religion – The Coal Speaker

February 23, 2024 THE COAL SPEAKER

What a drag! Actors guild of Schuylkill County forced to cancel drag show

The Actors Guild of Schuylkill County canceled their “A Night at Disney” drag fundraiser due to legal threats from the Catholic Diocese, igniting debate on expression versus religious principles.

April 10, 2022 THE COAL SPEAKER

A case of the Palm Sundays

Churches today are mostly empty during a Sunday that once packed them in.. What is the future of religion in the coal region?

May 8, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

Trinity closes: The tiny school that couldn’t North of the Mountain

In the same exact pattern and fashion. Rumor and gossip followed by an official announcement of a “study,” then public meetings and parental outcries.. and then silence before the May day deed is done. The closing of another Catholic school…

And now the ‘blue and gold’ are gone for good.

The emotional response to an image of a priest standing in drenching rain on Interstate 81 has been resoundingly inspiring across social media..

And thanks to the image being shared, we were also able to find out officially who the priest was in the photo–something many in the Lebanon area were desperate to find out so they could thank him for how he consoled people when they needed it most..