Annual Pro-Life Mass On Friday, March 25th, I celebrated the Annual Pro-Life Mass at St. Julie’s in Dartmouth. The Annunciation of the Lord is known as a Solemnity—the highest level …
Consecration Of Russia and Ukraine to Mary On Friday, March 25, 2022, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of Lord, I will join Pope Francis and all of the world’s bishops …
On Wednesday, March 9th, I visited Saint John’s Seminary in Brighton to celebrate Mass and share a meal with the seminarians and faculty there. While the snow was falling and …
First Sunday of Lent Today, I would like to share with you a few words of reflection on the readings we heard last Sunday, the First Sunday of Lent. In …
Lent, the forty-day season of prayer, sacrifice, and almsgiving in preparation for the joyous celebration of Easter, begins today, Wednesday, March 2nd. During Pope Francis’ February 23rd General Audience, he …
Next Wednesday, March 2, the Church will celebrate Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of another Lenten season. During our 40-plus day journey of Lent, we are called to live …
Reflection on Sunday’s Readings Before I was a bishop and was serving as a priest in Newark, N.J., sometimes I’d watch the news on the Spanish channel when I wanted …
I am back from vacation and time with my family in Brazil. As usual, January is when I take some time to rest, recharge my energies, and reconnect with my …
The Ongoing Synodal Process Despite the post-holiday spike in Covid cases and the bitterly cold and snowy New England weather, parishes are beginning to roll out Synodal Consultation sessions. The …
Celebrate Catholic Schools Week The Catholic schools of the Fall River Diocese will observe Celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2022 from January 30 through February 5. Observed annually across the country, …
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