There is an old sign just outside Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the hometown of the late, great Arnold Palmer that quotes the golfer: “You must play boldly to win.” Trinity’s James Ulsh, a junior, took that to heart at the 87th PIAA golf championships at Heritage Hills in York on Oct. 19…
There are times when it is difficult to gauge just how good Bishop McDevitt’s football team is in October as they cut through Mid-Penn Conference foes like a sharp knife dices cheese. That may well be true this season also, as the Crusaders are undefeated and easily sliced through Cumberland…
A new educational program offered by the Diocese kicked off with a presentation on the formation of conscience and the example of a saint who gave his life rather than compromise it. Bishop Ronald Gainer was the inaugural speaker for the Diocese’s new “Truth, Beauty and Goodness Evangelization Speaker Series.”…
The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference continued its efforts to work for funding for parents of school-age children, going before the Senate Education Committee on Oct. 5. The PCC was joined by others taking up the fight for school choice in Pennsylvania. The hearing was called to discuss Senate Bill 1230 by…
Serving as guest homilist for the Diocese’s annual Red Mass, Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington called upon judges, attorneys, legislators and other public servants to “be authentic witnesses of truth and freedom, peace and justice.” “We have to acknowledge that the peace and justice for which we…
Deacon Thomas A. Hewitt Wife: Susan A. Hewitt Home Parish: St. Theresa, New Cumberland Parish Assignment: St. Theresa, New Cumberland What drew you to serve the Diocese as a Deacon?…
Lancaster Catholic High School hosted United States Department of Education Assistant Secretary Frank Brogan Oct. 8 for a brief look at how the administration opened the school safely amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Brogan selected Lancaster Catholic as a school to visit due to its response to the pandemic, by opening…
An image of Carlo Acutis was unveiled at his beatification Mass in Assisi, Italy Oct. 10. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. With the beatification of Carlo Acutis in Assisi on Oct. 10,…
Carlo Acutis was born May 3, 1991, in London, where his parents were working. Just a few months later, his parents, Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano, moved to Milan. As a teenager, Carlo was diagnosed with leukemia. He offered his sufferings for Pope Benedict XVI and for the Church, saying…
Many of our own parishes are financially struggling this year because of COVID-19. Can you imagine how mission parishes are surviving without the infrastructure we have, the health care available…
Three years ago, the tree-line farmland in Fairfield held vision and promises for the Discalced Carmelite nuns eager to build their new Carmel in Adams County. Now, the once-empty field…
The Knights of Columbus presented several checks to Bishop Ronald Gainer on Sept. 30 at the Diocesan Center, Harrisburg. The checks, totaling more than $8,200 from the Knights State Council…
The Diocese’s annual Education Conference for Catholic school teachers and administrators celebrated the educators for leading students to the Truth, and examined concrete ways to keep students firmly rooted in…
Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown is celebrating more than a month of full-day, in-person instruction for its 342 students in grades 9-12. The freshman class reported on Aug. 24,…
Over the course of the next several weeks, The Catholic Witness will introduce readers to the Diocese’s 35 new permanent deacons, with photos, biographical information, and their comments/words/remarks on service…
Bridge Educational Foundation and its donors, Chubb, M&T Bank, Malady & Wooten, Waste Management and Weis Markets, announced $100,000 in scholarships for Cumberland and Dauphin County families last week. Students…
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Real Alternatives presented its inaugural Founders Award on Sept. 28 to the Diocese of Harrisburg and the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, whose leadership enabled the…
Deacon Joseph Cingle Wife: Pamela Cingle Home Parish: St. Leo the Great, Rohrerstown Parish Assignment: Mary, Mother of the Church, Mount Joy What drew you to serve the Diocese…
The traveling Silver Rose of the Knights of Columbus, a pro-life initiative that pays homage to Our Lady of Guadalupe, came to St. Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg on Sept. 27.…
Fall has arrived. Crisp air permeates our days. Soon the trees will start shedding their leaves as they have year after year. As a book reviewer, there’s another guarantee; the…