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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 […]
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Witnessing for peace
Cardinal Rigali to lead Dr. King prayer serviceBy Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer After a year of increases in murders and attacks on Philadelphia police officers, the 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Prayer Service seems all the more crucial. The prayer service will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, at Our […]
Working to feed the hungry
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Hunger is a constant issue in society. No matter how good times are, there are always those poor souls who fall through the cracks and their needs must be met. In times like these when money is tight, ministry to the poor must be redoubled. In the […]
St. Aloysius JV wins Coaches Bowl
BRYN MAWR – St. Aloysius Academy’s junior varsity and varsity football teams were invited to play in the Archdiocesan Coaches’ Bowl for the first time on Saturday, Nov. 15. Although the varsity lost 14-12 to St. Margaret, Narberth, coach Leo Carlin said he was very proud of the boys “even though a lot of our […]
Gwynedd- Mercy College grants wish for boy who is close to soccer team
Gwynedd Valley – Gwynedd-Mercy College’s men’s soccer team helped grant a birthday wish to local boy Luke Ronco, who the team “adopted” in August 2008 through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. Luke, 9, has been battling a brain tumor for six years. He attends Gwynedd-Mercy’s soccer games and practices and flips the coin for the […]
Court vision: A look at Catholic boys’ hoops
Sports ColumnistJohn Knebels Wasn’t it just yesterday that last year’s basketball season ended? Time does indeed fly, but despite the fact that defending champion North Catholic hoisted the 2008 plaque high above its head more than nine months ago, it is almost as though last year hasn’t left because the top teams – at least […]
Operation Santa Claus delivers 10,000 toys by Christmas
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T Shannon Griesser was Santa Claus on New Year’s Eve. In the North Pole tradition, she was distributing toys to needy children. Rather than coming down the chimney and sneaking cookies and milk, the 17-year-old hand delivered wrapped toys to dozens of youngsters. The smiling faces were of North Philadelphia […]
Archdiocesan schools partner with Please Touch Museum
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – It crosses everyone’s mind now and again. Wouldn’t it be fun to be a kid again, at least just for a little bit? A group of early childhood educators from the Office for Catholic Education and the parochial schools got to do just that on Dec. 11. […]
The world within the Philadelphia Church
Christians in the Archdiocese prayed for peace in Pakistan Jan. 3 following the assassination of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. In December, they would pray again after deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. Reflecting the ethnic spanersity of the Archdiocese, Honduran Catholics filled Visitation B.V.M. Church in Philadelphia to commemorate the feast of Our Lady of […]