Bishop’s Blog: Rest and Family

Bishop’s Blog: Rest and Family

  Today I would like to focus on two words: rest and family. Each plays a significant role in the reason for my visit home to Brazil every January. Interestingly the first reading for the Mass yesterday came from Genesis, where we read: “On the seventh day

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Bishop’s Blog: A Universal Summons to Sanctity

Bishop’s Blog: A Universal Summons to Sanctity

  On October 5, I presented to the National Association of Hispanic Priests members at their National Convention in Newton, Mass. I was glad to accept their invitation and to spend some time with the Hispanic priests attending the Convention. I began my talk by reminding them

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Bishop’s Blog: Synod, Retirements, and FACE

Bishop’s Blog: Synod, Retirements, and FACE

Synod Report Released The Diocese of Fall River has submitted to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops its report for the Synod on Synodality, providing a summary of key themes and takeaways from local meetings held earlier this year. I am thrilled that close to 5,000 people

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