Who is my neighbor?
October 3, 2024
The USCCB urges us to reexamine the story of the Good Samaritan, to teach us how to form our consciences on the eve of the election.
Year: 2024
Guided by Faith: Diocesan Pastoral Associates Deacon Greg Wood and Amy Benedetti-Dike
October 2, 2024
Diocesan Pastoral Associates are lay people who are appointed by the Bishop to parish leadership. They work closely with pastors to provide both administrative and pastoral care.
Living their baptismal call
October 2, 2024
These cheerful-looking women of the former St. Stanislaus Parish in Youngstown regularly gathered garments in the 1940s to repair and ship to the people of Poland who were suffering the debilitating effects of World War II.
Meet Annetta Sweetko
October 2, 2024
If you’ve called in to The Catholic Echo offices—The Catholic Exponent before that—over the past 30 years, the subtle Texas twang you likely heard on the other end of the line belongs to Annetta “Netta” Sweetko, senior designer at The Catholic Echo.
Pumpkin Roll
October 2, 2024
This recipe was submitted by Brenda Gustovich, Catholic Echo advertising representative and a parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in McDonald.
Episode 48 Feast of the Archangels: Diocesan Media Day
October 1, 2024
Episode 48 Feast of the Archangels: Diocesan Media Day
In this episode, we’re answering your spiritual questions about Diocesan Media Day, which we are celebrating on the Feast of the Archangels. Hear from Bishop David Bonnar, Diocesan Director of Communications Fr. John-Michael Lavelle, and other members of the Communications Department with your host, Dennis Biviano.
Why do the Eucharistic Prayers we hear during Mass sometimes change?
October 1, 2024
In our current Roman Missal there are 10 Eucharistic Prayers. Why are there so many and how are they similar, yet different?
Reader Resources: October 2024
October 1, 2024
The Church has four primary types of vocations: priesthood, religious life, marriage and single life. This month, as we celebrate all vocations, here are some resources to help you discern or embrace your own vocation.
From the Editor: October 2024
October 1, 2024
The Catholic Church recognizes four callings to vocation: the priesthood, religious life, married life and single life. By that definition, each of us has a vocation.
Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral September 29, 2024
September 28, 2024
Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral, September 29, 2024, Father John Rovnak celebrates Mass for The Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, with Natalia Wells as lector, and Wilhelmine Loe as cantor, Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at cxtholicechol.org.
