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Editorial: April: A time for awareness It’s hard for most people to imagine a person intentionally harming a child. Our instincts tell us to protect children, not exploit their vulnerabilities. Yet we know that the sexual abuse of children happens with alarming frequency in our society. According to one estimate, one in five girls under 18, and one in seven boys have been sexually abused. That means 40 million adults in the United States are living with an experience the rest of us don’t even want to imagine. Catholic Spirituality Let God escape the confines of the holy cards
Business News Sports ‘Mighty Macs’ coach inducted into national Hall of Fame It certainly took long enough. Despite being one of the most celebrated women’s college coaches in history, it was not until 2000 that Cathy Rush was nominated for membership in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Profile: Bishop Maginnis: ‘History does not just recall events’ April 8, 2008, the 200th anniversary of the creation of the Diocese of Philadelphia by Pope Pius VII, marks the end of a process that began two- and-a-half years ago for Auxiliary Bishop Robert P. Maginnis. |
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Two hundred and counting ... Philadelphia as a diocese turned 200 years old on Tuesday, April 8. They took the high road — a pilgrimage from seminary to St. Rita It was happy coincidence, if there is such a thing as mere coincidence. The Gospel reading on Sunday, April 6, was the passage from Luke that tells of two disciples of Jesus who met the Master during a seven and-a-half-mile walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus but did not recognize the Risen Lord until the breaking of the bread. Philos honor Cardinal’s leadership It is fitting that Philadelphia’s Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute chose the archdiocesan bicentennial year to bestow the organization’s prestigious Sourin Award on the chief shepherd of the Archdiocese, Cardinal Justin Rigali. Double — make that triple — the sacraments There were smiles to spare as a set of triplets and two sets of twins were were confirmed Sunday, March 30 at Blessed Virgin Mary Church. Among the 35 sixth-graders confirmed by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Cistone were Zachary, Alex and Danny Walsh; Michael and Joshua Ockimey, and Alexis and Raina Maskart. |
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Bicentennial
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For more bicentennial reflections, and other articles commemorating the Archdiocesan bicentennical celebration, please pick up the April 10 edition of the CS&T at your parish or contact Cecelia Watkins at 215-587-3667 or e-mail cwatkins@adphila.org Holy Childhood Association helps poor families in foreign lands Children don’t have to travel to mission lands to help others in need — they can start with their peers on the playground. Print Edition Leisure Media Sports People & Events Community Prayer Black Catholic Hispanic Obituaries
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