“We are a Church that understands the significance of sacrifice, and so I’m asking you to make some additional sacrifices for the good of our communities and our people.”
Bishop Kettler: Temporary COVID protocols will protect people, health systems
Bishop Kettler: Synod process, Eucharistic Revival have power to revitalize the Church
“I look forward to our diocese’s involvement in these initiatives, and I hope you will participate as much as you are able.”
Bishop Kettler: What are we waiting for?
The Advent season is a gift — one that helps us to focus less on ourselves and more clearly and intentionally on the One who is coming.
Bishop Kettler: Pray. Participate. Listen. Discern.
“We are preparing for a journey that will deepen our communion with each other, encourage us to listen and learn from one another, and help us to better live out our mission as baptized members of the Church.”
Bishop Kettler: We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard
“In a world where so much divides us, World Mission Sunday unites us as missionaries to help build the body of Christ through a shared mission of hope, goodness and compassion.”
Bishop Kettler: The cost of missionary discipleship
“Catholic social teaching gives us a framework within which to address and respond to some of the most serious issues we face today as a society.”
Bishop Kettler: An obligation rooted in love
“My hope is that we return as parish communities to the celebration of the Eucharist with great joy.”
Bishop Kettler: My hopes for a teaching document on the Eucharist
“I recently attended the U.S. bishops’ Spring Plenary Assembly during which we voted to move ahead with the drafting of a teaching document about the Eucharist. Unfortunately, much of the media coverage about this decision by the bishops misconstrues what we actually voted for and the nature of the document itself.”