By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine “ONE IN SIX AMERICANS STRUGGLES WITH HUNGER!” This fact is announced on a billboard on Lehigh Avenue, a few blocks west of St. Francis Inn. This message is an apt introduction to the neighborhood served… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke Since she was six years old and the nun took her to see the Tabernacle in church, Judy Heffernan, a good Catholic schoolgirl, a product of Catholic education and a graduate of Presentation Blessed Virgin Mary grammar… Continue Reading
By Monsignor Francis A. Carbine On April 13, 2011, Robert F. McGovern entered eternal life. Alleluia! On this date, Bob encountered the “great cloud of witnesses”—servants of God “approved because of their faith.” [Hebrews 12:1] In an interview a few… Continue Reading
By Charles McMahon You have clearly been following instructions that have come from the Vatican in the past three decades regarding the divulging of priestly crimes to civil authorities. The letter from the Sacred Congregation for Clergy, dated January 31,… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke After 25 years as president of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, PCVB, Brooklyn native and now die-hard Philadelphian, Tom Muldoon—undoubtedly, one of the most well-liked and well-respected businessmen in the City, has retired from his post… Continue Reading
Exhibition in Philadelphia at Commodore Barry Club By Sabina Clarke A solo exhibition of 16 original portraits in charcoal and on colored paper, by portrait artist Megan Lawlor is on display now through December 31st, 2011 at the Commodore Barry… Continue Reading
Chicago resident Barbara Blaine, President of SNAP and herself a victim of sexual abuse by a Catholic priest in Toledo, Ohio was present at the February 13th demonstration outside the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in downtown Philadelphia. About… Continue Reading
By Marybeth C. Phillips “Our lives of love and peace should speak louder than words,” said Sr. Pauline McShain, as she reflected on the motto of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, which reads, “Actions not words.” This philosophy is the… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke Philadelphia’s top cop, former Philadelphia Police Commissioner John Timoney (1998-2003) was in town to pick up the Leadership Award from the American Ireland Fund, AIF, on Tuesday, December 7th at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in… Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: The following book review/ interview with Roy Bourgeois appeared in three parts in the Irish Edition (Dec., Jan., Feb 2010)—prior to the latest news that Roy Bourgeois is now being threatened with removal from the Maryknoll Order by… Continue Reading