Vocation Awareness Week

By Cardinal Justin Rigali About six months ago, on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, I wrote about the various religious vocations of the consecrated life of men and women. This week, as we prepare for Vocation Awareness Week in the Archdiocese, I will focus upon priestly vocations in the Christian […]

New year, new urgency

Most news media presented their “year/decade in review” stories recently. One might think the only things that happened in 2009 or the preceding years were killings, scandals, catastrophes and the rise and fall of meaningless cultural froth. As every family knows, what did not make headlines were the most meaningful moments in life: the births […]

At the Langhorne Monastery of St. Clare: ‘Our whole life is the Liturgy of the Hours’

By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T The lives of cloistered religious, whether they be monks or nuns, may be described by a single word – prayer. It is their constant. Prayer is not the interlude between work to sustain the abbey, or eating, or sleeping or recreation. Those are the interludes between prayers. Its most […]

At the Langhorne Monastery of St. Clare: ‘Our whole life is the Liturgy of the Hours’

By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T The lives of cloistered religious, whether they be monks or nuns, may be described by a single word – prayer. It is their constant. Prayer is not the interlude between work to sustain the abbey, or eating, or sleeping or recreation. Those are the interludes between prayers. Its most […]

At St. Andrew: Let the children adore Christ

By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T NEWTOWN – It was Jesus who told us, “Let the children come to me, do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” At St. Andrew Parish in Newtown, Bucks County, parents are bringing their children to Jesus for Eucharistic Adoration through a special […]

Liturgy of the Hours keeps saints alive

By Michelle Francl-Donnay For ourselves, too, we ask some share in the fellowship of your apostles and martyrs, with John the Baptist, Stephen, Matthias, Ignatius, Augustine, Monica, Felicity, Perpetua and all the saints. – From the Roman Canon “Whoa, what is this?” wonders one of the teen-aged invaders in my study. Invited into my sanctum […]

Bishops approve translations of final five sections of Roman Missal

By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service BALTIMORE (CNS) — The U.S. bishops approved the English translation and U.S. adaptations of five final sections of the Roman Missal in voting on the second day of their annual fall general assembly in Baltimore. With overwhelming majority votes, the bishops approved translations of the proper of the saints, […]

School minister shows teens God’s undeniable love

By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Father Matthew W. Guckin, 44, has served as the school minister at Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown, Chester County, since 2006. He graduated from St. Timothy School and Father Judge High School for Boys in Philadelphia. Before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood at age 30, he […]

Priests’ journey recalls St. John Vianney

By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Three priests of the Philadelphia Archdiocese recently walked where the patron saint of all the world’s priests once walked when they participated in the International Priests’ Retreat in the Village of the Holy Curé of Ars, France. The Sept. 27-Oct. 3 retreat was held in conjunction with the universal […]

OYYA, Malvern sponsor second ‘Adoremus Te’ event

By Jim GaugerSpecial to The CS&T In a world overwrought with 24-hour news and entertainment outlets, young people are faced with many challenging decisions. For Catholic youth, Christ gives them a compass to find their way. That is the guiding principle for the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s celebration of National World Youth Day. To facilitate this union […]