(CNS Photo Paul Haring)“I ask a favor of you: Let us make, in silence, this prayer: your prayer over me.”—Pope Francis on the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square on March 13, 2013 Six months ago on this date Catholics and good people all over the world were hoping and praying thatRead More

— 1 — When I looked at all the volunteer possibilities for Leo’s school, the only one I thought I could manage was the Bake Sale Committee. So I signed up. Then this week after I received my first baking assignment, I found myself standing in an un-air-conditioned kitchen on oneRead More

“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.”Read More

Birroteca in Hampden offers retro-vintage charm.Read More

“Lord, take me where You want me to go,let me meet who You want me to meet,tell me what You want me to say,and keep me out of Your way.”—Father Mychal F. Judge, OFM, NYFD New York firefighters and rescue workers are seen Sept. 11, 2001, carrying Franciscan Father Mychal Judge,Read More

About 25 to 30 Oak Crest residents attend free monthly meetings for iPad and tablet users.Read More

Eight recent quotes from Pope Francis on why world leaders should focus on world peace in place of violence.Read More

In an effort to promote world peace and avert what could become a world war, Pope Francis designated Sept. 7 as a global day of prayer and fasting for peace.Read More