Bishop Paprocki Reflects on the Recent Violent Capitol Lockdown 01/12/2021 at 11:51 AM Posted by Kevin Edward White
The bishop of Springfield, Ill. considers the recent riots at the US Capitol posing critical questions that every Catholic should reflect upon during this crucial time.
January 12, 2021
Editor’s Note: Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Ill. offered this homily for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Jan. 10. It is reprinted here with permission.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ:
Are you a follower of Christ or just an admirer of Christ? This distinction between followers of Christ and mere admirers of Our Savior is explained in a recently published book by Rod Dreher entitled, Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents. He tells the story of an artist who is painting images of Bible stories on the wall of the village church. The artist laments his own inability to paint a true representation of Christ. He says that his images comfor
Springfield Diocese hires ‘neutral’ agency to gather input from sex abuse victims to improve accountability, prevention
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A Deerfield-based organization contracted by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield is seeking help from clergy sexual abuse survivors as it develops recommendations for the diocese to improve prevention and accountability.
The announcement that recruitment of survivors who were sexually abused by Catholic priests, sisters and other members of the church community is underway by Stop It Now! for an independent report to the diocese was made during a press conference Thursday afternoon outside the Bishop Marshall Center on Elliot Street.
Springfield s bishop promises, like Peter, to love Jesus, care for his people On: 12/16/2020, By Rebecca Drake, , In: Local .Bishop William D. Byrne poses for a photo during his installation Dec. 14, 2020, as the bishop of Springfield, Mass., at St. Michael s Cathedral in Springfield. (CNS photo/Gillian Jones, The Catholic Mirror) .Cardinal Sean P. O Malley of Boston lays his hands on the head of Bishop William D. Byrne during the bishop s installation Mass Dec. 14, 2020, as the head of the Diocese of Springfield, Mass., at St. Michael s Cathedral in Springfield. (CNS photo/Gillian Jones, The Catholic Mirror) .Bishop William D. Byrne speaks during his installation Dec. 14, 2020, as the bishop of Springfield, Mass., at St. Michael s Cathedral in Springfield. (CNS photo/Gillian Jones, The Catholic Mirror)
With humor and gratitude, the Most Rev. William Byrne was installed Monday as the 10th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield.
The Most Rev. William Byrne was ordained and installed as the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Springfield on Dec. 14, at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Springfield. SCREENSHOT BY DANNY JIN â THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE
Byrne, previously a priest in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., will serve as the spiritual leader of more than 160,000 Catholics across Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties. Cardinal Sean Patrick OâMalley, the archbishop of Boston, consecrated Byrne on Monday afternoon at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Springfield.