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The Solemnity of Pentecost: “I Will Send Another, the Holy Spirit, the Advocate

“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken...
The Ascension of the Lord: “And a cloud took him from their sight.”

Although the liturgical celebration of the Solemnity of the Ascension has been...
Mother’s Day: A time to honor mom with love, gratitude and prayer

Mother’s Day Weekend is a wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate ...
God save us all!

I was one of the millions who woke up in the early hours of Saturday morning to watch the historic coronation...
“Ave Maria:” May is the Month of Mary, our Blessed Mother

Most Catholics have learned and recited this prayer from their earliest days.
Good Shepherd Sunday marks a day of prayer for vocations

World Day of Prayer for Vocations will be observed on...
Deliver Us from Evil: The purpose and practice of exorcisms in the Church

It seems to go in cycles, but recently I have been asked questions about “exorcisms” ...
Divine Mercy Sunday unites all in the great love of God

The most supreme act of love and mercy that the world has ever known was ...
All that we believe comes from Easter!

St. Paul wrote, “If there is no Resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
Holy Week: Journeying with Christ through his Passion, Death and Resurrection

During our preparations for the Synod of Bishops 2023-2024, the Catholic Church and its leaders ...
The mid-point of Lent: Stay in your lane!

Living our Catholic faith takes practice all the time. But when we trip or fall...
Bishop O'Connell: From Ashes to Easter: Lent’s Journey is Life’s Journey

As with so many traditions in the Church, Lent has evolved over the years.
Many happy returns, Pope Francis

“Being Church means being God’s people, in accordance with...
Guidelines for making the most of the Lenten season

During the days and weeks of penance that lie ahead ...
WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 2023: A CALL TO COMPASSION AND CARE

In his 2023 message for the annual “World Day of the Sick,” our Holy Father Pope Francis...
National Marriage Week 2023: A Sacrament most sacred and most serious

Before the liturgical changes introduced by the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), women and men entering a sacramental marriage in the Catholic Church...
WHAT IS ‘ORDINARY TIME’

With the Christmas season behind us now, Catholics enter into a period...
Consecrated Life: A Light That Shines in the Church

People will occasionally ask me what the letters “CM” mean after my name.
Bishop: Faith, Excellence, Service are the hallmarks of Catholic education

One of the greatest contributions of the Catholic Church in our country...
Bishop O'Connell's Mass for Life homily

In his annual meeting with the worlds’ Vatican diplomatic ambassadors on January 9 of this year, His Holiness Pope Francis spoke powerfully to the gathering representatives about “the defense of life,” threatened as he stated, “by the ‘alleged’ right to abortion.”
Prayer for Christian Unity: ‘Do good, seek justice’

The Church’s annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity...
REFLECTIONS ON THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

For much of contemporary secular society, Christmas is over for another year.
Bishop O’Connell: Remembering Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

As the world learned of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Making the new year happy and better

The year was 1859. The place was 19th century Europe.
Bishop asks diocesan family to join in worldwide prayer for Pope Benedict

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., issued the following statement...

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