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Catholic Standard & Times
Issue of November 2, 2006 Also this week : Prayer:
Profile: He banks on BLOCS Corporate business would be in serious trouble without Catholic schools. So said John V. “Jack” Killen, the senior vice-president of Sovereign Bank Corp., headquartered in Villanova. Killen, 58, whose bank is a BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools) donor, belongs to St. Monica Parish in Berwyn. REMEMBERING
FR. MARIAN ZALECKI—
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values under attack Stolen into slavery Sisters of St. Joseph battle human trafficking It is plaguing every country in the world including the United States. It involves mainly children, specifically young girls ages 13 to 18 — but no one is safe from it, including men and women of any age, nationality or religion. Catholic school helped him, now he helps others David Manning never forgot the Catholic education he received from Cardinal Dougherty High School — an education that helped him go from being hired as a ‘gofer’ to becoming the president of the only company he’s ever worked for in his adult working life. Mary Ann Powell: Teacher as hero What can you say about a teacher who has been in the classroom for almost 47 years, shows up at the crack of dawn at her school, stays well beyond the closing bell, and earns the loving respect of her colleagues, the parents and the children? She’s a “Teacher as Hero.” |
See the issue for the full story on: • Your priest heroes • Our first scholarship supplement Scholarships for adults “We tend to think of traditional learners between the ages of 19 and 22 as the target group for scholarship monies,” said Gerard P. O’Sullivan, Neumann College’s vice president of academic affairs. “But more and more, that’s becoming less the case because our population of adult learners has grown so dramatically over the past 10 years. That means we have to be willing to provide scholarship money for adults — especially returning adults.” Neumann College has a variety of scholarships available, with four specifically tailored for adult learners. • Irish tenor Mark Forrest to perform at St. Isidore Mark Forrest will be giving an inspirational concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at St. Isidore’s Parish, 2545 West Pumping Station Road in Quakertown. Tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 at the door. For more information call 267-980-5507 or e-mail mark@thekingsmen.us. • Permanent Diaconate's 25th anniversary Print
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