Our parishes, along with all other parishes in the archdiocese, are participating in a parish Disciple Maker Index (DMI) survey conducted by Catholic Leadership Institute. Many of us participated in t...Read More
We need your feedback about how your parish has helped you in your faith journey. This Disciple Maker Index survey is the next step in a process that will lead to new mission and vision statements, as...Read More
I mentioned last Sunday, in my homily, a friend of mine, who was ordained with me as a brother priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, who, unfortunately, took his own life. Based on correspondence ne...Read More
You may have seen in the bulletin a couple of weeks ago, a letter from me about a “Disciple-Maker Index Survey” that is coming out. Why? Our Archbishop (whom you may recall, just became Archb...Read More
In reflecting on this Day of Thanksgiving, I thought of three stories that are bound up in this National Holiday. 1)The story of the first Thanksgiving – The classic story of Thanksgiving Day, ...Read More
To our dear migrant brothers and sisters in Christ: We write to you with hearts full of compassion and a deep desire to express our solidarity with you during this stressful time. We recognize the imm...Read More
Next Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. This day was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925, after he had witnessed his European world be ravaged by the greatest War the world had ever kno...Read More
On Oct. 24, Pope Francis published a new “Encyclical.” What is an Encyclical? “Encyclical” means a “circulated letter.” There are many types of Papal Documents the Pope releases, man...Read More
In their statement on Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, the Catholic bishops of the United States identify the four main principles of the Church’s social teaching and apply them to some...Read More
We have a number of beautiful days to celebrate this week! First All Saints Day! (A reminder that All Saints Day is a Holy Day of Obligation, so it is to be attended like a regular Sunday Mass). Thu...Read More