Episode 101: St. Joseph Maximo 175th anniversary and Archives Center Update
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano talks with Andrew Conrad, a parishioner and historian at Saint Joseph Maximo Church on the parish’s 175th Anniversary. The Diocesan Chancellor Joan Lawson will also speak on the progress of the All Saints Diocesan Archives Center on the property of the former Saints Cyril and Methodius Church.
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The Archives: November 2026
The Solemnity of All Saints on November 1 honors the men, women and children from all over the world who have lived the lives of

Episode 126 “What have we learned from Archbishop Fulton Sheen?”
“What have we learned from Archbishop Fulton Sheen?”
In the episode, host Dennis Biviano talks with Father James Korda, retired diocesan priest and former president of CTNY, as well as the diocesan Chancellor/Archivist Joan Lawson about the teachings and memories of the now “Blessed” Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

Bicentennial Clean-a-thon
The parish council school committee of SS. Philip and James Parish in Canal Fulton (Stark County) held a “Bicentennial Clean-a-thon” in September of 1976 to

Archives: Family Week at Camp Kane in the 1970s
Father William Kane, pastor of Saint Patrick Parish in Youngstown, started a camp at Lake Milton in 1928, primarily for the children of the parish. Eventually,

Archives – Earth Day 1982
“Earth” is the fundamental connection underlying us all—the mixture of matter that, together with water, supports our lives. Symbolizing that connection and communion, the faithful at

From the Archives: Family Time
Participants in the Family Time Convocation, a diocesan event held at Cardinal Mooney High School in 1989, are having a good time raising their hands





