Being cooped up in the house as a child was more challenging to my mother than to my brother, sister and me. We kept chanting, “What should we do?” and my mother had to stop her work and be an activities director! Sometimes, my dad would pull a tube out of our TV and we [...]
In 1531 at Tepeyac, Mexico, Mary appeared in a vision to Juan Diego, a poor, baptized native boy who was on his way to religious instructions. In 1999 Joh Paul II proclaimed Our Lady of Guadalupe patroness not just of Mexico but of all the Americas
Today, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown celebrate with Sister Mary Ann Coz and Sister Victoria Pascarella 60 years and 75 years of vowed religious life respectively. 60 years and 75 years of saying yes. Have you ever wondered what’s in a yes? Sometimes, yes simply means, “I agree.” Sometimes it is a vote in favor [...]
Shelia Triplett, Director of Transitional Housing at Beatitude House, welcomed six families to the new apartments in Warren, House of Blessing. The new addition at 1370 Tod Ave. includes 6 apartments, a computer/classroom, a children’s playroom and offices for staff. Beatitude House is committed to serving disadvantaged women and children in the Mahoning Valley. By [...]
Ursuline Sister, Sister Lois Walter, has been serving among the people of Youngstown for the past 14 years as a chaplain at Forum Health Northside Medical Center. She visits the patients in their rooms, spends time with them and prays with them. She is makes her patients laugh. You can often hear her say ” [...]
