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17
Nov
2023
Bishop’s Blog: USCCB Assembly and FACE Dinner

This week, I have been in Baltimore, Maryland, for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual General Assembly. On Saturday and Sunday, I participated in two committee meetings. I am …

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8
Nov
2023
Bishop’s Blog: Vocation Awareness

  National Vocation Awareness Week is an annual celebration to promote vocations to ordained ministry and consecrated life. The focus of this initiative is the fostering of vocations through prayer, …

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1
Nov
2023
Bishop’s Blog: In this Together

    Mental Health Awareness The month of October, which just ended yesterday with the celebration of Halloween, reminds us also of a serious crisis affecting millions of people in …

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25
Oct
2023
Bishop’s Blog: Celebrating Four Years of Building Faith

  On October 21, 2019, I published my first Building Faith blog entry. The blog began as a recommendation from the Rebuilding in Faith and Hope initiative and continues to …

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18
Oct
2023
Bishop’s Blog: Making a Difference

Annual Red Mass Celebration The Church has a long history of offering a Mass to invoke divine guidance and strength on those who work in the areas of law and …

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11
Oct
2023
Bishop’s Blog: There Is Always Hope

Rooted in Peace Monday night, I participated in the 48th Rosary Procession and Mass for Peace in Fall River. We were blessed to have among us some people who attended …

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4
Oct
2023
Bishop’s Blog: Of Note in October

Synod: Universal Phase The General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality begins in Rome today, following a two-year process that started in September 2021 when the Vatican released a preparatory …

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29
Sep
2021
Release of New Pastoral Letter

Journeying Together Last Friday, on what was the 7th anniversary of my installation as Bishop of Fall River, I released a new Pastoral Letter, “Journeying Together: With Jesus on the …

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30
Dec
2020
Moving Ahead and Looking Back

  This year let us make Christmas not just the celebration of an event that happened long ago and far away. Let us make it real for us now. Let …

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15
Apr
2020
Easter Season

Celebrating the Easter Season Happy Easter! Yes, despite our current circumstances, it is happy because Jesus has risen and overcome death. This time in our lives may feel as if …

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