02/26/2017
The Gift of Spirituality
Dear Parishioners of St. Francis Xavier Parish,
I received a note from Sandra Book telling me that my booklet, The Gift of Spirituality, will be given out for parish Lenten reading. Know that I will hold you in prayer as you all journey to the Easter mysteries. Lent is a beautiful time to deepen our spiritual life, this life of prayer, service, and self-denial: our relationship with God, our relationship with one another, our relationship with our self in seeking freedom to be open to the will of God. My favorite banner: “The main thing is to know the main thing and to keep the main thing the main thing.” And the main thing: relationships! Blessed holy and happy Lent.
+ Robert F. Morneau
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay
02/19/2017
Brothers and Sisters,
One of the noblest forms of witness that we Catholics give in our contemporary society is to stand up for the dignity of human beings as children of God. We feel a special commitment to the most vulnerable and the most innocent of all: children in the womb.
Of course, unborn children depend primarily upon the care of their mothers. But legal protection is also important, something that has been lacking in the United States for over forty-four years. A bill has been introduced in the Illinois legislature—House Bill 40—which has two destructive purposes:
- to thwart any future decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse or limit Roe vs. Wade; and
- to allow for the use of public money to fund the taking of innocent human lives through abortion in the state’s Medicaid and health insurance programs.