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"... he breathed on them and said to them “Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” Jn. 20:20-23.

The St. Mark Lenten Penance Service is on Thursday, April 4 at 5:30 pm. Lots of priests will be there. Follow this link for news on other penance services in our area!

The Benedictine Monastery on County Club is being used by the United States Government to house migrants. The effort is manned almost completely by volunteers. Help is needed.

"... for Christ plays in ten thousand places,  Lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his, To the Father through the features of men's faces." As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.

"Your presence, O LORD, I seek. Hide not your face from me; do not in anger repel your servant. You are my helper: cast me not off." Ps. 27

Catholics are concerned, and rightly so, about the formation that modern seminarians receive. It has changed in the twenty short years since I left Sacred Heart School of Theology. One of the seminaries our diocese uses is Mount St. Angel in Oregon. Read how modern seminarians are formed. Fr. John

Gerald Riley, 91, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2019.

Our Lady of the Rosary #13272

Catechumens and Candidates participated in the Rite of Election at St. Augustine Cathedral

Bishop Weisenburger reflects on the First Sunday of Lent

"Because he clings to me, I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he acknowledges my name." Ps. 91

Watch or listen to Bishop Edward Weisenburger as he presents “Lenten Minutes” a 7- part series that offers very short lessons and inspirations for Lent.

Otto Farbaky, 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 6, 2019.

"The just one shall flourish like the palm tree, like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow.They that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God." Ps. 92