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MOBILE - St. Ignatius Parish is honoring its past, plus looking to the future with its beautiful new church.

After graduating from college, Chelsea Allen worked for the U.S. Department of State.  She’s now Sister Mary Rose of the Pure Heart, O.P., a cloistered Dominican nun at the Dominican Monastery of St. Jude in Marbury. First arriving at the monastery in 2015, Sister Mary Rose made her solemn profession on April 24 during a ceremony and Mass at the monastery celebrated by Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi.

I look at the news and I hear about all of the division and anger in our country.  I know that is real for many people, but I sure don’t see it here. Even so, I have been pondering how I can be an agent for change.   What can I do to foster harmony and community?  This has been on my mind and heart for some time now.

A wise priest once told me that stewardship is much more than the “Sermon on the Amount.” Sure, tithing is certainly a part of stewardship, but only one piece. God calls us to use all our gifts and talents to glorify Him, serve others and fulfill His calling in our life. That is why He so generously gave us the gifts of time, talents and treasure. So how can we get started? 

The Daphne Knights of Columbus Council 2737 recently held its first live Exemplification ceremony which was open to the public at Christ the King Parish.

May 2021

A documentary highlighting the remarkable life of Bishop Michael Portier, the first bishop of Mobile, will be available to everyone beginning Monday, April 26. 

Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi will bless and dedicate Holy Spirit Hall at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 8 in Battles Wharf.

There are many moments in movies, books or television shows where the hero discovers who they are and who they are destined to become. Oftentimes it takes challenges or obstacles for that revelation to occur. It could be that a family member reveals an insight, or the life lessons learned along the way illustrate one’s strengths and gifts.

Habla que tu servidor te escucha” fue la respuesta del joven Samuel cuando reconoció la voz de Dios llamándole en la noche.  También Isaías, al escuchar la voz del Señor preguntando a quien enviaría como mensajero, respondió: “Aquí me tienes, mándame a mí.”

I received a letter from a man who recently lost his wife. My response is below, and I share it with you in the hopes it will help the grieving:

The St. Mary Catholic School family received an outpouring of love from the community as it suffered a tragic loss.

The Archdiocese of Mobile is proud to present an excellently produced video on the life of our first bishop. Although the cathedral parish was established in 1703 and is the oldest congregation of any faith or denomination in Alabama, it was not until 1825 that a bishop was appointed for Mobile.

The 36th annual Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb Memorial Priests Golf Tournament is Monday, May 17 at Spring Hill College Golf Course. 

​​​​​​​The tomb is empty!  Alleluia!  Our faith in Jesus is dependent on the bodily resurrection of Jesus.  We may say something like, “It is incredible that Jesus rose from the dead!”  We mean to say, that it is fantastic and wonderful, but there are many people in this world who will take the more literal meaning; it is not believable.  I would like to spend some time reflecting on the credibility of Jesus’ resurrection.  Please know that I am going to do so in a very brief manner.

If there is one thing I have learned this past year through these challenging circumstances, it is that God intended for us to be together in communion with one another. The things I have missed most are big family gatherings and large events at my parish with my parish family. Fellowship allows us the opportunity to be a good steward in ways we may not have imagined. 

MOBILE — Newly-professed Sister Myriam Francis Sawal, VHM, said God called her to Visitation Monastery.

April 2021

MOBILE — With the Archdiocese of Mobile celebrating “The Year of the Eucharist and the Parish,” this year’s “One Faith One Family” conference will be parish-centered. 

Dating back to 1837, Catholic Social Services is the oldest privately licensed child-placing agency in the State of Alabama. Adoption practices have changed dramatically over the past 175 years, but CSS’s commitment to placing children in loving, approved homes, remains the same.