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Family celebrates 136 years of marriage
By Colleen Boyle SharpSpecial to The CS&T “We have been truly blessed in life,” said 86-year-old Jim Devers, a parishioner of St. Pius X Parish in Broomall, Delaware County. Jim and his wife Rose will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Sept. 24. Most would say the longevity of their marriage is a rare accomplishment, […]
Memphis bishop reflects on pastoral letter
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – When the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholics needed a keynote speaker for a Sept. 12 symposium marking the silver jubilee of “What We Have Seen and Heard,” the 1984 pastoral letter issued by the black Catholic bishops of the United States, it went to the source. Bishop […]
Catholic officials encouraged by Obama’s speech on health care reform
By Dennis SadowskiCatholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – President Barack Obama’s pledge to continue the ban on the use of federal funds for abortion and to maintain conscience protections for health care workers in any health reform legislation was welcomed by two officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the president of the […]
Let the Church sing Amen!
Black Catholics gather for annual St. Peter Claver MassBy Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – The Knights of Peter Claver stood outside St. Peter Claver Center for Evangelization in South Philadelphia on a recent rainy Wednesday evening. Adorned in their signature feathered headpieces, they set a regal tone for the celebration of Mass on […]
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New season serves Merion Mercy challenges
Golden Bears still optimistic after ending two-year unbeaten streak John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T When a team defends a state championship, it has a proverbial target on its back. When it must defend consecutive state titles, the invisible image becomes twice as cumbersome. So whether they like it or not, the members of Merion Mercy […]
At Ryan, teachers and students learn together
By LOU BALDWINSPECIAL TO THE CS&T PHILADELPHIA – It’s not often you see high school students and teachers learning side-by-side in a classroom, but that’s what happened during Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Alice Hess’s Statistics Summer Institute held at Archbishop Ryan High School Aug. 31-Sept. 4. The students were 15 honors pre-calculus students who […]
Catechetical Sunday to be celebrated Sept. 20
By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINECS&T STAFF WRITER PHILADELPHIA – Catechists across the Archdiocese will be acknowledged in churches across the Archdiocese on Catechetical Sunday, Sept. 20. This year’s theme is “Catechesis and the Proclamation of the Word.” “It’s a recognition that, at its roots, catechesis is proclaiming Jesus – who is the Word – to the […]
Open doors at Depaul House in Germantown
By LOU BALDWINSPECIAL TO THE CS&T GERMANTOWN – St. Vincent de Paul must be beaming. Depaul House, located in the former convent of Germantown’s Immaculate Conception Parish, is up and running as transitional housing for 35 formerly homeless men. It opened April 3 and was blessed and dedicated by Cardinal Justin Rigali on May 25. […]
Little Sisters of the Poor mark milestone
By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINECS&T STAFF WRITERPHILADELPHIA – It’s a happy time at Holy Family Home in Southwest Philadelphia. In August, the residence for the elderly poor, operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor, celebrated the 140th anniversary of the order’s arrival in Philadelphia. To commemorate the anniversary of the community’s establishment in Philadelphia, Auxiliary […]