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Pope repudiates Holocaust denial
For updates on this story, click here to go to the Catholic News Service By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to each other on the telephone about the recent controversy surrounding a traditionalist bishop who has denied the Holocaust. “It was a cordial […]
Passion for justice drives local lawyer
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Names can be deceiving. Robert S. Nix has no northern European ancestry that he is aware of. His family is solidly of Mexican heritage and he is Mexican-American, born in Austin, Texas, with roots in the border town of Laredo. His family came east when his dad enrolled at […]
Athlete, musician explores talents
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T If swallowing your anger and frustration for the good of the team is considered a worthwhile challenge, then give Kyle DiGiacobbe a high five. In the first-round loss to Boyertown in the PIAA District 12 wrestling tournament, the La Salle senior was defeating his opponent at heavyweight when, after […]
O’Hara’s indoor track teams take PCL titles
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Cardinal O’Hara’s returning runners remembered the feeling. Suffice to say, it wasn’t pleasant. “We had a bad taste in our mouths,” said O’Hara senior Joe Sacchetti. “We definitely didn’t want to go through that again.” Sacchetti was referring to last year’s Catholic League indoor track and field championship in […]
Producer celebrates 1,000th televised Mass
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T One thousand Masses and counting. On Dec. 28, the Feast of the Holy Child, early risers who tuned in WPVI Channel 6 would have seen Cardinal Justin Rigali celebrating Sunday morning Mass. The Mass, produced by the archdiocesan Office for Communications, has been a public service tradition at Channel […]
Faith-filled fun at St. Mary’s
Immediately after walking into the standing-room only gym at St. Mary’s in Schwenksville on Jan. 20, I knew this would be unlike any other CYO basketball game I’ve ever attended. The DJ, dancing, 50/50 raffles, foul shot challenges – oh and the ice cream eating contest – proved this wasn’t just a basketball game; this […]
La Salle takes title, moves on to states
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T WYNDMOOR – Overconfidence has proven to be costly to many teams of every sport. What appears to be a certain victory somehow morphs into a heartbreaking loss. La Salle College High School’s wrestling team talked about that before taking on visiting North Catholic in the Catholic League championship last […]
Men, women discuss discernment of life in religious congregations
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T What are the qualities a religious congregation looks for in potential candidates to religious life? “Somebody with a deep joy, a family spirit, someone who enjoys relationships with others, and obviously someone who is in love with Jesus,” said Sister Michele Fisher, vocations director for the Sisters of the […]
Devotion to St. Padre Pio thrives at Holy Saviour Parish
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer The great devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina at Holy Savior Parish in Norristown spans 38 years, making it the longest running Padre Pio prayer group in the United States, according to Dolores Cherosky, the group’s director. The group, which was founded by Vera Calandra and run under her […]
After 50 years, Sister Francis Joseph still promotes vocations
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA — Sister Francis Joseph rocks. Well, not literally. Her porch chair has straight legs, not rockers, but she rocks. A Religious of the Assumption, she will be turning 90 this spring, but that doesn’t mean she’s stopped promoting religious vocations, or for that matter trying to bring people […]