The National Eucharistic Congress, scheduled to take place in Indianapolis on July 17-21, is a milestone event within the three-year grassroots movement of the Eucharistic Revival.

Please join Bishop Hanefeldt from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on Sunday January 22. All are welcome.

Celebrated on the first Sunday after Christmas, the feast of the Holy Family is appropriately placed on the liturgical calendar linking the Incarnation of Jesus to the human family who loved and taught him – who protected him.

Celebrada el primer domingo después de Navidad, la fiesta de la Sagrada Familia está apropiadamente ubicada en el calendario litúrgico, vinculando la Encarnación de Jesús con la familia humana que lo amó y educó, que lo protegió.

“The nativity scene is like a living Gospel rising up from the pages of sacred Scripture.” – Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter, Admirabile Signum, “On the meaning and importance of the Nativity scene”, 2019

“El belén, en efecto, es como un Evangelio vivo, que surge de las páginas de la Sagrada Escritura”. – Carta apostólica del Santo Padre Francisco, Admirabile Signum, “Sobre el significado y el valor del belén”, 2019

In December 1545, the Council of Trent began its work of clarifying doctrine and purifying the inner life of the Church as a response to challenges presented by the Protestant Reformation.

En diciembre de 1545, el Concilio de Trento inició su labor de clarificar la doctrina y purificar la vida interior de la Iglesia como respuesta a los desafíos presentados por la Reforma Protestante.

Casi todos los fines de semana de otoño, mi familia y yo cruzamos la ciudad en busca de rosquillas de azúcar y canela, así como manzanas acarameladas de la mejor fábrica de sidra de Michigan.

Nearly every fall weekend, my family and I will trek across town for cinnamon sugar doughnuts and caramel apples from the best cider mill in Michigan.

Canto de lamentación y alabanza

A song of lamentation and praise

When the blessing of the Advent Wreath is celebrated in the home, it is appropriate that it be blessed by a parent or another member of the family.

Cuando la bendición de la Corona de Adviento se celebra en el hogar, es conveniente que sea bendecida por uno de los padres u otro miembro de la familia.

In the late afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 28, the members of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops adopted the synthesis report titled A Synodal Church in Mission, after meeting for more than three weeks.

The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) is announcing the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection, scheduled in parishes throughout the Diocese of Grand Island on Dec. 9-10.

On Sunday, October 29th Father Joseph celebrated his 40th jubilee as a Priest at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Elm Creek, Nebraska.

In an effort to increase awareness of the Diocesan ‘Walking with Mom’s in Need’ program and resources available in our area, Bishop Hanefeldt along with members from various local parishes, took a tour of the Grand Island Collage Center.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church, in dealing with the First Commandment, states in section #2116, “All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to “unveil” the future.