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Mother follows daughter’s vocation from afar
By Elizabeth FisherSpecial to The CS&T LEVITTOWN – For 35 years, Betty Russell volunteered at Martha’s Cupboard at St. Joseph the Worker Parish. In a double garage next to the rectory in Fallsington, Bucks County, Russell stocked shelves with food and stacked baby furniture, tables and mattresses along the walls. It was her concern for […]
Girls talk about God’s call, God’s love
By Elizabeth FisherSpecial to The CS&T MALVERN – The first-time Girls of Goretti Vocations Conference was a hit, giving organizers hope that it will become an annual event. The conference, held June 23 at the Malvern Retreat House in Malvern, hosted 50 girls from fifth to eighth grade who spent the day focusing on their […]
Boys learn to discern, have fun together
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer WYNNEWOOD – Reverence and recreation ruled the day for nearly 80 sixth, seventh and eighth-grade boys who attended the fourth annual Brothers of Borromeo Vocation Congress Tuesday, June 22, at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood. Sponsored by the archdiocesan Vocation Office for the Diocesan Priesthood, the all-day assembly […]
Dean of Religious Studies spanision departs
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T WYNNEWOOD – St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is losing one of its brightest stars with the announced resignation of Dr. Carmina Magnusen Chapp, academic dean of the Religious Studies spanision and assistant professor in the Department of Systematic Theology in the Theology spanision. “It’s time,” Chapp said. “God is calling […]
Study: Catholic education is best
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Most parents, (74 percent) who send their children to parochial and archdiocesan high schools in the city of Philadelphia are “very satisfied” with their schools. Another 21 percent are “satisfied,” which leaves only 4 percent less than satisfied. That’s the good news, and it is very good news, in […]
Dog days, every day
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T RICHBORO – Diana Sherman, who is a parishioner and business manager at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Richboro, sometimes takes a dog or two to work or to church. Her kids, Danielle, 15; Sydney, 13; and Jacquelyn, 12, might even take a dog to Archbishop Wood High School […]
Authentic sportsmanship shines at CYO track and field championships
By John KnebelsSports Columnist A sea of young athletes graced University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field at the archdiocesan CYO track and field championships early last month. But as much as the annual athletic affair seemed typical, the end results and multiple broken records added some different elements. Perhaps influenced by the pure simplicity of young […]
Bishop Skylstad retires; Bishop Cupich named to succeed him in Spokane
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., and named Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Rapid City, S.D., to succeed him. The appointment and resignation were announced June 30 in Washington by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States. […]
Two new Boston auxiliary bishops named; Bishop Allue retires
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has named two seminary rectors as auxiliary bishops of Boston and accepted the resignation of Boston Auxiliary Bishop Emilio Allue, 75. The appointments of Fathers Arthur L. Kennedy and Peter J. Uglietto, both priests of the Boston Archdiocese, and Bishop Allue’s resignation were made public […]
Mailman delivers for the homeless
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T One of the problems with being homeless is you don’t have a mailbox. That may seem trivial but it really isn’t. Homeless people very often rely on the mail for such things as public assistance checks, small pensions, documents to do with health care issues, keeping in touch with […]