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Malvern Prep ends season undefeated
Sports ColumnistJohn Knebels His team was trailing by 21 points, and nothing was going right on either side of the ball. So why was Malvern Prep senior C.J. Mooney still brimming with confidence? “When you have the skill position players that we have, you’re never out of a game,” said Mooney, a two-way starter at […]
St. James High School alumni fund scholarships
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T EDDYSTONE – Cardinal Justin Rigali was in the Doghouse on Wednesday, Nov, 19 – but just visiting. The Doghouse happens to be the Eddystone home of the St. James High School Alumni Association, the group that keeps alive the spirit of St. James High School for Boys, Chester (1940-1993) […]
Annual Haitian Mass celebrated at St. Joe’s U
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T Creole culture, conga drums and a trilingual liturgy filled the Chapel of St. Joseph’s University for Mass on the Feast of Christ the King Nov. 23. This was the annual Haitian Mass held on the university’s campus in which Haitian Catholics from the West Philadelphia area were invited to […]
Church’s sign vandalized on Thanksgiving
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T LINFIELD – Thanksgiving is the one day of the year when Americans as a nation give thanks to God. It is ironic that a vandal or vandals chose this particular day to express hatred of God by spray-painting a church sign with obscenities. On Thanksgiving, when Blessed Teresa of […]
Fair trade products make Christmas shopping meaningful
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer For many this year, fair trade items will be part of Christmas gift giving. That’s because fair trade crafts, jewelry, chocolate, coffee and teas are gifts that give twice. “You give to the person who you buy the gift for and the one that produced it,” said Joanne Kratz, […]
Volunteer elves prepare for Operation Santa Claus
By NADIA MARIA SMITHCS&T Staff Writer It’s that time of the year again when Santa’s helpers young and old come out to help at the Office of Youth and Young Adult’s annual Operation Santa Claus. Now in its 41st year, OSC has become a family tradition for many who volunteer every year to ensure that […]
Oldest U.S. Marine honored at St. Francis Country House
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T DARBY – “Semper Fidelis,” the motto of the United States Marines, means “Always Faithful.” It’s hard to think of anyone who better epitomizes that motto than Master Sergeant Alfred Deserio, U.S.M.C. (Ret.), who served in the Corps for 42 years, from August 1928 to December 1970, initially in the […]
89 years of serving God at the altar
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer JAMISON – John Lally is not the average altar server. At age 89, he serves the 9 a.m. Mass at his parish, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Monday through Saturday. And on some Sundays – the only day Lally isn’t a server – he’s a lector at the 10:30 a.m. […]
St. Margaret Parish honors dedicated CYO coach
By John KNebelsSpecial to The CS&T Trying to encompass all that Mark “Rep” Siefer has meant to the St. Margaret’s community in a few hundred words is like attempting to pour a gallon of water into a pint-sized glass. This past Saturday, the folks at St. Margaret’s tried to do likewise in a ceremony that […]
West Catholic continues offensive onslaught
By Joseph PawlikowskiSpecial to The CS&T West Catholic pulverized the Catholic League and won the AA City Title with its offense. Their first round state playoff game against Palisades was no different. West trounced Palisades, 63-20, behind one of the best offenses in the history of the city, setting new records and extending records they […]