Sunday of the Word of God In September 2015, Pope Francis’ in his motu proprio Apostolic Letter, “Aperuit illis,” established the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time to be devoted to the celebration, study, and dissemination of the Word of God. For 2023, it will be observed
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The Peak: Planning Summit In the Diocese’s ongoing plan to provide quality faith formation, national speaker Everett Fritz, from Andrew Ministries, presented on One-to-One Discipleship at the January 7th, The Peak Planning Summit. Those in attendance received inspiring and helpful training on how to build lifelong
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Reflection on the Passing of Pope Benedict XVI On December 31, 2022, God called to his eternal reward Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, bringing to an end the earthly journey of this faithful and humble servant who became the 246th successor to St. Peter. His passing provides
Read more →My 2022 Visit to Brazil Last year my visit home to Brazil included work for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee for the Church in Latin America. I shared highlights from my meetings; it was such a joy to pray with them, spend time
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Bishop’s Christmas Message Dear Friends in Christ, In the Gospel account by Luke, an angel appears to the shepherds to announce the birth of Christ, saying: “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests” (Luke 2:14). From
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“O Antiphons” of Advent One of my favorite Advent traditions, in essence, a countdown to Christmas is the—”O Antiphons” of Advent— which begin on December 17 and conclude on Christmas Eve. If you would like to pray along with the Church, I have enclosed the prayers
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