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Daughters of St. Paul offer talks on their patron
By NADIA MARIA SMITHCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – What better group to make St. Paul known than the Daughters of St. Paul?Not only are they one of five religious communities that along with three lay institutes and a religious institute founded for diocesan priests are known as the Pauline Family, but also their specific mission […]
Far Northern lights
Snowmobiling across 46 parishes and 410,000 square miles? Winters at minus 65 degrees? No problem at all for four intrepidreligious from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia who are helping spread the faith in the Alaska-Yukon Delta.By Lou Baldwin Special to The CS&T FAIRBANKS – The Diocese of Fairbanks (also known as the Diocese of Northern Alaska) […]
High school football begins: Week 1 roundup
By John Knebels That sound you heard throughout the area this past weekend was Catholic League football teams opening their respective seasons against non-league opponents. Each of the 17 teams participated, and the end result was a composite 8-9 record, although two of those losses occurred in Catholic vs. Catholic contests. In what is typical […]
New Vincentian provincial is Phila. native
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Vincentian Father Michael J. Carroll, a Philadelphia native and former student chaplain at Archbishop Wood Catholic High School for Boys in Warminster, was recently elected provincial superior of the order’s eastern province. “I’m happy to be provincial,” Father Carroll said. The Congregation of the Mission, more commonly […]
Tague named youth office director
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Cardinal Justin Rigali recently announced the appointment of John J. Tague as director of the archdiocesan Office for Youth and Young Adults. Tague, 45, said he is happy and humbled by the appointment. “I’m grateful to Cardinal Rigali, to Bishop McFadden and to Dr. McCarron for having considered me […]
Havertown swimmer wins gold in Beijing
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T When Brendan Hansen was about 10 years old, he won yet another swimming race. A woman came up to Hansen’s mom and emphatically suggested that she report her son’s times. “I really had no idea of what she was talking about,” said Miriam Hansen. “I was like, ‘Why?’ I […]
Archdiocese moves to head of the class
Curriculum planning serves as model for other dioceses, countries By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Good results from good students rely on good teaching, which in turn is predicated on good planning. This past year students at all levels in the elementary schools of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia scored between 20 and 25 points above […]
St. Michael’s CYO dominates diamonds
By John Knebels LEVITTOWN – Whatever it was that they fed the parish softball players at St. Michael the Archangel in Levittown, it must have been pretty nutritious. After recent pedestrian success at the CYO level, St. Michael’s fielded six different teams – two each at the novice, junior varsity and varsity levels – and […]
Local pro-life advocate deported
By NADIA MARIA SMITHCS&T Staff Writer ORELAND – For pro-life advocate Michael McMonagle, a trip to Beijing, China during the Olympics seemed the perfect opportunity to bring international attention to human rights violations by the Chinese government. McMonagle, founder of the pro-life group Generation Life (based in Oreland) and a parishioner of St. Stanislaus in […]
St. Joachim, Ascension parishioners pray for peace
By NADIA MARIA SMITHCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – St. Joachim Parish drew a couple hundred people Friday night, Aug. 8, for a special Mass to pray for peace in the community and an end to violence in the city of Philadelphia. Father Steven Wetzel, O.S.F.S., the pastor of St. Joachim Parish in the Frankford section […]