Homily | Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion
Bishop Bonnar: “My dear catechumens and candidates for continuing conversion in the Church: that image of the step is so appropriate for our gathering today. By your presence here in this mother Church of the diocese you take a significant step in your spiritual life, which is intentional in as much as you are choosing it by responding to God’s call. For it is not you who chose him but he who chose you.”
Column | Lent: Springtime of the Soul
Bishop Bonnar: “With every spring there is something new. This is a new moment for our spiritual life. Spring also engenders many new beginnings and a wealth of opportunities. The Lenten spring is no different.”
Revised Guidance and Directives for Liturgies
Press Release | The Diocese of Youngstown has issued revised Guidance and Directives for Sunday and Weekday liturgies, considering the recent updated recommendations from the CDC, State of Ohio, and local health departments and the decline in COVID cases.