Seven men were admitted to candidacy for the permanent diaconate and three men continued their journey to ordination, one being instituted as a reader and two as acolytes during a special Mass with Bishop Donald Kettler at St. Mary’s Cathedral Jan. 22.
This includes faith formation and sacramental preparation gatherings, youth gatherings, board and council meetings and organizational meetings.
In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists — like everyone else — need to recover the practice of going out and verifying information before they share it, Pope Francis said.
Archbishop Gomez also said in a Jan. 20 statement that he was praying for Biden, the country’s second Catholic president, as he enters office so that God grants “him wisdom and courage to lead this great nation and … to meet the tests of these times.”
Father Alan Wielinski and Lutheran Pastor Ben Durbin dialogue about their experiences of Christian unity.
The statue depicts a pregnant Mary with the hope that it may help young couples facing a difficult situation to be comforted and seek guidance.
This week, people on the front lines of dealing with COVID-19 — teachers, administrators, law enforcement and medical workers — have had two virtual opportunities to share their experiences, from sorrow and grief to goodwill and laughter, thanks to an initiative of Christ our Light Parish in Princeton and Zimmerman.
Pastors who serve in parishes around Capitol Hill were sickened by the event and had to decide how they would speak about it in the Sunday homily.
