Editor Column: March 2026
March 6, 2026
Defining your “Lenten fast.” Each year, we as Catholics take time to decide what we’re “giving up” for Lent,
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From the Editor: February 2026
February 6, 2026
Call me strange, but next to the Fourth of July, Groundhog Day is my favorite secular holiday. I am
From the Editor: December 2025/January 2026
December 5, 2025
Look to the Holy Family No image portraying the Christmas story is more prominent than that of the Holy
From the Editor: November 2025
November 4, 2025
As the Jubilee of Hope comes to a close and we enter this month of thankfulness, it is easy
From the Editor: October 2025
October 2, 2025
I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: We Catholics are great at celebrating. Our annual celebrations have
From the Editor: June/July 2025
June 1, 2025
A theme for this issue emerged and that is “fatherhood.” It was a coincidence, but I could not have planned it better for the issue hitting around Father’s Day, which is June 15 this year.
From the Editor: May 2025
May 1, 2025
On behalf of the Diocese of Youngstown, the Catholic Echo staff and its readers, we extend our hearty congratulations, and we wish you the best as you embark on this journey. God bless you!
From the Editor: April 2025
April 1, 2025
“We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song!” said Saint Augustine of Hippo. Indeed, Easter is the capstone of the liturgical year—an event we look forward to throughout each preceding season. Regardless of the season, we get a small taste of Easter when we gather around the holy table at Mass, and as such, Easter and food and tradition are at the core of who we are.
