Message from Bishop James P. Powers on the Death of Pope Francis
During this Jubilee of Hope and joyful celebration of the Risen Christ during this Octave of Easter we are saddened by the death of our Pope Francis.
I was raised a Roman Catholic and essentially inhaled the religious ethos of Roman Catholicism.
In his book “Jesus of Nazareth,” Pope Benedict XVI addressed the reality of healing as a central aspect of the Christian faith. “Healing is an essential dimension of the apostolic mission and of Christianity.
Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to drive me to an airport, meet me at a train station or share the trunk of a car with me on a road trip can tell you one thing: I do not travel lightly.
Anyone who reads the daily newspaper finds within its pages a glimpse into the sorrow and despair that is – and always has been – a part of human life.
The road to negotiate depression and its impact on my life and religious views has been a lifelong one. What follows is a description of my decades-long and continuing evolution, unfolding more each day, as a Christian.
Since childhood, Kathy Izard felt like she was being called to do something important with her life.
As Director of Development for the Diocese of Superior, I am annually responsible for overseeing our special collections.