SCRANTON – Since becoming involved in scouting four years ago, Thomas Cain of Jermyn has made many new friends and gained more self-confidence. “As a boy scout, I try to advance by myself and not with other people. I try to do it on my own,” the sixth grader said. On April 20, 2024, Cain …
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WILKES-BARRE – Saint Nicholas Church, 226 South Washington Street, will be the location for the Diocese of Scranton’s annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations Mass on Sunday, April 21, 2024. The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, will be the principal celebrant for the 12:15 p.m. liturgy, which will be held in …
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Below is a listing of Christmas Mass schedules for parishes across the Diocese. Parishes that plan to livestream Masses on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are also identified. Click Here For Mobile Friendly Version Of Christmas Mass Schedule NORTHERN PASTORAL REGION Scranton Deanery: Parish Location Christmas Masses Livestream Masses Reconciliation …
HOMILY31st Sunday in Ordinary TimeMass for those in Consecrated Life – November 5, 2023 In today’s gospel passage from Saint Matthew, we encounter Jesus offering words that we’re quite accustomed to hearing. Yet again, Jesus confronts the religious leaders of his day. This time, he challenges the detached, legalistic observance of the scribes and Pharisees, …
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HOMILYAll Soul’s Day Mass – November 2, 2023Wisdom 3:1-9; Romans 6:3-9; Matthew 11:25-30 The great German Lutheran pastor, theologian and martyr, Dietrick Bonhoeffer, who was martyred in one of Hitler’s death camps just weeks before the Nazis surrendered, offered these words about the loss of someone that we love: “Nothing can make up for the …
SCRANTON – Benita Trently has been attending the Solemn Novena to Saint Ann for years and was thrilled this year’s annual devotion included a Mass in Spanish for the first time. “There is a big Spanish community so hopefully they will start coming and start participating,” Trently said. On Sunday, July 23, 2023, Father Luis …
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HOMILYWedding Anniversary Mass – June 4, 2023Trinity Sunday Somebody once said, “all marriages are happy. It’s the living together afterwards that causes all the trouble.” A few weeks ago, Broadway Theatre of Scranton hosted performances of Fiddler on the Roof. Maybe some of you attended the show. There’s a wonderful scene from Fiddler when Tevye and his wife …
SCRANTON – Just two days after the funeral Mass of Bishop Emeritus James C. Timlin, the Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, confronted the pain and grief felt by many survivors of child sexual abuse. Bishop Bambera presided at an April 20 Mass for survivors of abuse suffered at the hands of Church …
(OSV News) – At least 52,250 people have been killed over the last 14 years in Nigeria just for being Christian, a new report published April 10 revealed. The report, titled “Martyred Christians in Nigeria” and published by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), which is headquartered in Eastern Nigeria, …
ARCHBALD – For nearly 100 years, the Little Sisters of Saint Francis have spread joy, hope, happiness and a love of the Gospel wherever they have gone. As the religious congregation prepares to celebrate the centenary of its founding in 2023, many of the Catholic sisters who minister to the poor and marginalized in the …