• Bishop’s Blog: March Announcements
    Bishop’s Blog: March Announcements
    March 22, 2023 by
    Annunciation of the Lord Exactly nine months before we celebrate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, we celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord on March 25th. Luke’s Gospel gives an account of the Angel Gabriel’s visit to the Blessed Virgin Mary to announce the Good News, “the...
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  • Bishop's Blog: Hope, Hard Decisions, and Two March Saints
    Bishop’s Blog: Hope, Hard Decisions, and Two March Saints
    March 15, 2023 by
      Women and Men’s Conference Recap Being at the Conference Saturday with so many men and women from our Diocese renewed a great sense of hope in me. We had been praying for this day, not only for the event to come together, as it did so...
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  • Bishop’s Blog: Continuing to Pray for Ukraine
    Bishop’s Blog: Continuing to Pray for Ukraine
    March 8, 2023 by
      On February 24, 2022, the armies of the Russian Federation launched an unjust war on the people of Ukraine; sadly, this invasion continues a year later. To mark this somber anniversary, His Beatitude, Patriarch Sviatoslav, together with the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church,...
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  • Bishop’s Blog: Lenten Passages
    Bishop’s Blog: Lenten Passages
    March 1, 2023 by
      Celebration of the Rite of Election The Church, or our Liturgical, year is broken into seasons, allowing us to focus more closely on the themes, spiritual aspects, Liturgy, and symbols of everything that season brings. Right now, we have entered the season of Lent; on the...
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  • Bishop's Blog: Lent 2023 and a Special Collection
    Bishop’s Blog: Lent 2023 and a Special Collection
    February 22, 2023 by
      Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It has been one year since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. We have seen the tremendous loss of life, property, and the unimaginable suffering inflicted upon so many innocent people in that country. More recently, we also witnessed...
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  • Bishop's Blog: Coming Together Around the Eucharist
    Bishop’s Blog: Coming Together Around the Eucharist
    February 15, 2023 by
      Celebration for Couples Celebrating Anniversaries We have to make many choices every day in our lives. Our choices lead to good or not-so-good consequences. If we choose a path of pride, self-righteousness, and selfishness, we prepare ourselves, our families, and even our communities for a future...
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