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Forgive All Offenses/Injury
Council discusses Year of Mercy, bishop’s new pastoral letter
At the Diocesan Pastoral Council meeting Jan. 23, Bishop Donald Kettler asked members to talk to their liaisons about his new pastoral letter, “Be Merciful, Just […]
Shrine profile – National Shrine of St. Odilia
Pope Francis declared an Extraordinary Year of Mercy, which began Dec. 8, 2015, and ends Nov. 20, 2016. Bishop Donald Kettler has designated places of pilgrimage […]
Diocese-wide Festival of Forgiveness set for March 4
Back in March 2014, Pope Francis proclaimed a “special moment of penance” called “24 Hours for the Lord” that was held at St. Peter’s Basilica in […]
Bishop Kettler writes pastoral letter on mercy
He encourages faithful to reflect on how they experience God’s mercy and extend it to others In his first pastoral letter to Catholics of the St. […]
Be Merciful, Just as Your Father is Merciful
A Pastoral Letter by Bishop Donald J. Kettler On December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and the fiftieth anniversary of the closing of the […]
Pope: Patch up family feuds, forgive, let go of painful past
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Let the Year of Mercy be the time to end all family feuds, to forgive each other and let bygones be bygones, […]
Festival of Forgiveness – Sample bulletin and/or pulpit announcement
In his proclamation of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis described mercy as “the very foundation of the Church’s life.” During Lent 2016, the […]