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Sister Mary Williams, CSJ, and Sister Esther Polacci, CSJ, will leave Lourdes Health in Pasco at the end of May, ending the 102-year ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the Spokane Diocese.

In March 2019 the three Catholic Cemeteries of Spokane — Holy Cross, St. Joseph and Queen of Peace — ended their relationship with Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services (CFCS) to return management of the cemeteries back to local control. Out of the decision to split with CFCS came a chance to rebrand as Holy Cross Funeral and Cemetery Services (HCFCS).

La Semana Santa es la semana más intensa de nuestro Año Litúrgico. En esta Semana Mayor, se reza y se re exiona sobre la Pasión, Muerte y Resurrección de Jesucristo.

On March 7, Bishop White Seminary was honored and blessed to welcome the Incorrupt Heart of St. Jean Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests.

As Lent opened, Spokane was graced with the presence of a relic of St. Jean Vianney at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes. The heart of St. Jean Vianney has remained incorrupt for over 150 years and the relic remains well preserved. Relics not only represent the saint and his or her holiness, but remain a tangible presence of the life of grace and the Holy Spirit in that saint’s life.

Students gathered at Gonzaga Prep at the beginning of March to celebrate, and grow in their Catholic Faith.

In this Easter season, we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus, history’s greatest miracle and the foundation of our Faith. Our Catholic tradition remembers many other miracles throughout the year, and, of course, our parishes honor the miracles of their patron saints on feast days.

The snow didn’t keep nearly 350 Inland Northwest women from making their way to the second annual Wholehearted Catholic Women’s Gathering in February. Although it was a cold day, St. Thomas More Parish, the host for the event, was filled with the warmth of God’s love for His daughters who came to listen to author Mary Lenaburg share her gift of stories and worship leader Danielle Noonan to share her gift of music.

Suppose you’re a young woman or man somewhere between the ages of fifteen and thirty-five, and you want to ask me what actions you can take now to set yourself up for a happy marriage How do you know if someone is good “marriage material”?  Are there dating behaviors that correlate with a better future marriage?  If I invited you out for coffee, sat down with you for an hour, and shared my best advice with you, here’s what I’d tell you.

So Jesus was an early riser. So am I, provided you consider 6 a.m. early. Continuing on, the Gospel of Mark relates that Jesus “went off to a lonely place in the desert; there he was absorbed in prayer.” My imitation of Christ is less literal.

The entire 25th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew is dedicated to the topic of being ready: “For you know neither the day nor the hour.” (Mt 25:13)

Así como la Cuaresma es un tiempo de abnegación, la Pascua es un momento para regocijarse. El patrón de ayuno y fiesta se ve a lo largo del calendario litúrgico de la Iglesia. Es apropiado que el día más penitencial del año litúrgico sea justo antes del más feliz, es decir, el Viernes Santo antes de la Pascua.

As Lent is a time of self-denial, Easter is a time for rejoicing. The pattern of fast and feast is seen throughout the Church’s liturgical calendar. It is fitting the most penitential day of the liturgical year comes just before the most joyous — Good Friday before Easter.

You have shown great generosity in recent months. We are most grateful. The Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) exceeded its goal in record time because of your response.

This Lent I’ve been focusing on the seven sorrows of Mary, which span Jesus’ infancy through his death and burial. The scene that comes back to me over and over in prayer is that of Mary cradling her deceased Son on her lap – the image known as the pieta.