One of my commitments with the United Churches of Lycoming County is to participate in regular interfaith panel discussions in a Williamsport middle school health class. The panel usually consists of representatives of various traditions: Christianity (usually with both Protestant and ...
MOSCOW — Orthodox Christians packed churches on Friday evening for Christmas Eve services, a holiday darkened for many by the conflict raging between Orthodox neighbors Russia and Ukraine. Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, the world’s largest Orthodox denomination, ...
New Year’s Day, a wedding, the birth of a baby, the first day of a new job or a new school year, moving into our first place of residence: what do these life events have in common? Each one signifies a new beginning that can be pinpointed by a date circled on our calendar. With new ...
According to scholars, over ninety women are quoted in the Bible. We hear their words speak to us over the centuries. Biblestudytools.com states that women were created in God’s “likeness and image,” and their stories and words display God’s glory. Reading their words helps us in our ...
The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, recently ordained eight men as permanent deacons for the Diocese of Scranton at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Scranton, including Deacon Matthew R. Eisley, of Jersey Shore, and Deacon John F. Bubb, of Montoursville. Deacons can perform ...
DOHA, Qatar — Hymns echo through the spacious, blue-walled church. The congregants listen to the Gospel and the homily. They kneel, eyes closed and hands clasped in prayer or palms turned skyward. They line up to receive Communion as a choir belts out: “Lord, for my sake, teach me to take ...
