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We believe our lives are journeys in Faith; where sometimes the road is straight, but at times the road is twisting and bumpy. No matter where you are in your journey, we want to help you in your continued spiritual growth as a Catholic Christian, to this end, we offer you this website of our Parish.
We hope that you will find this webite helpful. It lists all of the ministries of our Parish. Whether you are seeking guidance, education, or fellowship, I am confident we have a ministry for you. If you are looking to get more involved in the Parish, I hope that the Lord's calling to you can be fulfilled by one of these ministries. Either way, we hope that at least you can see the ways that your Parish is living out Jesus' call to spread the Good News.
- Arizona bishops welcome judge's decision on immigration law - View More
The bishops of Arizona welcomed a federal judge's July 28 ruling that prevented parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law from taking effect.
"We, the Roman Catholic Bishops in ...
- Vatican praises Chinese clerics, urges continued work toward unity - View More
The leaders of the Congregation for Evangelization has sent a special message to Catholic bishops priests in China, thanking them for their service and acknowledging "how some of you ...
- Cardinal Zen: Beijing still in 'tug of war' for control of Catholic hierarchy - View More
Cardinal Joseph Zen issued a strong caution against the belief that the Chinese government is willing to cooperate with the Holy See on the appointment of Catholic bishops.
The retired ...
- Chinese 'underground' priest released, then re-arrested - View More
A priest of the "underground" Catholic Church in China who was released from prison after a 3-year term was immediately re-arrested, the AsiaNews service reports.
Father Peter Wang of ...
- Homosexuality is a disorder, former Vatican prefect emphasizes - View More
The gay community in Chile is reacting with indignation to recent comments by 83-year-old Cardinal Jorge Medina Estévez, who led the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of ...
- Obama health-care policy leaves opening for abortion funding, says Congressional report - View More
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued a memo indicating that an executive order by President Barack Obama does not fully resolve the issue of abortion funding in the new ...
- Irish bishop will air evidence of British soldiers' misconduct in 1971 killings - View More
An Irish Catholic bishop has announced plans to release documented evidence of misconduct by British troops in the killing of 11 people at Ballymurphy in August 1971.
Bishop Noel ...
- 2nd volume of Pope's book on Jesus due in early 2011 - View More
The second volume of Pope Benedict's 3-volume work on Jesus of Nazareth will be published in English by Ignatius Press early next year.
The first volume of the Pope's work, published in ...
- Irish priests form new organization, call for 'reevaluation of Catholic sexual teaching' - View More
Distressed by the Irish hierarchy's response to the abuse scandal, some Irish priests are forming a new association whose aim is to represent the nation's priests in their dealings with ...
- Australian archbishop concerned by prime minister's atheism - View More
An Australian archbishop has expressed concern that the nation's new prime minister, Julia Gillard, is an atheist. The prime minister assumed office on June 24.
"While there is no ...
- Peruvian bishops: Do not forget the poor - View More
In a July 28 independence day message, the bishops of Peru called upon the nation's citizens to remember the needs of the poorest Peruvians.
"The situation of Peru's poorest citizens ...
- India: lawyers confident of justice for rape victim - View More
Lawyers representing the Catholic nun who was raped during the mass violence against Christians in India's state of Orissa in August 2008 now believe that prosecutors can proceed with the ...
- Vatican Museums will feature Matisse works - View More
The Vatican Museums will soon open a room dedicated to the work of Henri Matisse, featuring the French artist's "Stations of the Cross," a set of three enormous drawings that were donated ...
- Probation for Tennessee priest who admitted molestation - View More
A 76-year-old Tennessee priest who admitted committing homosexual abuse in the late 1970s was sentenced to two years' probation and a $500 fine on July 28.
Warren Tucker alleges that ...
- Sudan's bishops issue pastoral letter on southern secession - View More
Sudan's bishops have issued a pastoral letter on the January 2011 referendum that will determine whether the southern part of the nation secedes and forms a new nation.
Noting that the ...
- El Salvador bishop rips Arizona immigration law - View More
El Salvador's leading prelate has called for the repeal of Arizona's controversial immigration law.
"We are all against the law," said Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador. ...
- Africa needs to become self-reliant, prelates agree - View More
Leading African prelates called for encouragement of native entrepreneurs during a meeting of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
Cardinal Francis Arinze, the ...
- Canadian Anglicans to apply for incorporation as Catholic ordinariate - View More
Traditionalist Anglicans in Canada have voted overwhelmingly in favor of union with the Roman Catholic Church.
The Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC), meeting for a provincial ...
- 9 abuse allegations against 1st Episcopal bishop to ordain a woman - View More
A bishop of the Episcopal Church has announced that he is aware of at least nine allegations of sexual abuse against one of his predecessors.
On July 11, Bishop Sean Rowe of the ...
- Vatican enforcing rules on modesty in dress - View More
The Vatican is enforcing longstanding rules requiring modesty in dress. Tourists visiting St. Peter's basilica, and natives of Rome using the Vatican pharmacy or post office, are being ...
- Omaha: archbishop rallies opposition to Planned Parenthood clinic - View More
Archbishop George Lucas of Omaha has called the faithful to organize in opposition to the opening of a new Planned Parenthood clinic in the Nebraska city. "Make your voice heard in ...
- Amid explosive Church growth, African bishops meet - View More
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) began its fifteenth plenary assembly in Accra on July 27. The theme of the assembly-- the first since last October's ...
- Cure may lead to Michigan bishop's beatification - View More
The Diocese of Marquette (Michgian) has completed its investigation into a cure attributed to the intercession of the Servant of God Frederic Baraga (1797-1868), a Slovenian missionary who ...
- Cambodian Catholics: genocide figure deserved harsher sentence - View More
Some Cambodian Catholics have complained that the 35-year prison sentence imposed on a key figure in the genocidal regime of the 1970s is too light, UCAN reports.
Kaing Guek Eay, ...
- Catholic college revives medieval-style guilds, explores merger - View More
A New Hampshire Catholic college is establishing medieval-style guilds in woodworking, baking, sacred art, and music to complement its academic curriculum.
"It is important for students ...
- Radio Free Europe commentary cites Russian Patriarch's ambitions - View More
In a commentary for Radio Free Europe (RFE), Vitaly Portnikov argues that Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is seeking to assert greater control over the Orthodox world, particularly in ...
- Philippine bishops emphasize opposition to sex education, population control bills - View More
On the eve of President Benigno Aquino III's first state of the nation address, the Philippine bishops issued a pastoral exhortation denouncing legislative proposals on sex education and ...
- Pakistani bishop laments failure to arrest Christians' murderers - View More
Bishop Joseph Coutts of Faisalabad-- the city in which two Christian brothers were murdered on July 19 following their acquittal on blasphemy charges-- is again urging Pakistani police to ...
- Poll: California Catholics strongly support homosexual unions - View More
A survey of over 3,000 Californians conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute in June has found that Catholics strongly support the legal recognition of homosexual ...
- New York priest changes mind, won't sell convent for use as mosque - View More
Following heated controversy, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York will not sell an unused parish convent to the Muslim American Society for use as a mosque.
Father Keith Fennessy ...
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