Tom Higgins: A Resourceful and Creative Irishman

By Marita Krivda Poxon Caption (above photo): Tom Higgins with his sash as a 2012 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Ring of Honor member stands next to his wife Dee McAllister Williams on the Parkway. Tom Higgins well known to the… Continue Reading

5 Questions with Francis J. Dunphy

By Katharine Gilbert Recently we reached out to Temple University Athletics Director Fran Dunphy to find out how he is coping with Covid-19 challenges. How does his success as a coach translate into the management of 19 varsity sports in… Continue Reading

A Fascinating Trip into the Occult with Thom Nickels

By Sabina Clarke Despite being raised in a strict Irish-German Roman Catholic household and schooled in the Baltimore catechism when Mass was said in Latin and nuns wore traditional habits, Thom Nickels looked beyond searching for adventure, curious about the… Continue Reading

Sr. Kathleen Coll, SSJ Confronts Human Trafficking

By Thom Nickels Sister Kathleen Coll, SSJ, has been in religious life for several decades. She has been an inner city teaching sister in Baltimore and Philadelphia and has worked as the Social Justice Coordinator for the Sisters of Saint… Continue Reading

Irish Heroes: Officer Frank Lynch

By Kathy McGee Burns Almost a year ago I started a series on Heroes. It consisted of Heroes whom I personally admire. A hero is a person who is idealized for courage and noble qualities. A Hero can be portrayed… Continue Reading

Friends of Abolition Hall Prevail

By Marita Krivda Poxon The Corson homestead located at the corner of Butler and Germantown Pikes in the heart of the Plymouth Meeting National Historic District no longer faces the prospect of being subdivided by K. Hovnanian to build 67… Continue Reading