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2020 Holiday Traditions

2020 Holiday Traditions Articles Advent is still our Nativity sets show simplicity of Christmas The feast of the seven fishes Stedry vecer: Bountiful Night Tradition Nut Rolls St. Nicholas and the Holy Family Filipino Christmas Traditions Angelic, charitable traditions 2020…

Nativity sets show simplicity of Christmas

Nativity sets show simplicity of Christmas BY PAUL PATERRA EDITOR Watch Now Msgr. Raymond E. Riffle says he has an affinity for Nativity sets. That’s quite obvious from the display of 30-50 sets in the rectory at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral…

Stedry vecer: Bountiful Night

Stedry vecer: Bountiful Night BY JENNIFER MIELE CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER A traditional Slovak Christmas Eve begins with a small child who spots the first star, marking the beginning of Vilija, or Stedry vecer (Vigil supper). A yearly dinner in Greensburg…

Traditional Nut Rolls

Traditional nut rolls and a modern baking hack BY MARY SEAMANS MULTIMEDIA COORDINATOR Watch Now In almost every county in Pennsylvania, you’ll find at least one parish with a dedicated group of parishioners who roll out dough, spread on a…

The Feast of the Seven Fishes

Feast of the Seven Fishes BY JENNIFER MIELE CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Watch Now Father Anthony W. Ditto, parochial vicar of Mother of Sorrows Parish, Murrysville, remembers the stories of his family’s arrival in America from Southern Italy at the turn…

St. Nicholas and the Holy Family

St. Nicholas visits with children at St. Margaret Mary Parish, Lower Burrell, in 2019. St. Nicholas and the Holy Family Patron saint of children teaches generosity to the poor at Christmas BY ROBIN MULL DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Watch Now St.…

Advent is still ours

Advent is still ours A message from Diocesan Administrator Msgr. Larry J. Kulick Watch Now Advent is a time that is truly ours. What do I mean by that? Some of the most sacred times of the year in Western…