Your Stories
‘Serve the Lord with gladness!’
My brothers and sisters in Christ and John Stephen Gardiner, today the Church of Birmingham is filled with gratitude and hope. The Church of the Holy Spirit rejoices. We delight in what God is doing a...
Go, ponder, and rejoice
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, dear families, students, and friends, on be...
Bishop releases clergy assignment
Transitional Diaconal MinistryDeacon John Gardiner is appointed Transitional Dea...
Christmas 2025
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ of the Diocese of Birmingham, as we appro...
OLS staff member appointed to national board
Your Life
With the flick of a dart
“Academics are extremely important, but Catholic education does so much more than that — it shapes the heart, mind, and soul in ways no other school can.”
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Parish
This year marks 120 years since the ministry of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Parish, formerly Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, began.
Men discerning the call
The Diocese of Birmingham currently has 21 men in formation for diocesan priesthood — 17 returning seminarians and four new men.
A selfless pilgrimage
Your Faith
Advent 2025
My sisters and brothers in Christ, grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. As we enter these four luminous weeks of Advent, the Church invites us into a time of hopeful e...
‘The love of Christ builds something new’
As the seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas approach, our hearts are naturally drawn toward gratitude, abundance, and the mystery of God’s nearness.
Little ‘nudges’ along the way
I find myself looking back on my time during seminary as well as those moments prior, which led me to begin discerning the priesthood.
‘God’s Plan to Support His Church’
The following is an excerpt from Msgr. Muller’s book, God’s Plan to Support His Church, printed with permission.
