Bishop McDevitt High School valedictory speech

Sophia DiCamillo
Your Excellency Bishop Senior, Honored Guests, and my fellow Graduates, today, June 5th  2013, marks a long awaited and much anticipated milestone in our lives. This morning we will formally finish our high school education; moreover, we will be graduates of Bishop McDevitt Catholic High School. How has this Catholic education benefited us? As [...]

Readings for the holy Mass — Trinity Sunday

Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.

Trinity Sunday

Read Msgr. Joseph Prior’s commentary on the readings for this Sunday’s Mass.
See the Mass readings for Sunday, May 26, 2013

See the readings for today’s Mass

Listen to the daily readings in audio

Popular blogs written by or for Catholic moms

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The following is a list of some popular blogs written by or for Catholic mothers:
– Lisa Hendey’s “Catholic Mom” features 150 contributors, writing on all aspects of the Catholic faith and in accordance with church teaching: http://catholicmom.com
– Mary DeTurris Poust’s “Not Strictly Spiritual” chronicles her Catholic faith, family life and other topics: [...]

Sister Adorata Basara of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Third Order Regular of St. Francis, dies

Sister Adorata Basara of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Third Order Regular of St Francis, died April 20 at St. Joseph Villa, Mt. Alvernia, Reading, PA, where she had resided since 2007.
Born in Manayunk, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Louis and Mary (Kozak) Basara.
Sister Adorata entered the Bernardine Order on Feb. 1, 1947, [...]

New Zealand bishops disappointed with passage of same-sex marriage law

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CNS) — New Zealand’s Catholic bishops described as “bizarre” parliament’s vote that discards the understanding of traditional marriage when it approved a same-sex marriage law.

The bishops also expressed sadness that the April 17 action was taken despite widespread opposition from New Zealanders.

From Korean bishops’ president, a ‘Prayer for Peace’

MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Following is a “Prayer for Peace” by Bishop Peter Kang U-il of Cheju, South Korea, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea. He sent the English-language prayer to Catholic News Service April 9.
Lord, please have mercy on this silly people.
Forgive this silly flock who scatter enormous money in empty sky, [...]

Kearns Goodwin recalls growing up Catholic in Brooklyn, with a peculiar penance: praying for the Dodgers

Doris Kearns Goodwin speaks March 21 at La Salle University, an event of its 150th anniversary.
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s topic at La Salle University on March 21 was Abraham Lincoln, but at the same time, perhaps because it was a Catholic setting, she graciously shared a story from her own childhood. It’s not the first time [...]

St. Hubert High School celebrates anniversary of school remaining open

Hundreds of students, faculty, alumnae,  family and friends of St. Hubert High School for Girls celebrated the one year anniversary of the school remaining open on Sunday February 24, 2013.  The group gathered at the intersection of Cottman and Frankford Avenues and walked to the front steps of the school where they sung the school’s Alma [...]

Readings for the holy Mass – Third Sunday of Lent

Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.

Third Sunday of Lent

Read Msgr. Joseph Prior’s commentary on the readings for this Sunday’s Mass.

See the Mass readings for Sunday, March 3, 2013

See the readings for today’s Mass

Listen to the daily readings in audio

Confirmation Schedule listed by parish

Subject to change

All Saints, Philadelphia, Sunday, February 17 at 11 a.m., Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas
Assumption B.V.M., Feasterville, Thursday, April 25 at 4 p.m., Most Reverend Michael J. Fitzgerald
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Limerick, Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m., Most Reverend Joseph F. Martino
Epiphany of Our Lord, Philadelphia, Sunday, May 5 at 4 p.m., Most Reverend [...]