Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

Each summer our Catholic Church has a week dedicated to rejoicing in the gift of family life. Specifically, the Church calls us to be more aware of Natural Family Planning (NFP) methods that promote the spiritual well-being of couples and the damaging moral evil of contraception. I encourage of us to continue to grow in our awareness of NFP and generously share what we learn with othe...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

This month of July is dedicated to growing in devotion to the Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus. This weekend I offer the Litany of the Precious Blood and encourage you to pray and mediate upon the Blood of our Lord, shed for the salvation of souls!

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Christ, hear us. C...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

This weekend I share with you a summary of a recent sermon by Pope Francis. It is from June 18, 2015: ““Weakness, prayer, forgiveness”. These three words remind us that without God’s help we cannot go forward in life. Pope Francis offered this reflection at Mass on Thursday morning in the chapel at Santa Marta. In the collect prayer of the day’s liturgy, he began, “we asked for help...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

As we celebrate our nation’s 239th anniversary of Independence, it is good to renew our thanks to our fellow Americans who have made sacrifices so that we could enjoy the experience of freedom.

Even as we enjoy and give thanks for our liberty, we are in the midst of a crisis of freedom. The crisis of freedom in our country – and in other western nations – is the pervasive practic...