Wait... Did Jesus Just Fly By?

Well, if you live in the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, He just might have. This article highlights another way that some of our priests are getting creative in spreading God's grace during this COVID-19 pandemic. #BringingJesusToThePeople

Our Sunday Visitor Article: Priests fly monstrance over diocese, reflect on priestly mission

Spiritual Communion and a Blog Resurrected by Pandemic

It has been exactly 2 years since my last blog post. It's taken a worldwide crisis to get me to post again. In the work we are doing at the parish to reach people in new and different ways during this time when we are all staying home and Churches are closed, I am looking through a LOT of online material to see what we want to push out to our parishioners to comfort them at this time, and help them grow in their spiritual lives. In doing this I am coming across a lot of great stuff that may not go on our parish outlets, but may be helpful to people at this time. I am going to start posting some of that here.

The first is a Spiritual Communion video I cam across. It's beautifully done, short, and has a few great quotes that I hope people will find inspiring.

Be sure to view it in full screen. 

Paul, Apostle of Christ Interview

If you are interested in the movie, Paul, Apostle of Christ, you want to watch this. Interview with Jim Caviezel by Raymond Arroyo (EWTN) with comments by Dr. Scott Hahn (Franciscan University).

Paul, Apostle of Christ Comes Out this Friday!

If you have not seen the trailer for Paul, Apostle of Christ, click below to watch it. It's a must see Catholic film!

Do You Really Know Why We Fast in Lent?

Fr. Mike Schmitz lays out 4 reasons for fasting. Warning! this video may inspire you to fast more often and in different ways.

Feeling Overwhelmed?

This is a great 6.5 minute video on dealing with being overwhelmed. I know. I just gave you something else to do! But this is worth it. "Forget what lies behind and strive ahead!"

What You Need to Know About the Immaculate Conception

Tomorrow is December 8th, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, and a Holy Day of
Obligation. It's a fantastic time for each of us to brush up on this awesome truth. The Immaculate Conception is not only dogmatically defined by the Church, but it is one of only a handful of dogmas that a pope has made an infallible statement regarding. It's ironic that an element of the faith that is so important is also so often completely misunderstood.

Take a few minutes and read the short article my Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio called Immaculate Conception and Mary as a Model of Faith.  Dr. D'Ambrosio also goes by the superhero name "Dr. Italy", and his superhero power is clearly explaining Systematic and Sacramental Theology. Reading this article is 5 minutes well spent!

Click here to go to the Article

A Bishop, Hip Hop, the Cubs, and Vocations

This is a fun video that will make you smile, with some serious personal sharing by Bishop Malloy on his own call to the priesthood found in the middle. You have 7 minutes. Watch it!!!

2016 Catholic Conference Calendar

I have (finally) been updating the calendar of Catholic Conferences around the country. I highly
recommend that every Catholic regularly attends a retreat or conference. If you are looking for a place to start, check out the Calendar on "Page 2." More updates will come as I run across conferences and events of interest.

Happy Epiphany!