Commentary

By Father Rich Tomkosky The woman suffering from hemorrhages who was healed by Jesus in the Gospel serves as a model for us human beings...

By Father Rich Tomkosky With religious education classes underway at parishes throughout the diocese, it is a good time to reflect on the meaning of...

By Father Rich Tomkosky At my parish of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Bedford, a kind soul donated a beautiful picture of Saint Micheal the...

By Bishop Mark Bartchak It seems pretty clever to think that individually packaged servings of bread and wine would be perfect during the current pandemic....

By Father Rich Tomkosky The greatest gift God has bestowed on us is not our health, our physical beauty, our family, our livelihood, or our...

Column by Jonathan Nagy According to the Hallmark Greeting Card Company, Americans, on average, send 1.3 billion Christmas cards each year. Cards are sent in...

By Father Rich Tomkosky Many of the saints have pointed out that in God’s holy Providence, the apostle Thomas not being present at the initial...

Column by Jonathan Nagy In 1786, on her 38th birthday and the Feast Day of Saint Augustine, Princess Amalia Gallitzin found herself making a profound...

Column by Jonathan Nagy In early 2008, Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor Dr. Randy Pausch published his famous book, The Last Lecture, based on...

By Lisa Fellabaum In the book of Mark, chapter 5, Jesus is on his way to heal a sick girl. She was the daughter of...