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Father Matthew Cannon Hometown: Lancaster, PA Education: St. Leo the Great School in Rohrerstown; Lancaster Catholic High School; St. Vincent College in Labtrobe, Pa.; St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia; Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. Current assignment: Parochial vicar at Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Harrisburg
READ MOREThe location was different but the fellowship and fun were the same during this year’s Diocesan camp for people with disabilities. Traditionally held on the grounds of Camp Kirchenwald in Lebanon County, plans were changed this year due to the ongoing Covid-19 virus. “The decision to host a virtual camp…
READ MOREFor hundreds of years, Catholic parishes in coastal cities have participated in the tradition of blessing the sea and praying for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Feast of the Assumption. While believers in landlocked areas may be unfamiliar with the practice, it is a longstanding tradition…
READ MOREWhen I was in college, I majored in special education with a concentration in elementary education and an undeclared minor in art. The second year of my undergraduate work, we students were farmed out to several education facilities in the area. Since I majored in special education, not only was…
READ MOREThe names of the following deceased persons have been submitted by their parishes. Please remember in your prayers the happy repose of these recently departed souls and the consolation of their loved ones.
READ MORESpiritual Offerings Good Shepherd Parish in Camp Hill’s Mass of Remembrance for all families who have experienced the loss of a child (through miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth or early death), on Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in the church. Take this opportunity to remember your children, and to name them if you have…
READ MOREFor many of us, the best part of waking up is that first cup of coffee. Of course, after thanking God that we did wake up to another day. Leaving aside arguments on the benefits of coffee or the dangers of drinking too much of it, brewed coffee has an…
READ MORECatholic schools in the Diocese of Harrisburg continue to prepare for the start of the school year and this week administration and custodial staff from all 36 schools in the Diocese participated in the Custodial Considerations During Covid-19 training. This training, presented by High Environmental Health and Safety Consulting Ltd.,…
READ MOREThe scores of the national Advanced Placement (AP) exams for high school students were recently released and four 2020 York Catholic high school graduates received special recognition. Qiao Kong and Josephine McKeon were named AP Scholars with Distinction and Patrick Freed and Moses Krueger were named AP Scholars.
READ MOREThe Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC), on behalf of all the Catholic Bishops in Pennsylvania, condemned the hateful anti-Semitic acts recently seen in the Commonwealth. These crimes have included the painting of swastikas on synagogues. “These acts are offensive and hurtful to all of us,” PCC Executive Director Eric Failing said on…
READ MOREFundraisers & Events Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Lancaster’s virtual “Recess: At Home,” Greek take-out dinner (Pastitso, lasagna, baklava) will be available for pick-up on Aug. 28. Tickets must be purchased in advance. A virtual silent auction opens Aug. 28 and ends Aug. 29. To order tickets and view the auction items,…
READ MOREThe names of the following deceased persons have been submitted by their parishes. Please remember in your prayers the happy repose of these recently departed souls and the consolation of their loved ones.
READ MOREAutumn Cybulski loves to talk. Conversations with family, friends, after Mass, in her dorm room, on retreats – she’s enlivened by them. She had quite a few with God during discernment retreats in the past year. They were lively, honest and inspiring dialogues, and they led her to enter the…
READ MOREAs this virulent contagion continues to spread to every corner of the world, it is a virus that kills without discrimination, and we all collectively lose what is dear to us. We bicker, squabble, and lose sight of politeness as an invisible pathogen murders us daily. It is fear, I…
READ MOREFather Christopher Onyeneke, MSSCC Hometown: Owerri, Nigeria Current Assignment: Parochial Vicar, Saint Rita Parish in Blue Ridge Summit and Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Fairfield
READ MOREPrincess Teresa Orsini Doria Pamphili Landi Servant of God Charity was her main virtue
READ MORESister Dorothy Franz, OSF (formerly Sister Edward Miriam), died at Field Crest Hospice in Ellicott City, Md., on Aug. 7. She was 80, and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 60 years. Sister Dorothy was born in Baltimore. She entered the congregation…
READ MORESo many of you have asked me, “Where do you get your ideas? Is it hard to come up with new articles week after week? Do you ever get tired of writing?” All these questions are very good ones! The writing ideas come to me, I believe, through the workings…
READ MOREPilgrimages & Retreats The Carmelite retreat planned at Villa Sacred Heart in Danville for Sept. 18-20 has been cancelled due to the pandemic. Fundraisers & Events Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Lancaster’s virtual “Recess: At Home,” Greek take-out dinner (Pastitso, lasagna, baklava) will be available for pick-up on Aug.…
READ MOREAs teams return to their fields, courts and tracks for summer workouts and the official start of practice in a few weeks, the safety of student-athletes is the ultimate goal. Diocesan high school administrators, athletic directors and coaches welcomed hundreds of student-athletes back to campus in June and July, and…
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