Reverend Thomas Joseph Major, Pastor, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Dushore, died on the 6 th day of December, 2024, after having faithfully served the Diocese of Scranton for thirty-three years.

We came here forty years ago and sat watching the sun set over Bake Oven Knob. A field of wheat stretched down to the Bachman farm, and a pheasant suddenly flew up before us. As we sat on the green ...