World Mission Sunday 2023

Diocesan seminarian ordained to the priesthood

As Catholics continue to participate in the Eucharistic Revival, on the feast of Corpus Christi this year, the Year of Parish Revival began.

When I was still a student at DeVry Institute of Technology, I visited the seminary with deep desire to know God’s will in my life.

Answered prayers always merit gratitude, but there are certain times when God’s blessings create such joy that it is hard to contain.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Cor. 12:9)

“As the U.S. Bishops point out, if a parish actively or passively omits people with disabilities, they do not have a true community.”

When asked about religious vocations, I often find myself thinking in terms of homecoming.

Pope Francis created the Diocese of Kumba, bringing into existence the 26th diocese in Cameroon, Africa.

I can still remember when the Angelus bells would ring during recess at St. Paul’s Elementary.

The son of a cook and a policeman, he always felt his life was immersed in the paschal mystery from his birth.

Blue skies and a slight fall breeze graced all those who attended the first Diocesan Family Festival at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Oct. 22.

Seminarian takes one step closer to the priesthood

Sydney McCoy and Farrah McCallough received their First Holy Communion at St. Aloysius Catholic Church.

The Diocese of Birmingham began a Forty Hours Devotion.

Bishop Steven J. Raica ordained Deacon Charles Deering to the Sacred Order of Priesthood.

In Preparation for the Transferred Feast of the Secondary Patron of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama

Many of us look forward to celebrating milestones or gathering with family during the summer.

Historically, Catholics in Alabama have been a minority, especially in rural areas.

Almost four decades ago, in 1985, the Huntsville Catholic community started pursuing the idea of a Catholic high school for north Alabama.

We pray that every baptized person may be engaged in evangelization, available to the mission, by being witnesses of a life that has the flavor of the Gospel.

We pray that we all will make courageous choices for a simple and environmentally sustainable lifestyle, rejoicing in our young people who are resolutely committed to this.

Q&A on the history of Lent, fasting, and more.