North Huntingdon Parish Cantor Retires
George Mihalick Rendered 25 years of Faithful Service to St. Stephen Church On Sunday, January 31 the parish of St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Church in North Huntingdon, Pa. gathered to […]
ORE to Present ‘ABCs of a Beauty-full Life’
13th Annual Women’s Day of Reflection PITTSBURGH — The Archeparchy of Pittsburgh’s Office of Religious Education (ORE) and Director Sister Marion Dobos, OSB have announced details of the 13th annual […]
GREAT FAST 2016 – Archbishop William’s Message
Dear people, religious, and clergy, The journey through the Great Lenten Fast is begun. The six week period of fasting with the Liturgies of Saint Basil the Great, Liturgies for All Souls Saturdays, and the Liturgies of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts opens up our hearts and minds to our spiritual need for growth to be able to celebrate Holy and Great Week. Pope Francis reminds us during the Year of Mercy that we are called through works of mercy to go beyond the minimum of the Lenten prayers and services by serving the needs of our families, neighbors, and the poor and those imprisoned.
During the Year of Mercy, we are reminded of Jesus’ words that the Father desires mercy before sacrifices. All our Lenten devotions and fasting are meaningless if our hearts are not filled with love and mercy for others. Lenten prayer, together with being a servant to the needs of others, can lead us to holiness.
Jesus’ words were inspired by the prophets of Old Testament and the Book of Psalms. The prophets called the people of God to do more than the minimum required by the law. The prophetic message inspired from the Book of Psalms calls everyone to pray with a humble heart:
Support U.S. Armed Forces
USC Bethany Ministry Welcomes Former Chaplain’s Presentation March 13 The Bethany Ministry of St. Gregory Church in Upper St. Clair, Pa. invites the public to join the St. Gregory parish […]
FROM THE MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2016
“I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.” (Mt 9:13) The works of mercy on the road of the Jubilee 1. Mary, the image of a Church which evangelizes because she is […]
Metropolitan William ordains three to diaconate
Archeparchy’s Newest Deacons to Serve Their Parishes in Pennsylvania, Texas Three pious men of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh were ordained to the Holy Diaconate in January by Metropolitan Archbishop William […]
REGULATIONS FOR THE SEASON OF THE GREAT FAST – 2016
The fasts of the liturgical year are to be kept in accordance with the Norms of Particular Law of the Byzantine Metropolitan Church sui iuris of Pittsburgh. Simple abstinence The […]
Drawing to the close of Year of Consecrated Life
“When Pope Francis declared the Year of Consecrated Life, which ends on Feb. 2, 2016, the purpose was to have a renewed look at religious life, for Religious to Wake up the World, to be witnesses of a different way of doing things, of acting, of living. I do believe it has awakened people to Consecrated Life in a positive way, but also as something that has been taken for granted: thinking that priests and nuns would always be around.”
I am grateful to Archbishop William and honored to have been asked to speak on the topic “Family: the foundation of Consecrated Life,” and to share my personal confirmation of this statement. I have been a member of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate for 35 years, and my two brothers [Joseph and Basil] are priests of the Phoenix Eparchy and Parma Eparchy respectively.
I am the youngest of the four children born to Mary and Basil Hutsko, grew up in Whiting, Ind., parishioners of St. Mary’s Byzantine Church. My parents are deceased as well as my sister MaryAnn, who died at the young age of 30. We were the typical family: 2 boys, 2 girls, a mom whose occupation was homemaker, as she had to give up her court stenographer job when she married my Dad, who worked at Standard Oil. My parents worked diligently to instill in us the importance of being honest, hardworking, loyal and always to do our best. But more importantly, we – along with other Catholic families in our neighborhood – were reared with the values of Family and Church and they were the focus of how we lived our lives.
March for Life Jan. 22
Annually hundreds of thousands of people make a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. to speak up for the right to life of the defenseless, especially those in the sanctuaries of their […]
Doors of Mercy officially opened at Cathedral
“In our parishes, communities, associations and movements, in a word, wherever there are Christians, everyone should find an oasis of mercy.” — Pope Francis, Misericordae Vultus 12 MUNHALL, PA — […]