All of us Capuchin friars will be in Cleveland from May 28-31 for an Assembly, a several day gathering and meeting. We will discuss relevant topics, but the most important thing is that all friars of our Province will be […]
I’ve got good news and bad news (but mostly bad news) about the future of religion in the United States based on a recent Gallup poll on religious practice. First the good news: 30% of all US adults and 33 […]
The following was prepared by our parishioner, Nadine Boulware, who is providing us occasional articles on US Catholic Black history. Although the family origins of Elizabeth Clarissa Lange are unclear, it is likely that she was born about 1789 in […]
Schedule updated on Monday 21, 2024 https://youtu.be/GN20PmvBP-U VIA CRUCIS by Franz Liszt Good Friday
ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH TO HOLD ANNUAL THE WAY OF THE CROSS ON GOOD FRIDAY Friday, March 29, 2024 3:00-4:00pm (Upper Church) St. John the Evangelist Parish 21 South 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 https://youtu.be/GN20PmvBP-U https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZGlgYG5VV_jIH5toOrJ24KhHYMZN7cfI&si=wahTV8vKRONKNq1A Via Crucis is a […]
This past Sunday, May 5, was the day of the Broad Street Run. It was a rainy gloomy Sunday. Our Sunday Mass attendance was half of what it has been over the past few months. Saint John’s Mass attendance is […]
When I was a boy in a Catholic elementary school, each year each class created a May altar. The statue of Mary was placed on a pedestal and decorated with cloths, flowers and art. I remember looking at each class’s […]
Hanging above my desk in my office is a print of the home of Saint Catherine of Siena. The picture depicts the way the home looks today. A few years ago, I was in Rome for a meeting and I […]
Father Roch Raible, OFM Cap was my high school earth science and biology teacher. Father Roch loved nature. He was one of the foremost experts on the ecology of Western Pennsylvania and was consulted as an expert by universities and […]
When I moved to Saint John’s Church in 1991 from Cleveland, I was astonished to see that Center City was a vibrant downtown–attractive to businesses, residents, students, shoppers and tourists. I was familiar with downtown Pittsburgh and Cleveland; but I […]