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Beyond practicing safe hygiene, there are many steps to take during this crisis.Don’t take what you don’t needHoarding worsens the situation and can lead to more...
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Beyond practicing safe hygiene, there are many steps to take during this crisis.Don’t take what you don’t needHoarding worsens the situation and can lead to more...
The threat and reality of the coronavirus pandemic make it easy to be consumed by panic and fear. But this crisis can also be a time for people to grow closer to Jesus and serve those in...
With a continuing commitment to protect health and safety due to coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns, and in the wake of suspending all public Masses in the diocese until further notice, Bishop David...
Beyond practicing safe hygiene, there are many steps to take during this crisis.Don’t take what you don’t needHoarding worsens the situation and can lead to more...
The threat and reality of the coronavirus pandemic make it easy to be consumed by panic and fear. But this crisis can also be a time for people to grow closer to Jesus and serve those in...
With a continuing commitment to protect health and safety due to coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns, and in the wake of suspending all public Masses in the diocese until further notice, Bishop David...
As a clarification of a previous announcement regarding the cancellation of all parish activities in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, fish fries and the Stations of the Cross are to be canceled,...
In light of increasing updates on and concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19), Bishop David Zubik has made the decision to cancel all weekday and Sunday Masses in the Diocese of Pittsburgh,...
Managing the music ministry program for the Neighbors North Catholic Community is often like a complex game of chess for director Ted Rybka.There are many schedules to juggle for the...
If you and I have seen each other over the course of the last seven weeks, you will have met my new “friend,” which I affectionately call my guardian angel. It’s my...
It never fails. Any time I pay a visit to one of our elementary schools, the students in the lower grades will always ask the question: “What does a bishop do all day?” And so, just in...
Recently, my cousin Karen, who sends me a number of text messages each week, passed on to me a photo from the archives of our home parish, Good Samaritan in Ambridge.The photo was of a...
One of my favorite spots — any day, every day — is the chapel at St. Paul Seminary.When I moved back into the seminary upon my return from Green Bay more than 12 years ago, I...
Whenever my parents had a Saturday night date night when I was a youngster, I always had the same sitter. She was my maternal grandmother, my Baba, whom I affectionately called...
Shortly after he was elected as our Holy Father in March 2013, Pope Francis said something that “hit me between the eyes.” His words made a significant impact on my reaching out to...
QUESTION: I have heard that during this flu/virus crisis, some dioceses have encouraged people not to receive holy Communion on the tongue but rather in the hand (some even forbidding it).
QUESTION: Because we do Lent every year, I wonder what the church really expects will happen to us in Lent? What are the expectations? ANSWER: Any response to the...
QUESTION: What do I say to co-workers and friends who ask, “Why is the Catholic Church trying to force its moral views about abortion on everyone...
QUESTION: I attend Mass frequently and find it annoying when people clap following a choir piece. Is that really appropriate?ANSWER: Applause in church takes place more often...
QUESTION: At work, in the neighborhood, even at social events, I hear people talk about Pope Francis. I am surprised to hear how many people just do not like him. That seems odd to me and I...
QUESTION: Surprisingly, to me at least, people still talk about reincarnation. What does the Catholic Church say about this? ANSWER: The word reincarnation...
This is an independent survey from CivicScience, Inc. and is not affiliated with the Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates, Inc., or the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh.
