Read article here (Philadelphia Inquirer)
What a tragedy. Our Lady of Grace in Somerdale is the home parish of the husband of a friend of mine. It's the one he grew up in. This is not only heartbreaking, it's wrong. Small schools and small parishes have a place in our Faith. In fact, they are the foundation and history of our Faith from the beginning. Bishop Galante, shame on you.
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What a tragedy. Our Lady of Grace in Somerdale is the home parish of the husband of a friend of mine. It's the one he grew up in. This is not only heartbreaking, it's wrong. Small schools and small parishes have a place in our Faith. In fact, they are the foundation and history of our Faith from the beginning. Bishop Galante, shame on you.
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Tears, hearbreak & ice cream as S.J. Catholic school closes today
The tears began flowing the moment the first grade teacher put her arms around Jeanine Sweeney."When you start a family, you expect that your school, your church is going to be around for your children, just like it was there for you," Sweeney sniffed after a hug from Sue Tumulty, her son's teacher.
At Our Lady of Grace + Holy Rosary Regional School in Somerdale and eight other Catholic schools in South Jersey, today was not just the last day of school, but the last day forever.(For more, click on link above.)