A new “How We Are Catholic” video series launched by the Diocese of Allentown to showcase people, places, history, work and traditions that make up “the Catholic family of faith” in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Diocese of Allentown, Pa., launches ‘How We Are Catholic’ video series
St. Augusta parish’s ‘Music Man’ raises ‘fun’ and builds community
The nostalgic tunes of “Seventy-six Trombones,” “Marian the Librarian” and “Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little” will bring back special memories for those attending “The Music Man” dinner theater at St. Mary Help of Christians in St. Augusta in December.
Texas village puts an exclamation point on its effort to end homelessness
Nobody ever thought that doing the good deed of feeding some homeless people in the Texas capital of Austin would spawn a neighborhood where the homeless are homeless no longer.
Celebrate freedom to live faith publicly, work to protect it, says bishop
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Religious Freedom Week June 22-29 is an opportunity for Catholics across the country to take a “stand for the freedom.
Faith is bolstered by prayer, not money, power, media, pope says
Without prayer, everything crumbles and any initiatives for church reform will just be proposals by some group and not the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis said.
Catholic social teaching: Family, community and participation
The family is the first “school” for attention to the wider community.
Priests must be welcoming fathers like St. Joseph, pope says
Like St. Joseph who had other plans for his life, but lovingly embraced his role as Jesus’ foster father, a priest assigned to a new parish cannot impose his own ways on that community, Pope Francis said.
Parishes should plan now how to welcome back parishioners to church
“You can’t be thinking, ‘What will we do after the pandemic?’ You have to be doing it now,” said Dominican Sister Teresa Rickard, president and executive director of Renew International.