Of all of Philadelphia’s old churches — some dating back to the very start of European colonization around the resource-rich […]
Beth Ann Rosica: St. Agnes hot meals return but county overreach lingers
“The Church can’t be the Church if it can’t feed the poor,” County Commissioner Eric Roe said.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Thom Nickels: The last Romanian princess
I’m on Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian traveling from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to check out the legacy of the last Romanian Princess. Arranging […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: We need to protect Philadelphia’s historic treasures
Every city has those historical treasures. Those sacred items that are on display for all to see, those great stories […]
Beth Ann Rosica: ChesCo bureaucrats end hot meals for needy West Chester families
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” Martin Luther King, Jr. posed that question […]
Thom Nickels: Reforming the reforms in church architecture
While touring a number of Roman Catholic churches in Austria some time ago, I was struck by the haphazard clash […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: A log cabin in Penn’s Woods
Standing today at one of America’s most historic intersections — the confluence of Old York Road and Susquehanna Street Road […]
Thom Nickels: Muscular Christianity? A Kensington mission has a different spin on church.
The mixture of brawn and macho with Jesus Saves Bible messages is appealing to youths who would otherwise never attend a conventional church.
By Thom Nickels