Bishop McClory's Columns

COLUMN: October: A New Experience of Synod-- October 17, 2021
COLUMN: October: Saint Joseph: Defender of Life--October 3, 2021
COLUMN: September: Labor Day-The meaning of work in a COVID world-- September 05, 2021
COLUMN: August: Our eyes are fixed on Jesus in the ultimate steeplechase--August 15, 2021
COLUMN: “Does This Shock You?”: The Bread of Life Discourse in the Gospel of John-July 18,2021
COLUMN: July: Independence Day: “The more one does what is good, the freer one becomes.” July 4,2021
COLUMN: June: May This Scourge of Violence End--June 20, 2021
COLUMN: June: Corpus Christi:  There are no virtual sacraments--June 6, 2021
COLUMN: Pentecost Novena and Prayer for Hope and Healing: Come Holy Spirit!--May 16, 2021
COLUMN: May: The Blessed Mother and Mother’s Day -- May 2, 2021
COLUMN: Holy oils serve as template for our life: healing, mission, new life--April 18, 2021
COLUMN: Jesus is Risen! Rejoice and share the Good News!  -- 4/4/21
COLUMN: Abandoning Ourselves into the Hands of God -- 3/21/2021
COLUMN: Holy Angels: Call Upon the Angels During Lent -- 3/7/2021
COLUMN: Lenten Holy Hour Retreat Series: Encounter. Grow. Witness. -- 2/21/2021
COLUMN: Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes: World Day of the Sick--2/7/2021
COLUMN: “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” --1/24/2021
COLUMN: Epiphany, Baptism of the Lord, and Nativity Scenes--1/10/2021
COLUMN: Merry Christmas: “The Light Shines in the Darkness” (Jn 1:5) --12/20/2020
COLUMN: Mary accompanies us during Advent, as the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe--12/6/2020
COLUMN: Thanksgiving is a time to joyfully reconnect -- 11/26/2020
COLUMN: Churches Joyfully Welcome Faithful to Mass; Dispensation Continues--11/1/2020
COLUMN: Fratelli Tutti: Pope Francis on Fraternity and Social Friendship -- 10/18/2020
COLUMN: It's never too late to seek the mercy of Jesus -- 9/20/2020
COLUMN: Pumpkins and Respect Life Month -- 10/4/2020
Pope Francis releases letter on Fraternity and Social Friendship--10/4/2020
Letter to the Faithful: Day of Prayer and Fasting -- 9/4/2020
COLUMN: Jesus wants to nourish us in the Eucharist--8/2/2020
COLUMN: Racism: yesterday, today, tomorrow--7/19/2020
COLUMN: Independence Day:  true freedom found in Jesus--7/5/2020
COLUMN: Happy Father’s Day:  our fathers, two newly ordained Fathers, and Our Father--6/21/2020
COLUMN: Corpus Christi:  Celebrate the Body and Blood of Jesus--6/7/2020
COLUMN: Patience as we gradually reopen the public celebration of the Mass--5/17/2020
COLUMN: The Blessed Mother and the abundant life--5/3/2020
COLUMN: Divine Mercy Sunday:  Jesus I Trust in You!--4/19/2020
COLUMN: A Church of “Holy Angels”:  Ministering and Sent to Serve--4/5/2020
COLUMN: Do you thirst to be loved?--3/15/2020
COLUMN: Lent –– New Beginnings, unpacking, new habits--3/1/2020
COLUMN: We proclaim Jesus as Lord--2/16/2020
COLUMN: Let’s give the gift of Jesus this Christmas--12/15/2019
Letter to the Faithful: Continued Dispensation from Obligation of Sunday Mass Attendance -- 8/5/2020