03-29-24 – Bishop Brennan’s Easter Message
My brothers and sisters in Christ, After the storm the sun comes out. After his crucifixion and burial, the Son of God came out of his tomb. He, the Sun of Justice, will never [...]
My brothers and sisters in Christ, After the storm the sun comes out. After his crucifixion and burial, the Son of God came out of his tomb. He, the Sun of Justice, will never [...]
After consultation with Very Rev. Joby John Edamuriyil, C.S.T., provincial superior of the St. Thomas Province of the Little Flower Congregation in Kerala, India, Father Shinu Lukose, C.S.T., is appointed parochial vicar of SS. Peter & [...]
The Alabama Supreme Court’s 8-1 decision on February 16, 2024, declaring that an embryo is a human being and is protected under state law from mistreatment, has brought to public scrutiny the procedure called in [...]
Father Dominic Athishu is appointed pastor of St. Sebastian Parish, Kingwood; St. Edward the Confessor Mission, Terra Alta; and St. Zita Mission, Masontown, effective immediately. His place of residence is not affected by this assignment. [...]
“What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” In the ancient Mediterranean world this question was posed to highlight the relationship between reason or philosophy, symbolized by Athens, renowned for its philosophical traditions, and religious faith, [...]
Father Anthony Thurston is appointed as temporary administrator of St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Weirton and Sacred Heart of Mary Parish in Weirton, effective February 18, 2024. This appointment is in addition to his [...]
Father Arul Anthony is appointed pastor of Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in Moorefield, St. Mary Parish in Petersburg, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Franklin with residence at the parish rectory in Moorefield, [...]
Bishop Mark Brennan offered a Holy Hour for Life from the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling, which streamed to every Diocese in the US, last night! https://youtu.be/lK0vKTzFpmA?si=znll_ALYCZ-__v7a
Continuing my recent series of letters on life issues, I turn now to how we, as a society and a Church, treat the elderly and persons with special needs. They, too, form part of the [...]
International Cooperation Needed for Peace in the Middle East Early in the Israel-Hamas War (October 17, 2023) I analyzed the conflict according to the traditional norms of the Catholic just war theory: 1.) a defensive [...]