Pope Leo XIV addresses the Major Superiors of the Society of Jesus, urging them to remain faithful to their missionary tradition of discernment and service at the frontiers of culture, faith, and human need.

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Pope Leo XIV approves the upcoming beatification of nine Polish priests martyred at Dachau and Auschwitz; and two diocesan priests killed out of “hatred of the faith” by the Communist regime that ruled Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. The Holy Father also promulgates decrees concerning four new Venerables: a Spanish Cistercian nun, a Spanish Dominican priest, an Italian diocesan priest, and an Italian Carmelite friar.

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In an interview discussing the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, Bishop John Iffert explained what the theological virtue of hope is. Not just a warm, fuzzy feeling, he said, but a gift from God. Let us all have hope in God's plan for...

DAY 2 INTERCESSION May every child in his or her mother’s womb be protect ed in law and welcomed in love. PRAYERS Our Father,  3 Hail Marys,  Glory Be REFLEC TION Scripture tells us that God fashioned human life in His image...

The Pro-Life Crosses in front of Church will be taken down this Saturday, October 25  at  9:00 a.m.   It would be wonderful to have as much help as possible. With many hands, it should not take very long. We welcome you to...

A son of Poland who survived both the Nazi and Communist regime, Karol Wojtyla became a priest, and then a bishop, and then was elected Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 and took on the name John Paul II.  Young Karol was a...

DAY 1 INTERCESSION May every person’s life be protected and cared for from conception to natural death . PRAYERS Our Father,  3 Hail Marys,  Glory Be REFLECTION God has loved you from all eternity and longs for a close...

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time The theme for today is prayer. " Prayer is the raising of the heart and mind to God. " - Saint John Damascene Prayer is the opening of our hearts for what God has prepared for us to...

Sunday, October 19, 2025 | Twenty-ninth  Sunday in Ordinary Time |  Luke 18:1–8 Friends, today’s Gospel exhorts us to pray with persistence. This command is everywhere in the Bible. We see it in Abraham’s steady petition...

All families with expectant mothers and mothers with children aged six months or younger are invited to the Holy Spirit Parish Center, October 23, for the annual community baby shower! This baby shower helps to provide for...