Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller writes from Pennsylvania.
As part of Our Sunday Visitor’s series on the study-abroad programs at Catholic colleges and universities, reporter Maryann Eidemiller writes about the impact studying in Ireland had on several students from schools across the country. From Ireland’s deep Catholic roots, through the
In the latest story from Our Sunday Visitor’s series on the study-abroad programs at Catholic colleges and universities, writer Maryann Eidemiller reports on St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, which has been sending students through its fully immersive program to Ambialet, France,
The search for meaning and truth is timeless. Michael Dauphinais sought it decades ago when he was a student at Duke University In North Carolina, and so, too, are the students in his classes at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida.
Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1926, offers a four-year bachelor of arts major in religious studies, as well as minors in ethics, Catholic studies, and religion and society. Father James Piszker is the university chaplain,
For students at Catholic colleges and universities, studying Church history is more than learning a timeline of saints, leaders and incidents through the centuries. It goes beyond recognizing the Church’s many contributions to science, the arts and the causes of justice, peace
In an In Focus for Our Sunday Visitor, Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller shares the stories of eight Catholic speakers. Some names might be familiar, while others may be new. As she writes, “Many of them are juggling their evangelization with other full-time jobs,
Father John A. Moineau has been praying for a miracle, and thousands who are following his videos are praying for him and with him as he faces the difficulties of a treatable but incurable disease. They’re touched by his honesty about his
This Lent, pysanky artists from around the world have been selling or donating their intricate eggs to help with the relief efforts in Ukraine, where many of their ancestors were born. Amelia Randich of Scranton, Pennsylvania, raised money by holding pysanky workshops
In a series looking at traditions within the Church that have been passed down through the centuries, Maryann Eidemiller profiles two priests who are carrying on the work of creating beautiful icons of Jesus, Mary and the saints. Icons are “written,” not
For generations, men and women religious have produced products essential to the life of the Church. Without them, our priests would be without beautiful vestments, our altars would be without proper linens, and even more importantly, our bodies would be without the