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Local nun in the running for Time’s 100 list
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – You wouldn’t expect to see a Philadelphia nun who works with the homeless on a list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Mercy Sister Mary Scullion, co-founder and executive director of Project H.O.M.E., has been named a finalist in Time magazine’s 2009 annual most […]
Annual pilgrimage to National Shrine to include firefighters, police, youth
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Approximately 2,000 pilgrims from all over the Archdiocese are expected to board buses on Saturday, May 2, for the biennial pilgrimage to “America’s Church,” the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. “We are inviting everyone to participate through their parish,” said Father Zachary […]
Cross rises atop new high school
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer UPPER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP – The completion of steel framing for the future Pope John Paul II High School on April 2 – the fourth anniversary of the pontiff’s death – marked a major milestone in the construction of the $65 million- state-of-the-art archdiocesan secondary school in central Montgomery County. […]
Capital campaign hits benchmark on Palm Sunday
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – The archdiocesan capital and endowment campaign, “Heritage of Faith – Vision of Hope” surpassed $50 million on Palm Sunday weekend, April 4-5. At press time, $50,532,946 toward the $200 million goal had been raised in gifts and pledges through parish campaigns and leadership gifts. Cardinal Justin Rigali […]
Breaking News
CS&T online exclusive: The following story will be published in the coming April 9 issue of the Catholic Standard & Times, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. World of influencePhiladelphia’s Sister Mary Scullion on Time magazine’s ‘100 most influential people’ list By Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T PHILADELPHIA – You wouldn’t expect to see a […]
Sister Helen Prejean speaks at Villanova, LaSalle
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T VILLANOVA – A crowded fieldhouse. A party of five. A one-on-one interview. Oprah Winfrey. Larry King Live. 60 Minutes. The check-out clerk at the neighborhood supermarket. No matter where she finds herself, and no matter whom she finds herself with, Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., is ready, willing and able […]
Cancer survivor received ‘mini-miracle’
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PENNDEL – “God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform,” William Cowper wrote more than two centuries ago. If one has what is diagnosed as a terminal illness and after prayer it disappears, it’s more than reasonable to assume the miraculous. Now, if one has been diagnosed […]
Two decades of service to CYO cheerleading
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T When he became involved as a cheerleader while a student at Temple University, Charlie Murgia never realized that the sport would become a part of his life. A 1980 graduate of Lansdale Catholic High School, who for seven years served as the athletic director for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, […]
Catholic League success in PIAA
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T When the prospect of the Catholic League becoming involved with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) gained momentum a couple of years ago, a stir developed among athletic directors, coaches and players. Traditionalists asked the obvious question – “Why fix what isn’t broken?” Meanwhile, pragmatists offered a collective high […]
By the work of their hands
St. Elizabeth’s volunteers help rebuild Coatesville homesBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T UPPER UWCHLAN – Undertaking major household repair work happens every third Saturday of the month for this group of volunteers: 45 teens through seniors, including lunch workers, from St. Elizabeth Parish, Upper Uwchlan. On March 21 they weren’t working on one house, but […]