WEEKLY BULLETIN – May 27, 2025 (Ferial)
For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you. (John 16.5-11) FROM THE DIOCESE Ecclesia The Ecclesia Spring 2025 edition will be available in parishes this coming weekend. Get yours soon! Pastoral Appointments The Most Reverend Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R. announces the following pastoral appointments (Read
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ARTICLE – Love’s Victory in the Soil of the Soul
“A sower went out to sow.” (Matthew 13:3): So begins one of the most iconic parables in the Gospel. This sower does not limit himself to the most promising fields. He casts his seed generously, even recklessly, like one who believes to the core of his being that any soil—one
Continue readingWEEKLY BULLETIN – May 20, 2025 (Ferial)
My peace I give to you. (John 14.27-31a) FROM THE DIOCESE Habemus Papam! As we celebrate and give thanks for the election of our new Holy Father, please see the message from Bishop Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R. Pastoral Appointments The Most Reverend Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R. announces the following pastoral appointments (Read
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ARTICLE – Patience is the Needle, Love the Thread
Evangelization is not an event, but a journey. It is not about instant results, but about faithful witness across the arc of time. In the delicate work of drawing souls toward the heart of God, we must learn to sew patiently: “patience is the needle, and love the thread.” Jesus
Continue readingWEEKLY BULLETIN – May 13, 2025 (Ferial)
The Father and I are one. (John 10.22-30) FROM THE DIOCESE Habemus Papam! As we celebrate and give thanks for the election of our new Holy Father, please see the message from Bishop Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R. Pastoral Appointments The Most Reverend Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R. announces the following pastoral appointments (Read
Continue readingMessage from Bishop Brehl on the election of Pope Leo XIV
Message from Bishop Brehl on the election of Pope Leo XIV
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We have a new pope : Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 14, 1955. Member of the Order of Saint Augustine (O.S.A.). Missionary in Peru as priest and seminary professor. Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru. And, in 2023, Prefect of the
Continue readingPastoral Appointments – May 2025
The Most Reverend Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R. announces the following pastoral appointments: Reverend Kerry Brennan is appointed administrator of St. Michael Parish, Douglas, St. Pius V Parish, Osceola and Sacred Heart Mission, Cobden, while remaining pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Renfrew and Most Precious Blood Parish, Calabogie. At the
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ARTICLE – Authentic Evangelization and the Avoidance of Fanaticism
From the moment Jesus charged his disciples, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…” (Matthew 28:19–20), evangelization has been woven into the very DNA of the Church. Vatican II reminds us that the pilgrim Church exists “to be…a universal sacrament of salvation,” compelled by divine love to share the Gospel
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