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Personal Holiness Indispensable for Newly Ordained Deacons

NewsBy MillerNovember 14, 2017

Celebrating a solemn Mass of Ordination to the Diaconate at St. Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg on Nov. 5, Bishop Ronald Gainer told the two seminarians receiving the sacrament that as they take on the threefold service of ministry of the Word, of the Altar and of Charity, their personal holiness is indispensable.

Camp Kirchenwald: A Time of Renewal and Reunion

NewsBy MillerSeptember 8, 2017

Standing at the entrance to Camp Kirchenwald, a 340-acre site of wooded trails, lake activities, a swimming pool, athletic fields and cabins in Colebrook, Alicia Kocher was eager to reunite with her camp family – participants and volunteers with whom she has formed bonds over the past 20 years.

Diocese Celebrates New Priests’ ‘Yes’ to the Father’s Will

NewsBy MillerJune 12, 2017

Responding with a resounding “Yes!” to the Lord’s call, three men were ordained to the priesthood on June 3 at St. Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg.

Diaconate Ordination Calls Men to Live Lives Ordered to Service

NewsBy MillerMay 30, 2017

Reading aloud this excerpt from the recently-released English translation of “In God’s Hands: The Spiritual Diaries of Pope John Paul II, Bishop Ronald Gainer told the congregation gathered on May 20 for the Ordination to the Diaconate that the saint’s words remind the faithful that each of our lives must be ordered to service.

Cardinal Keeler Dies at 86

NewsBy MillerApril 13, 2017

Cardinal William H. Keeler, the Seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg and the 14th Archbishop of Baltimore, died March 23 at his residence at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville, Md. He was 86.

Keeler Was a Champion of Ecumenical and Interfaith Dialogue

NewsBy MillerApril 11, 2017

Cardinal William H. Keeler was a champion of interfaith and ecumenical understanding, regarded as one of the world’s leading figures in the field.

As in Life, All Welcomed at Cardinal Keeler’s Funeral Mass

NewsBy MillerApril 6, 2017

Mourners from near and far, and all walks of life and various creeds, filled the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland, Md., March 28 for the funeral Mass of Cardinal William H. Keeler, 14th archbishop of Baltimore.

Memorial Mass at St. Mary’s Celebrated for Native Son

NewsBy MillerMarch 30, 2017

The parish in which Cardinal William Keeler was raised, educated and celebrated countless liturgies offered a memorial Mass for its native son on the evening of March 28, just a few hours after his Mass of Christian Burial in Baltimore.

Parishioners in Marysville and Duncannon Delight in Special Relationship

NewsBy MillerMarch 30, 2017

For Michael Ciccocioppo, whose family members were parishioners at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Marysville during then-Father William Keeler’s days there, the definition of the late cardinal’s sincerity is woven into a story of women’s silk stockings and Italian cheeses.

Diocese of Harrisburg Remembers a Great Evangelist

NewsBy MillerMarch 29, 2017

Opus Fac Evangelistae. “Do The Work of an Evangelist.” The Episcopal motto of Cardinal William H. Keeler embodied every aspect of his ministry. Evangelization was a hallmark of his service to the Church, say those who worked closely with him in the Diocese of Harrisburg.

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