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Leading promoter of Catholic education dies
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Paul M. Henkels, 84, one of the founding proponents of school choice in Pennsylvania, died on Thursday, Jan. 8, after a long battle with cancer. A co-founder and chairman of the REACH Alliance and REACH Foundation, Henkels worked tirelessly to help improve the educational opportunities available to students across […]
One prayer, many voices
All parishes hold Holy Hours to pray for religious vocationsBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T BROOMALL – In a Holy Hour replicated in every parish in the Archdiocese, several hundred of the faithful gathered with Cardinal Justin Rigali on the evening of Jan. 12 for Eucharistic Adoration at St. Pius X Church, Broomall, to pray […]
Helping others to hear God’s call
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T The best promoters of vocations to the priesthood aren’t mothers or fathers or teachers, but priests themselves. They can be the positive role models for the men who are considering the most important decision in their entire life. Almost as critical, because they’ve been through the discernment process, priests […]
PCL Girls basketball mid-season review
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Through Jan. 5, every girls’ basketball team in the Catholic League has garnered at least one win and seven have overall winning records. But while the collective competition is definitely impressive, there is clearly a disparity of the haves and have nots. But then again, that seems to be […]
CYO cross-country: Camaraderie at its best
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T The early favorite for the 2009 “quote of the year” comes from Mary Ellen Malloy. A 1975 graduate of Cardinal O’Hara High School and the long-time CYO cross-country coordinator for the Archdiocese was discussing her favorite sport and how it is particularly unique in that you don’t have to […]
Ecumenical studies program available via Internet
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T UKRAINE – The prayer of Jesus at the Last Supper for His followers “that all may be one,” has been among the most elusive of goals for Christians through the centuries. There has been disunity because of doctrinal and, cultural differences and a growing apart because of geographic distance. […]
Philadelphia churches join to celebrate Christian unity
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer The Old Philadelphia Christian Congregations, led by Old St. Joseph Parish, will have its fifth annual ecumenical prayer service to commemorate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Jesuit Father Daniel Ruff, pastor of Old St. Joseph, will lead the gathering in prayer. The service […]
Funeral for surgeon killed in Iraq fills Cathedral
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA — The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul was filled Jan. 5 for the funeral Mass of Dr. John P. Pryor, 42, a U.S. Army Reserve Major and the Trauma Program director for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). Pryor was in his second tour […]
Called to serve
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer Cardinal Rigali has asked that Monday, Jan. 12 be designated as an archdiocesan day of Eucharistic Adoration as part of National Vocation Awareness Week, which runs from Sunday, Jan. 11, through Saturday, Jan. 17. Every parish will have Adoration throughout the day on Jan. 12, culminating with a 7 […]
Vocations — A special section of the CS&T
* Priests: A history of making a difference* Four priests touched lives in profound ways* Offering answers to a young man’s questions* A glimpse of life at the seminary* A priest, or two, in the family