-
The latest from the Bishop
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLI
QUO VADIS Bishop Sweeney celebrates a Mass during the annual Quo Vadis Day discernment retreat at Camp Shiloh June 24. Before the Mass, the Bishop told the 25 young men who attended the retreat to listen to God’s will for them in their vocations. -
Bishop Sweeney’s Columns – 2022
6/30/22
‘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
January 22, 1973 -
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