People and Events
St. Therese Church to celebrate Mass for St. Kateri
A Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of St. Kateri Tekakwitha will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church, Upsal and Ardleigh streets in Philadelphia. Msgr. David H. Benz, the pastor, will be the celebrant for the Mass that welcomes Native Americans and all people. A […]
St. Anastasia School walks to raise $13K for diabetes research
Students and faculty of St. Anastasia School, Newtown Square, raised more than $13,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund during a walkathon in late October. Shown above, along with the Philadelphia Pretzel Factor mascot, from left are students Jordan Busza, Gillian Troilo, Rebecca Kennedy and Brian Joslin.
Parish urges prayer before or after voting on Election Day
Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Parish in North Wales invites parishioners and everyone to visit the church for eucharistic adoration on Nov. 6 before or after voting on Election Day. Adoration will be held all day until 7 p.m. at the church chapel, located at 1325 Upper State Road, North Wales, Montgomery County.
Archbishop visits St. Joseph’s Preparatory School
During his homily he invited students volunteer to come sit with him to answer some questions on the understanding of humility and pride.
St. Katharine students, Wayne, honored for veterans’ project
The Radnor Township Board of Commissioners honored teacher David Heacock of St. Katharine of Siena School, Wayne, and its eighth-grade graduating class of 2012 on Oct. 8 for a presentation on local veterans. The students, through Heacock’s guidance and with a national group called Saving Hallowed Ground, participated in a project last school year called […]
SS. Philip and James students pray living rosary
The students of SS. Philip and James School in Exton, as well as family members, gathered in the school yard to participate in a living rosary Oct. 5, in honor of the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Students represented the “beads” of the rosary, while sixth graders portrayed tableaus of the joyful mysteries […]
St. Laurence School opens new science lab
St. Laurence School in Upper Darby welcomed Bishop Robert P. Maginnis to the Delaware County parish school as he blessed its new science lab Saturday, Oct. 20. The lab provides students from pre-K through eighth grade with hand-on science experiences utilizing everything teachers and students need from lab coats to microscopes to test tubes and […]
NDS cooks up a celebration for school lunch week at St. Cecilia School
Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia celebrates National School Lunch Week with a special day at one of its newest school partner sites, Saint Cecilia in the city's Fox Chase section.
Video series teaches confirmation prep for deaf, hard of hearing people
Catechists and others working with deaf people have a new tool for religious formation. The National Catholic Office for the Deaf (NCOD) has produced a video series titled “Strengthen in the Faith: Confirmation.” Teenagers and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing and are preparing to receive the sacrament of confirmation can now study […]
Archbishop Chaput speaks at St. Elizabeth Parish on faithful citizenship
Archbishop Charles Chaput hosted a town hall style forum on faithful citizenship on Saturday October 13, 2012. St Elizabeth parish in Uwcland hosted the event. Hundreds of people from the area attended to hear Archbishop Chaput speak and answer questions about Catholics and politics. He addressed issues of social justice, the HHS mandate, being Catholic and being Pro-Choice is not possible among others. When addressing the people he said “I call you as a Catholic to forget about the labels, be a liberal sometimes, a conservative sometimes, but a Catholic first”.