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Bishops call for faithful citizenship, respect for life
October is Respect Life Month – a special time each year when we prayerfully reflect on how each person at every stage of life deserves dignity and respect, and when we remind ourselves of the need to protect the most vulnerable among us. It is also a time when we must pause to give thanks […]
La Salle golf team advances to states
By John Knebels La Salle College High School’s golf team and the Philadelphia Phillies may end up having something in common.While the Phillies have been winning games thanks to contributions from some lesser-known players, the Explorers were faring well similarly in the Catholic League championship at Blue Bell Country Club. The Explorers did their part […]
Little Flower senior sees her future in education
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Nicole McGarry, a senior at Little Flower High School, knows exactly what she wants to do after college. She wants to be a high school teacher. The eldest of the four children of Debra and Michael McGarry, she is a 2004 graduate of St. Martin of Tours School in […]
Foundress of Society of Holy Child Jesus honored with Mass
By John T. GillespieSpecial to The CS&T Philadelphia-born Cornelia Connelly, a wife and mother who overcame family tragedy and personal adversity to found a worldwide Roman Catholic teaching order, is the focus of a year-long celebration on the 200th anniversary of her birth. “There was no such thing as a purely secular subject for Cornelia […]
Philadelphia priest appointed director of U.S. Bishops’ secretariat for evangelization, catechesis
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T WASHINGTON – Father J. Brian Bransfield, 41, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, has been appointed executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis, it was announced Sept. 24. Father Bransfield’s appointment is effective in late spring. He has been […]
Priests discuss multi-cultural challenge of next 40 years
By NADIA MARIA SMITHCS&T Staff Writer The landscape of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will become increasingly multicultural over the next 40 years and the Church isn’t wasting time in preparing priests to better minister in this new cultural climate. More than 400 priests participated in a series of one-day workshops titled “The Missionary Component of […]
Respect life Mass draws faithful to Cathedral
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Sunday, Oct. 5, was Respect Life Sunday, and in his Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Cardinal Justin Rigali preached on the many facets of pro-life issue. “The bright-eyed smile of a newborn child and the pain-filled face of someone who is dying […]
Film to combat sexual violence premieres
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – “The Gift of Innocence,” a 20-minute DVD aimed at high school students which addresses the problem of sexual violence against teens, debuted in a program led by Cardinal Justin Rigali Oct. 6 at St. Joseph’s University’s Bluett Theater. The video was produced by the archdiocesan Office for […]
The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church
BIBLE STUDY AT VATICAN – Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the opening Mass of the World Synod of Bishops titled “the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church,” at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Oct. 5.##M;[Read more about the Synod]## Most Christian households own a Holy Bible. […]
Police Officer Mariano Santiago honored for valor
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Police Officer Mariano Santiago will never forget Oct. 30, 2007. That’s the night he took a bullet from a would-be killer, but lived to tell the story. “I still get pain from it, especially at night,” said Santiago, who firmly believes his survival is due to the […]