EL BÁCULO DEL OBISPO: Tres prácticas esenciales de Adviento EL BÁCULO DEL OBISPO: Tres prácticas esenciales de Adviento By Bishop James R. Golka Bishop James R. Golka / Friday, December 6, 2024 0 24 Hemos entrado en un nuevo año litúrgico y también en el tiempo de Adviento. En el ajetreo y las distracciones de los preparativos para la Navidad y todas las celebraciones navideñas, puede ser muy fácil que perdamos de vista la importancia del tiempo de Adviento y la preparación espiritual a la que la Iglesia nos llama antes de Navidad. Read more
THE BISHOP'S CROZIER: Three essential Advent practices THE BISHOP'S CROZIER: Three essential Advent practices By Bishop James R. Golka Bishop James R. Golka / Friday, December 6, 2024 0 27 We have entered into a new liturgical year and also into the season of Advent. In the busyness and distractions of getting ready for Christmas and all of the holiday celebrations, it can become very easy for us to lose sight of the importance of the Advent season and the spiritual preparation that the Church is calling us to before Christmas. Read more
2024 PARISH ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS SCHEDULES 2024 PARISH ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS SCHEDULES Linda Oppelt / Friday, December 6, 2024 0 161 Holy Days of Obligation in the coming weeks: • The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Monday, Dec. 9. • Christmas Day on Wednesday, Dec. 25. •The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on Jan. 1, 2025. Read more
Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrations to take place at parishes around the diocese Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrations to take place at parishes around the diocese Linda Oppelt / Friday, December 6, 2024 0 128 A listing of parishes in the diocese that will hold Masses and other events to commemorate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12. Read more
Nearly 10,000 rosaries prayed during October as part of appeal Nearly 10,000 rosaries prayed during October as part of appeal By Monica Lichtenberger Linda Oppelt / Friday, December 6, 2024 0 80 The ACT for Freedom Now Rosary Appeal ran from Oct. 1-31. Read more
0 Arts & Culture John Mulderig Friday, December 20, 2024 FEATURED MOVIE REVIEW: Mary NEW YORK. The life of the Blessed Mother, from before her birth to the flight into Egypt, is recounted with varying levels of artistic adeptness in the uneven biography “Mary” (UnratedNetflix). Though the result is not always...
0 Commentary Kerry Peetz Friday, December 20, 2024 BLESSINGS IN BLOOM: Amaryllis “Where flowers bloom so does hope.” — Lady Bird Johnson. If you haven’t experienced the amaryllis, you should, and if you have, you know that its beauty can only be described as spectacular!