MOUNT CARMEL — In an era where Catholic churches continue to consolidate or worse, close, there remains a growing segment of the faithful that is actually growing, albeit slowly. This mustard seed growth is miraculous because it is happening in the midst of confusion and an ecclesiastical ...
Since the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7 and the ensuing Israeli response, it has become increasingly uncomfortable and even dangerous to be Jewish in the United States and around the world. Anyone who has studied European and Middle Eastern history knows this is a centuries-old phenomenon. With ...
Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means ...
I am afraid of heights and was especially so at age 7. This fear revealed itself one Saturday on the playground at Washington Park where my family and the Snyders went for a picnic. There was a huge sliding board there that looked to me to be three stories high, and its bright, shiny metal ...
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” John 14:27 (NIV). These quoted words of Jesus, spoken on the very night before He hung on the cross, remind us to reach out to Christ for ...
MUNCY — With a desire to serve God and the community in love and a willingness to work hard and follow biblical concepts, the Muncy Christian Fellowship has been recently established. “A team of foundational members was formed from an overflowing home Bible study group. They were willing ...
