Not only do we have so much to be grateful to God for in our lives past and present, we have so much to hope for in Him in this new year.

Know of my prayers that your Advent will be a holy time and your Christmas will give you that joy and peace only our good God can give.

Reminds us of the great inheritance we have received but also remind us that we must not squander this inheritance.

The more you pray the Rosary the more you want to continue to pray it.

Be consoled and strengthened every time you meditate on the Cross.

We celebrate several feasts of the saints which should remind us just what is of the greatest importance for us.

Our two newest priests and all our priests are living proof of His love.  

Our faith and hope remain intact and hopefully we have strengthened them by our prayer, good works and sacrifices

We have every reason to believe and to be hopeful and most especially in the midst of our sufferings, death, worries and uncertainties because of Easter.  

We should examine our consciences in preparation for confession.

In mid-January, my brother bishops and I made our Ad limina Apostolorum pilgrimage to Rome to report to Our Holy Father Francis about our dioceses.

This is not something any of us would want or expect of those in whom such great trust has been placed, but not to be transparent about this mortally sinful activity would be wrong.

Advent and Christmas are the blessed opportunities for us to regain our original child-like innocence received in baptism.

This year the month of November will be a memorable one for our diocese.

Praying the rosary teaches us how to imitate Jesus and foster our lives of virtue and it teaches us that we have no better person to guide us in virtue than Our Blessed Mother.

Autumn has always been my favorite time of the year.

Bishop Zipfel was and is a holy and virtuous man, a good priest and bishop who only wanted to serve you and me and everyone to the best of his ability.

Several feasts and solemnities which our beloved Catholic Church celebrates in June.

The Church wants and urges us to look to Mary, so we can know and understand what it means to know, love and serve God.

Celebrating the Easter season as members of His Body, we come to a better understanding of His sacrifice for us, but also what His sacrifice demands of us.