Advent greetings from the Office of Parish Transformation
Happy Advent! I hope that your journey to welcoming Christ more fully into your lives has been fruitful thus far.
Dodging the mindless, blurry whirlwind
“Shop, shop, shop” is the mantra blaring at us throughout the holiday season.
‘May the Peace of the Holy Family fill your heart and home’
Bishop James P. Powers 2025 Christmas message
What are you willing to receive this new year?
Praying with Poetry for Advent & Christmas
Community and sacrifice in Ordinary Time
Recently, I have been the frequent, unwilling viewer of an interesting advertisement.
Thanksgiving greetings from Bishop James P. Powers
The 2025 Thanksgiving message from Bishop James P. Powers, of the Diocese of Superior
Encouragement in Ordinary Time
Pope Leo XIV recently released the first extensive document of his papacy, Dilexi Te, an apostolic exhortation on love for the poor.
Give thanks for God’s presence
As we look toward Thanksgiving and Christmas, I realize that 2025 is quickly coming to an end, and so is the Jubilee Year of Hope. What will be our take-aways from this special time of grace?
A portrait in Ordinary Time
Years ago, I was in an art gallery in Amsterdam. Dutch masterpieces generally have more secular themes than the sacred art more abundant in southern Europe.
Known by name in Ordinary Time
The start of every new semester is packed with activities that always manage to take me by surprise, even though they happen every term. These are the days to fine-tune my syllabus, adjust to a new class schedule, study new editions of my textbooks and start dressing up again.