Pastor’s Letter 10.2.22

Pastor’s Letter 10.2.22

Dear Friends, Here are the conclusions from the local input which are now presented to the United States Bishops and which will then be sent to Rome in preparation for the Synod on the Church: I.            ...
Pastor’s Letter 9.25.22

Pastor’s Letter 9.25.22

Dear Friends, This letter continues our summary of the results of the listening sessions and responses to the questionnaire done in the archdiocese in preparation for the Synod on the Church. This summary was sent to the United States Bishop’s Conference for inclusion...
Pastor’s Letter 9.18.22

Pastor’s Letter 9.18.22

Dear Friends, Let me continue from last week with summarizing the results of our local input to the Synod that Pope Francis called. The Synod was called to reflect on the Church itself. There were several areas where participants felt the Church needed to offer...
Pastor’s Letter 9.11.22

Pastor’s Letter 9.11.22

Dear Friends, You may recall that Pope Francis asked the entire Catholic Church to enter into a process of reflection as part of a synod on the Church itself. Each diocese was to engage their people and then to submit their results to their national church who in turn...
Pastor’s Letter 9.4.22

Pastor’s Letter 9.4.22

Dear Friends, This weekend, we celebrate Labor Day as a nation. It has been an official federal holiday since 1894. The bishops of the United States, in honor of this day, have often reflected on the importance of the gift of work and the dignity of all workers. Pope...
Pastor’s Letter 8.28.22

Pastor’s Letter 8.28.22

Dear Friends, Prior to Covid we offered the Eucharist under both kinds, the Body and Blood, at all of our weekend Masses. During the pandemic, for obvious reasons, the Archdiocese asked us to stop the distribution of the chalice and to limit Communion on the tongue....