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The latest from the Bishop
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLIADVENT MASS IN SPARTA Bishop Sweeney made a pastoral visit on Saturday, Nov. 26 to St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Sparta where he celebrated the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the first Sunday of Advent. Concelebrating the Mass were Father Vidal Gonzales Jr., St. Kateri’s pastor, and Paulist Father Tom Gibbons. -
Bishop Sweeney’s Columns – 2022
12/1/22
Bishop Barron’s ‘Strategies for Growth’
(and a few questions for readers)11/24/22
Choosing Hope: The USCCB meetings, Thanksgiving, and Advent11/10/22
A Beautiful Morning for Life … and Vocations Awareness Week11/3/22
Faithful Citizenship … and our responsibility to vote10/27/22
The Diocesan Ministries Appeal … and the Inspiration of the Saints10/20/22
Vivere Christus … And the Universal Call to Holiness10/13/22
‘Choose life’: How can we work together to build a ‘Culture of Life’?10/6/22
A week filled with blessings:
The Eucharistic Congress and Priests’ Convocation9/22/22
A meeting with Pope Francis9/15/22
‘What is a ‘Diocesan Eucharistic Congress,’
and why is it so important?9/8/22
‘We are one Body, One Body in Christ
Celebrating the Eucharist and the Church in Rome9/1/22
Back to School… with Gratitude and Prayers for all our Catechists8/18/22
A Great Cloud of Witnesses and the Mystery of the Eucharist
in the Life of the Church8/11/22
A New Saint – And a New Name for a Shrine in Sussex8/4/22
The Synod on Synodality: What have we heard … and what comes next?7/28/22
God’s ‘All-Stars’ and our help and inspiration7/21/22
A visit to Ireland: Faith, Family, and Vocations7/7/22
The Corpus Christi Food Drive and Being the Body of Christ6/30/22
‘Walking with Moms in Need’ – One response to the ‘Dobbs’ decision6/23/22
The Holy Eucharist: Past, Present and Future6/9/22
Women in Leadership6/2/22
The Feast of Pentecost … and Seven New Priests5/26/22
Archbishop Cordileone, the Eucharist, and the Church5/19/22
From Ascension Thursday to Ascension Sunday?5/12/22
Can we change the tone?5/5/22
Vocations: Mother’s Day, World Day of Prayer, and Father Stu4/28/22
Thank God for Moms and Dads and all our Catechists4/21/22
St. Faustina, St. Pope John Paul II, and the Feast of Divine Mercy4/14/22
Encountering the Risen Lord:
On the Synodal Journey and in the Breaking of the Bread4/7/22
‘Opening Day’ – or ‘As we journey together during our most Holy Week’3/31/22
‘Opening Day’ – or ‘Hope Springs Eternal’3/24/22
Solidarity and Generosity, Prayer and Consecration3/17/22
Celebrating St. Patrick and St. Joseph, as we pray for peace3/10/22
The Synod: Have you heard that we are listening?3/3/22
Prayer and Fasting for Peace2/24/22
Welcome Home to Healing … and Reconciliation2/17/22
Are you ready for Lent? Have you considered Daily Mass?2/10/22
St. Valentine: Love, Marriage, and Vocations2/3/22
World Day for Consecrated Life … and the Synod1/27/22
Catholic Schools Week: Faith, Excellence, Service1/20/22
Laws: Just and Unjust – ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’1/13/22
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Bishop Sweeney’s Columns – 2021
12/23/21
The Journey to Bethlehem12/16/21
Teaching our children at Christmastime and throughout the years12/09/21
We are One Body, One Body in Christ12/02/21
Walking with Moms in Need11/25/21
Thanksgiving and Advent11/18/21
On preparing to receive Christ worthily in the Eucharist11/11/2
God bless our veterans and all who serve our country11/04/21
Encounter, Listen, Discern10/21/21
Remembering and celebrating St. Pope John Paul II10/14/21
For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission10/07/21
Respect Life Month09/30/21
‘Let Your Light Shine’09/23/21
September is National Recovery Month09/16/21
A New Office of Hispanic Ministry09/09/21
9/11/2001 – 9/11/2021: ‘We Will Never Forget’09/02/21
‘Back to school’08/19/21
Discerning and Responding to God’s Call: In the beginning and to the end08/05/21
John, Chapter 6: The Bread of Life Discourse07/22/21
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly07/15/21
Reasons for Hope – Our 7 New Deacons07/01/21
After a year: gratitude, looking forward, and a change in plans06/24/21
The USCCB Meeting and our Diocesan Feast Day06/17/21
Father’s Day in the Year of St. Joseph06/10/21
Graduation season and our Catholic schools06/03/21
Corpus Christi: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ05/27/21
The Holy Trinity: Love, Relationships, and Obligations05/20/21
The Feast of Pentecost05/13/21
From the Ascension to Pentecost05/06/21
A ‘Spiritual Bouquet’04/29/21
St. Joseph the Worker04/22/21
Blessed Carlo Acutis04/15/21
A ‘Great Comeback’? – By an ‘Easter People’04/01/21
The Paschal Triduum03/25/21
And the Word became Flesh…03/18/21
John 3:16 and the Equality Act03/11/21
The Feasts of St. Patrick & St. Joseph03/04/21
The Transfiguration and some ‘highlights’02/25/21
‘Pitchers and catchers’ and some lessons to be learned02/18/21
Welcome Home to Healing02/11/21
‘Now is the acceptable time…’02/04/21
World Day for Consecrated Life01/28/21
Catholic Schools Week01/21/21
‘One Nation under God’01/14/21
Living the Year of St. Joseph01/07/21
A Sad Anniversary