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Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, As I was reflecting upon alms and almsgiving I came across this article that I thought was very interesting and offered some interesting insights into the necessity of giving in our Christian lives. As we continue on our Lenten Journey let us always remember the poor and our obligations… Read More »

My Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, The Lenten Season is a time of preparation and our minds always migrate to what are the Church’s requirements during Lent that we must observe. Below are a few things to keep in mind during Lent. What Fasting Is:  Fasting, broadly speaking is the voluntary avoidance of something… Read More »

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Greetings in this Jubilee Year of the Centennial of the Diocese of Lafayette! Soon our diocese will take The Catholic Relief Services Collection (CRCS). Your support of this collection serves Jesus in disguise in some of the most marginalized communities in our world. Proceeds from this national collection… Read More »

  Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, As we continue on our journey in this Season of Lent let us reflect upon the meaning of Lent. Lent is the annual preparation for Easter observance calling us to reform our lives and to open our hearts to the spiritual blessings God has promised to bestow… Read More »

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, As we continue on our Lenten Journey to the Foot of the Cross: Bishop Ricken Offers 10 Things to Remember For Lent. Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin, is the former chairman of the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops… Read More »

My Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, As we enter this Lenten Season I wanted to address Questions and Answers about Lent and Lenten Practices that often arise in our daily lives. These were taken from the United States Council of Catholic Bishops website (USCCB). Q. Why do we say that there are forty days… Read More »

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, “As we prepare to begin on our Lenten journey I wanted to address the Precepts of the Catholic Church, in other words, the duties of all Catholics. The precepts of the Church are duties that the Catholic Church requires of all the faithful. Also called the commandments of… Read More »

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the last two pastor messages we learned that the four marks of the Church are: that it is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic. When we ask where, if anywhere, is to be found the same Church which the New Testament tells us Christ founded, we have to reformulate… Read More »