SCRANTON — West Scranton resident Chris Patchoski grew up attending the Solemn Novena to St. Ann but serving in the armed forces, he sees it in a different way. Patchoski, his wife, Alicia Patchoski, ...

The sunlight glistened across St. Ann’s Monastery as people gathered to pray, light candles, and sing the gospel. St. Ann’s ...

A religious pilgrimage that attracts the faithful from near and far is underway in Scranton. The nine-day novena to Saint Ann ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — The sound of song and prayer filled the air in Scranton on Thursday morning for the start of the annual St. Ann Solemn Novena. It is nine days of devotional prayer to the woman ...

No one has the monopoly of the Holy Spirit, or so we are told. But I could not, for the life of me, believe what I heard Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa declare at the Senate last Tuesday: that he “was ...

Pentecost is the perfect time to pause and reflect on the Holy Spirit, perhaps the most mysterious Person of the Triune God. Many Christians, even seasoned theologians, admit some difficulty in fully ...

We need a new Pentecost in our present day and time. We need the Holy Spirit in our lives to guide, to heal, to comfort, and to counsel us. May we be liberated from our fears, ignorance, pride, and ...

The Trinity is the most powerful entity in the universe. It is capable of doing anything and can fulfill any prayer request. The life-giving Holy Spirit is the outpouring of love between the Father ...

Holy Spirit Day 2025 is observed on Monday, June 9. This major celebration in the Orthodox Church honors the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity.

EDITORIAL Keeping the spirit of the Marathon alive every day — one step at a time This glorious hodgepodge of nationalities, races, and genders is reason enough to celebrate.

Here’s a variety of holy things you can do every day this Holy Week in the Philippines So even if I did fail my Lenten sacrifices of alcohol, chocolate, and coffee, these movies did help me reflect on ...

This spiritual baptism was prophesied by both John the Baptist (Mark 1:8) and Jesus himself (Acts 1:5). The fulfillment of this promise occurred dramatically on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4), ...