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Bishop's Blog
6
Mar
2024
 Moving Forward and Looking Back

Bishop da Cunha's Building Faith blog features encouragement for the half-way point of Lent and two special events to celebrate the Diocese's 120th Anniversary.

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Bishop's Blog
28
Feb
2024
Bishop’s Blog: Centering Ourselves on the Eucharist

Bishop da Cunha's Building Faith blog shares the many ways the Diocese is participating in the National Eucharistic Revival.

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Bishop's Blog
14
Feb
2024
Make Lent More Meaningful

Bishop da Cunha's Building Faith blog features a very unique suggestion for journeying through Lent as well as a variety of Lenten resources.

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Bishop's Blog
8
Feb
2024
Three Special Announcements

Bishop da Cunha's Building Faith blog this week features an Episcopal Ordination, Pope Francis' Year of Prayer, and very special baseball (vocation) cards!

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Bishop's Blog
11
Jan
2024
Pastoral Councils

The Diocesan Pastoral Council The Second Vatican Council urged every diocese to establish a pastoral council “whose responsibility is to investigate under the authority of the Bishop all those things …

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Bishop's Blog
30
Dec
2023
Celebrations on the First of January

  On Monday, January 1st, the Church marks three important events — the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, World Day of Peace, and New Year’s …

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Bishop's Blog
22
Dec
2023
2023 Christmas Message and Video

  Dear Friends in Christ, In this familiar passage from our Mass on Christmas, we read that Jesus is the Prince of Peace. “For a child is born to us, …

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Bishop's Blog
1
Dec
2023
A Season of Joy and Hope

Preparing for Advent  This Sunday, December 3, we begin the beautiful season of Advent; the time the Church sets aside each year for us to prepare for the coming of …

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Bishop's Blog
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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Bishop's Blog
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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