A priest, a nun and an attorney were well settled into their life’s work when, as they tell it, God brought them together and called them in directions they never expected. Father Tim Kruthaupt was a late vocation priest in the Diocese
A friend in Erie texted Kevin-John Jobczynski when Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro released the grand jury report on sexual abuse in six dioceses in the state. Jobczynski, a professional artist in Florida, didn’t immediately read it online, but when he did,
Editor’s note: The following story contains graphic details about clergy sexual abuse. Please read with caution. At 8:44 a.m. Aug. 14, Kevin-John Jobczynski posted on Facebook a photo of the previous evening’s sunset near his home and art studio on Melbourne Beach,
Bernadette Conklin is on a mission with a most unusual traveling companion, who’s helping her to spread the word. Her name is Mary, she’s three feet tall, and she creates a lot of attention wherever she goes. It’s not just that Mary
There’s something different about Mary. In a new book from Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania (CASP), she’s a bewildered teenager and an empowered prophet. She’s the Second Eve, the tent of God’s Word, the Living Ark and a model of mystical prayer.
Kelley Nikondeha’s life journey has taught her the grace of when one person is adopted by another
Peter Bond is a man with ideas. When he experienced a crisis of faith in 2001, he started writing prayers and printing them on cards at his family printing business. One of the things that led to the darkness was his confusion
Many Catholics know the roles priests and women religious play in the Church, but are less familiar with other vocations to the ordained and religious life. What follows are brief introductions of brothers, monks and deacons. Brothers A religious brother is not
On March 30, 2006, Heidi Kauffman of Port Royal, Pa., didn’t feel her baby moving, and the next day, he was delivered stillborn. Heartbroken, she and her husband held him and loved him, and they named him Kail Howard. She later learned