Praised be Jesus Christ through Mary!

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

This coming Thursday, August 2, offers a special grace for Catholics. The grace is called the Mary, Our Lady of the Angels Portiuncula Indulgence. Here is a summary of the teaching regarding this special grace or indulgence:

St. Francis of Assisi and the Portiuncula Indulgence (The Great Pardon) by Susan Tassone

“The Portiuncula (small portion) refer...

This week (from July 22-28) we celebrate Natural Family Planning Awareness Week. This week presents us a wonderful opportunity to thank our Lord Jesus for the wonderful gift of family life. Family life, as created and intended by our Creator, is the foundation of our civilization. The more we understand it foundational role within the human family, the more we can be appreciative and help others to know the beauty and wonder...

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 bulletins 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 coming Monday, July 16, we celebrate the Feast of Our...

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...