I. Welcome Fr. Ron Chochol! While Catholic Charities is the home or national outreach to the needy, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the official international relief and development agency that assist the poor and vulnerable in more than 100 countries on behalf of the Catholic Church in the United States. Both Catholic Charities and Catholic…

I. Welcome, Father Jamie Dennis! If you can drive, you qualify for our new Driver Ministry for Fr.  Jamie; simply contact our  parish office, leave your name, telephone number, and time you will be available. Secondly, because of Fr. Jamie’s blindness, it will be more convenient and sanitary for him to give you the Body of…

I. Vacation Bible School Theme: Living in God’s Kingdom! Monday, June 20th through Friday, June 24th, is a good time, not only to learn more about our faith, but also to help create community! The success of this week, 9:00am to 12:00 noon each day, depends on good volunteers–parents and teen helpers. Childcare is provided for volunteers.…

I. Welcome Fr. Jamie Dennis! Newly ordained on May 28th, with Deacon Basileo Az Cuc, Fr. Jamie will arrive Tuesday, June 14th, to be the parochial vicar (assistant pastor) at Saint Stephen Cathedral. Before I realized there would be a change of assistants here, I have previously planned to be away from noon on Monday, the…

I. Sam Rasp Commits To FOCUS (The Fellowship of Catholic University Students): founded in 1997, by Curtis Martin and Dr. Edward Sri, at Benedictine College in Atchinson, Kansas. It began with two staff members and 24 students. In 1998, Curtis met with Pope John Paul II, who told him, “Be soldiers!” FOCUS’ purpose, what the…

I. Feast of the Body & Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi): Historical Background: in     the 13th century, so few people were receiving Holy Communion that the pope made a     law say-ing that people must receive Communion at least once a year. This became known as our “Easter duty”. It was during this time…

I. James Van Bussum was the oldest of the six children born to Nina (member of the Cathedral) and the late Preston Van Bussum. He graduated from Owensboro Catholic in 1969, and immediately joined the Navy during the Vietnam War. He was the captain of a plane that crashed in a mission and James was killed…

I. What happened to the “Holy Ghost”? To our ears, the word “ghost” conjures up images of graveyards and Halloween. Although this understanding reflects the immaterial nature of God, it fails to capture a more descriptive quality that is found in the languages of the Bible. The word for “wind” or “breath” is ruah in…

I. Happy Mothers’ Day: today we pause in celebration to honor the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. We honor those, living and deceased, who nurtured or continue to nurture  us. Unable to be everywhere, God created mothers! II. Mother Church: The cathedral church for Bishop William…

THANK YOU Deacon Dirck and to his wife, Chona, for a wonderful Health Fair 2016! Everyone had a wonderful experience. It is such a blessing to be able to take advantage of such basic tools to keep ourselves healthy. That is part of our call to be “good stewards”—we start by taking care of the…