Recalling Pope Pius XII
on the fiftieth anniversary of his death
By Cardinal Justin Rigali “Pius XII was the most warmly humane, kindly, generous, sympathetic (and, incidentally, saintly) character that it has been my privilege to meet in the course of a long life.” So wrote Sir D’Arcy Osborne, British Minister to the Holy See during World War II and a non‑Catholic, to the London Times […]
Manayunk business coming up roses
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T MANAYUNK- Do you need flowers for a convention, a banquet, a $40 arrangement, or even just a $15 bud vase? Tom Coffey will oblige. Coffey, 49, has spent a career in sales and marketing. After working in Germany and England for eight years or so, he came back to […]
Catechesis: Teaching the Word of God
By Father John J. Ames Special to The CS&T Catechetical Sunday will be celebrated on Sept. 21. The theme for 2008 is “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church,” the same theme that Pope Benedict has chosen for the upcoming Synod of Bishops. For most Catholics, the phrase “the Word […]
On economy, hope outperforms anxiety
At the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer at Mass, the priest prays the familiar words, “protect us from all anxiety.” Anxiety visits most people’s lives, but sometimes it spikes due to events like this week’s turmoil among major Wall Street banks and insurers. While it is too early to tell the extent of this financial […]
Far Northern lights
Snowmobiling across 46 parishes and 410,000 square miles? Winters at minus 65 degrees? No problem at all for four intrepidreligious from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia who are helping spread the faith in the Alaska-Yukon Delta.By Lou Baldwin Special to The CS&T FAIRBANKS – The Diocese of Fairbanks (also known as the Diocese of Northern Alaska) […]
Catholic teens celebrate faith
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T MALVERN – It was a special program for some very special teens. Several hundred of them. The event was Adoremus Te (We Adore You) a one-day Eucharist-centered festival held at the Malvern Retreat House on Sunday, Aug. 3. Cardinal Justin Rigali, who celebrated the afternoon liturgy at Malvern’s Grotto […]
Led by children, families witnessed the love of Jesus
Editorial Almost 6,000 Catholics gathered to celebrate the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist last Sunday at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. That’s right: 6,000. The number included more than 1,200 children and their families for a Mass, procession and benediction on the Feast of the Body and […]