It’s Time to Get Back to Mass!
God told us, “Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day!”For two millennia, we Catholics have believed that we best keep Holy the Lord’s Day by Sunday Mass!Yes, for the last […]
Gun violence calls for the Gospel message in action, say local pastors
Philadelphia’s soaring rates of homicide and gun violence are down to deep-rooted causes – and the solution ultimately lies in the hope offered by the Gospel, along with concrete action,
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City, suburban parishes pray for unity, racial healing
In a spirit of eucharistic unity through diversity, St. John Chrysostom Parish in Wallingford, Delaware County welcomed five parishioners of St. Martin de Porres Parish in North Philadelphia on Sunday
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Our Sunday Mass
Sunday, March 14, 2021Good morning! Today, we depart from our usual live stream schedule to bring you a special 10 am Mass.We were honored to welcome our brothers and sisters
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At Lent, the Friday fish fry continues, with some changes
For several years, longtime Philadelphia journalist Thera Martin’s Good Friday plans were set: After her church service ended in South Philly, she’d make a beeline north, to the Sultan Jihad
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Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine
WASHINGTON– On March 2, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of
Little Flower songwriting class ‘lets students lead the way’ to musical diversity
Composer and choral director Tonya Taylor Dorsey has launched a new workshop series at the archdiocesan high school, with an ear for the many genres that speak to kids’ hearts.
Black priest a model for racial healing in church, society, says pastor
From CatholicPhilly: Father Augustus Tolton, now on the path to sainthood, can show “what it means to be one nation under God” and one church receiving “the same holy Eucharist,”
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Courage, sense of welcome can help heal racism’s wounds
As part of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s new Commission on Racial Healing, James E. Andrews, director of the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholics, shares how Catholics can build diverse yet