – we’re asking more people to give,” said Deacon John […]
Former ambassador to Holy See visits McDevitt
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T WYNCOTE – Bishop McDevitt High School’s imaginative Jubilee Series of lectures honoring the school’s 50th anniversary came to a conclusion April 29 with a thought-provoking presentation by former Ambassador to the Vatican Raymond Flynn. Flynn, a three-term mayor of Boston and ambassador to the Holy See from 1993 to […]
After 44 years, Neumann College becomes Neumann University
By Jim GaugerSpecial to The CS&T ASTON – When Neumann College in Aston, Delaware County, was founded in 1965 as Our Lady of Angels College its primary mission was the education of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. There were 115 students. Today there are more than 3,000 students, and the institution has a […]
Two Delco cluster parishes initiate review of schools, religious education programs
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T DELAWARE COUNTY – At the request of the pastors and with the permission of Cardinal Justin Rigali, Delaware County’s Cluster 64 and Cluster 65 parishes are undergoing a review of the state of Catholic education through elementary schools and religious education programs in their area. Cluster 64 includes Sacred […]