Bishop Christian Riesbeck, CC has offered a pastoral letter to our diocesan faithful for this special Year of Saint Francis of Assisi. In our diocese, pilgrimage sites include: From Bishop Christian’s letter: As we enter the holy season of Lent, Pope Leo XIV invites us to place the mystery of God back at the center…
Month: February 2026
Pope Leo XIV’s Message for this Season of Lent
Pope Leo XIV’s message for this Lenten Season is Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion. “Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives, in order to find renewal in our…
Entering into Lent
Leading the Church into Lent for the first time as Pope, Leo XIV has Trappist Bishop Erik Varden offering Spiritual Exercises on the theme Illuminated by a Hidden Glory. These will offer Christian contemplation on truth, freedom, and communicating hope. Our Lenten Season of prayer, almsgiving, and fasting begins with Ash Wednesday February 18. Ash…