Sunday, Aug. 4, is the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Psalm 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35. In the first reading, the Israelites in the ...

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The fox said to the Little Prince, "It is only with one's heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye." That one simple line from The Little Prince is one possible ...

During the Lenten season, the Bread of Life Food Pantry in Etna is seeking donations to provide Easter hams to local families and bear the weight of a “dramatic increase” of people seeking its ...

Catholics will have a five-week scriptural retreat to gather the fruits of the National Eucharistic Congress. As happens every three years, five Sundays this summer are dedicated to reading John 6 — ...

Editor’s note: The following story was submitted for the Shaler Area Student Section, a collaboration between TribLive and The Oracle, the student newspaper of Shaler Area High School. Every year, ...