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North’s Catholic league bowling title bittersweet
John KnebelsSports Columnist As North Catholic’s bowling team prepared for the season, some of the players were sitting around acknowledging its particular importance. If time was ever of the essence, this was it. In June, North Catholic will be closing its doors for good. “It was special for the seniors in one way, and for […]
Course to train volunteers for pregnancy centers
By Jim GaugerSpecial to The CS&T JEFFERSONVILLE – The crisis pregnancy center known as A Baby’s Breath is housed on the second floor of a former school building. There is a reception area, a baby-sitting area, a baby-store area and a large conference room that boasts a huge blackboard, compliments of the building’s history. It […]
Enrollment goals set for St. Joseph, Stella Maris
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer St. Joseph School in Collingdale, Delaware County, and Stella Maris School in South Philadelphia may remain open for the 2010-11 school year if registration requirements are met by the month’s end, Cardinal Justin Rigali recently announced. Meanwhile, parish planning continues in both regions to strengthen Catholic education at the […]
Let’s count, Catholics
Church urges faithful to fill out census By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Ten questions. Ten minutes. Ten years. Cardinal Justin Rigali is calling on his priests to encourage Catholics across the Archdiocese to participate in the 2010 U.S. Census. Census forms are being delivered in March to all residences in the country. The U.S. […]
A miracle among us
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer GLEN MILLS – It could be a miracle that 29-year-old William H Glisson Jr. of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Glen Mills, Delaware County, is alive today. Eight years ago, on March 15, Glisson was rollerblading backward without a helmet on an elevated sidewalk along Baltimore Pike in […]
Philadelphia-South vicariate’s Clusters 23, 24 and 32
Cluster 23 parishesSt. Charles BorromeoSt. EdmondSt. GabrielSt. Thomas Aquinas Cluster 24 parishesAnnunciation B.V.M.St. Casimir (Lithuanian)St. Nicholas of Tolentine (Italian)Our Lady of Mount CarmelSt. PaulSt. Philip NeriSt. Rita of CasciaSacred Heart of Jesus Cluster 32 parishesEpiphany of Our LordHoly SpiritSt. MonicaSt. RichardStella Maris
Archdiocesan capital campaign marks first year
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer The adage “a penny saved is a penny earned” can be applied millions of times over to the archdiocesan capital and endowment campaign, “Heritage of Faith, Vision of Hope.” At press time, Tuesday, Feb. 23 – officially the campaign’s first birthday – more than $139 million had been raised […]
Disability deepens faith, love of God
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T One man’s disability is another man’s blessing. Tom Nordeman, who received the annual Margaret Way Hoffner Award from Pennsylvanians for Human Life on Feb. 28, has cerebral palsy. “If it wasn’t for my disability I wouldn’t have the faith and deep love of God that I have now,” he […]
Neumann-Goretti tops Carroll boys in PCL final
John KnebelsSports Columnist Mark Squilla faced a dilemma four years ago after graduating from South Philadelphia’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. He had exhibited enough basketball prowess to play in the Catholic League, but if he attended nearby Neumann-Goretti High School making the team wouldn’t be guaranteed. In Monday night’s Catholic League championship amid […]
Carroll en route to defend state title
By John KnebelsSports Columnist Great basketball teams have a way of separating themselves from the pack. It’s not only having the consistent ability of orchestrating sudden bursts of scoring that turns a tenuous edge into a suddenly comfortable double-digit lead. It’s taking care of the ball and waiting patiently for high percentage shots. It’s boxing […]