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 pro-mote 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 oth...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

As we continue to honor Our Lady of Fatima as part of the 100 year anniversary of her appearances to the three shepherd children, it is apparent that Our Blessed Mother is sharing many wonderful graces with us during these special commemorative days! We live in a time when many people do not know the love of God in their hearts and, therefore, chose to live apart from Him and His will...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

First, I invite you to join with Catholics throughout our Archdiocese in praying the novena for purity that can be found as an insert in bulletin this weekend. There is a great need to rediscover this holy virtue in our lives and let it be expressed by our actions: through what we say and do (and what we do not say and do).

This Sunday, July 16, would normally be celebrated as the Feas...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

I hope all of you had a blessed July 4th holiday! The month of July is dedicated to the devotion of the Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus. It is through His Blood that we find healing and peace with God! By dying on the Cross and giving His Blood for our salvation, Jesus made a way for us to approach God our Father to ask forgiveness for our sins. The Sacraments of our Church possess t...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

First, I want to wish you a blessed and safe July 4th holiday! I encourage you to sanctify the July 4th holiday by attending Holy Mass. This year we will offer Holy Mass at the Church of St. Mary in Bellechester at 8am; at the Church of St. Paul at 8:30am and at the Church of St. Michael in Pine Island at 9am. I hope it will be an additional day of rest, filled with gratitude for our...