Why Pray?
God, Prayer and Finding Peace at Age 50
Dr. Andrew Huberman reflects on why he stopped resisting the impulse to pray—and how faith, surrender and belief in something greater helped him experience a sustained sense of peace.
He also discusses addiction recovery, profound loss, community and the limits of purely scientific explanations for the human experience.
The Mass is the
Highest Form of Prayer...
What Incense Really Means at Mass
Father Brad guides you in prayer, shares a brief reflection grounding your day in the Church’s rhythm of feast days and liturgy, and provides you with the encouragement necessary to go forward with peace and strength. Here he discusses the "why" of incense.
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Faith and Culture
Kirk Cameron sits down to answer questions about his unique life and discloses his best and worst celebrity meetings and a near-death experience in the air.
Discover how to have a deeper prayer life with these seven important tips for spiritual growth as a Christian. Learn how to strengthen your relationship with God through prayer.
Please Pray for Vocations!
Below we list the latest seminarian roster (to be updated soon) and the diaconate formation rosters, as well as a full parish directories (with church locations) of both Vicariates in the Diocese.
People often look back on being young and going out on dates with nostalgic fondness, but the reality is the process of discerning your vocation can be really difficult and painful!
June 2025: Robert Koch, Patricia Buck, Joseph Ianotta, Charles Baer, Ralph Buzzelli
July 2025: Lucy Paulin, Clara Bayne
Aug 2025: Mary Bauer, Ronald Rademacher
Sept 2025: Mary Ann Skinger, Alison Wilson, George Brown
Oct 2025: Barbara Imhoff
Nov 2025: Mary Frances Lerch, Shirley Dickson, Richard Nolan
Dec 2025: Janice Steinhauser, Frank Lowe
Jan 2026: Allen Schomaker
Feb 2026: Virginia Briski, Laura DiCola
March 2026: Sister Celeste Hupert, Michael Van Leer, Barbara Davis
April 2026: Sr Carol Troesch, Marie Adams, Barbara Fuerst, Judith Scott, Jane Welka, Paul Walsh
May 2026: John Staudacher, Dennis McLean, Pauline Zelina, Joseph Kaib, Martha Foster
July 2026: Frank LoPresti, Theresa Henderson
Aug 2026: Vivian Castiglioni, Sr Therese Martin Blehar, Lorene Bauer
Jesus is omnipresent through those of us who believe. In other words, we put skin on God.
That doesn't mean we're God or that we're perfect. We're going to make all our same mistakes, right? We're going to age, we're going to sin, we're going to mess up, and we're going to trip and fall. Yet, still within us, alongside our spirit is the Holy Spirit that makes Jesus present everywhere we go.
Therefore, we always want God to break open the clouds and reveal himself to us. It may be by just saying, "Hello, I'm here." Or, by revealing himself in our dreams. Or, maybe he'll do the burning bush thing again; that seemed to work. We often think it would be so great if God did these incredible miracles, revealing himself to us in that way. But God has chosen a new way to reveal himself to the world.
God reveals himself to the world through you, but you have every choice in the world to say no or to say yes. Say yes today!
- Pastor Bobby Schuller
Step Back and Reflect - An Essay
Memory Lane!
For those of us who have followed the Pirates for a long time, there was never a more revered Bucco than "The Great One" Roberto Clemente. It is hard to believe that he would have turned 92 years old this past week. Here is the newest batch of great pictures of Roberto in action. So many of them show his tremendous determination to make a difference!
Deacon Bill Homily Archive
Here are four recent homilies. Hover over the icons below to see the dates and topics.
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