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Published
every two weeks for the sake of the unity of the Diocese and
the "greater good of souls".
The Diocesan Chronicle is mailed to the Diocesan parishes and missions to be inserted into the parish Sunday bulletins.
To submit an article, please send your story to Terri Isom @
Terri@dioceseofbaker.org |
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| June 16, 2013 |
How In The World Did I Become A Catholic? by Very Rev. Rick
Fischer V G
During this Year of
Faith, there have been many publications printed about how to
make the new evangelization a reality. This is a good
thing and I hope that all of us are doing something special
during this year.
Read more: |
| June 2, 2013 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop Cary: "I
write two days before Pentecost, so when you read this, the
Easter season will be over and we will be back in "Ordinary
Time again.
Read more: |
| May 19, 2013 |
Congratulations Bishop Cary on
your One Year Anniversary as our Shepherd. Read more: |
| May 5, 2013 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop Cary: "I know my
sheep, and mine know me," Jesus assures us each year on Good
Shepherd Sunday. We know Him because we hear His voice inviting
us to follow Him along the path of our vocation. Read more: |
| April 21, 2013 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop Cary: The past year
has seen significant changes in the leadership of the Catholic
Church in Oregon. A pope has resigned; a new one has been
elected. The state's two dioceses have new bishops.
Read more... |
| April 7, 2013 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop Cary: "Christ is
risen! He is truly risen!" Throughout the world the Easter
proclamation sounds again as it has nearly 2000 times before.
Jesus of Nazareth, crucified for all to see, has come forth
from the tomb overflowing with life. But He has not gone to
live in some far-away and inaccessible dimension; He has not
left us behind to fend from ourselves in this vale of tears.
No. Read more... |
| March 24, 2013 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop Cary:
As I write, the See of Peter is
vacant; and we await the election of a new pope. Let me share
some reflections on the 200-year-old legacy we will inherit.
Read more... |
| March 10, 2013 |
Diocesan News: Update on Bishop Connolly: Bishop
Cary hitched a ride with Father Leo Weckerle and Mary Ann Davis
on Tuesday, February 12, to visit our Bishop Connolly in
Maryville, OR.
Read
more... |
| February 24, 2013 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop Cary: Lent 2013 is
Lent in the Year of Faith. How can these forty days of prayer,
fasting, and works of mercy help us live our faith at a deeper
level?
Read more... |
| February 10, 2013 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop Cary:
On January 24, we celebrated the
feast of St. Francis de Sales, Patron Saint of the Diocese of
Baker. Years ago I discovered in his writings a
life-shaping guidance based on realism, gentleness, and
humility. Read more... |
| January 27, 2013 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop Cary: Forty years ago
this month the Supreme Court handed down the Roe v. Wade
decision and threw open the floodgates to abortion on demand.
On this sad anniversary we do well to recall Blessed John Paul
II's great encyclical, The Gospel of Life.
Read more... |
| January 13, 2013 |
Parish News: On December 8, the Solemnity of the
Immaculate Conception, St. Mary's in Pendleton celebrated the
church's 100 Anniversary.
Read more... |
| December 30, 2012 |
The Year of Faith Update:
Bishop Cary's Teaching SEries for the Year of Faith kicks
off Saturday, January 26, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at St. Thomas Parish
in Redmond and February 9 at St. Mary in Pendleton.
Read more... |
| December 16, 2012 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop Cary: This Advent
marks the first anniversary of the new translation of the Roman
Missal for the prayers at Mass. In the Creed we now confess
that the Eternal Son is "consubstantial with the Father." As
the Catechism explains, this word means that "in the Father and
with the Father, the Son is one and the same God."
Read more... |
| December 2, 2012 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop Cary:
To encourage widespread
participation in the Year of Faith, Pope Benedict has called
for bishops to establish pilgrimage sites and special
catechetical programs with plenary indulgences attached to
them. ...We look forward to launching the annual Diocesan
Appeal by early December.
Read more... |
| November 18, 2012 |
The Tribunal: Select
Elements of a Formal Nullity Trial The ordinary
contentious marriage nullity trial (commonly called annulment)
is one of the many ways in which the Tribunal of Baker
ministers to the needs of qualified faithful.
Read more... |
| November 4, 2012 |
To Be a Diocese by Very Rev.
Rick Fischer, V.G.:
When the Clergy assembled at the Diocesan Retreat Center
recently, Bishop Cary reflected with them about the impact of
his call to the Episcopacy. It reminded him of the universality
of the Catholic Church. His life was filled with being the
Pastor of a parish, and his full attention was given to taking
care of the parish.
Read more... |
| October 21, 2012 |
Thoughts Along the Way by Bishop
Cary:
This year Respect for Life month coincides with the
beginning of the Year of Faith on October 13th - fittingly
enough, for we put our faith in the God of Life. All life comes
from Him - but not directly. He "hides" Himself within the
loving embrace of a man and a woman when they generate new
human life. Our God is both the Giver and the Co-Giver of Life.
He shares His creative power with His creatures, bestowing
immense dignity on their life-giving role. Read more... |
| October 7, 2012 |
FORWARD IN FAITH by Bishop
Cary:
Beginning this October, Pope Benedict has called the
Catholic world to observe a Year of Faith in remembrance of two
important anniversaries: the opening of the Second Vatican
Council fifty years ago and the promulgation of the Catechism
of the Catholic Church twenty-five years ago. Read more about the FORWARD IN FAITH APPEAL for our Diocese by clicking here. |
| September 23, 2012 |
Pro-Life Conference Report:
Confronting the reality of direct assaults against
religious liberty and freedom of conscience in the United
States was the main topic of discussion at the Diocese of Baker
Annual Pro-Life Conference on September 8th at the Conference
Center in Powell Butte. Over 60 people from throughout Oregon
attended this annual gathering to pray, share ideas, and to be
updated on policies and trends in government and society
affecting efforts to promote and defend our right to life.
To read more about the Speakers, click
here. |
| September 9, 2012 |
Thoughts Along the Way from
Bishop Cary...We have two new laborers in the vineyard of
the Diocese. Barry Metzentine is Director of Religious
Education and Faith Formation, and David O'Neill is taking over
as Director of Youth Ministry.
Read more... |
| August 26, 2012 |
Thoughts Along the Way from
Bishop Cary...In February 2006, six-year-old Jake
Finkbonner fell and bumped his mouth playing basketball.
Through a small cut necrotizing fasciitis (Strep A) invaded his
bloodstream. Read more... about the canonization of Blessed Kateri on page 2 and on page 4. |
| August 12, 2012 |
Bishop Cary takes possession of
his 'Cathedra' and St. Thomas has finally moved in to their new
Parish Offices and the new St. Thomas Academy school. Read more... |
| July 29, 2012 |
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS: Pastors,
Administrators, and Parochial Vicars. Read more... |
| July 15, 2012 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop
Cary...When you read these words, the "Fortnight for Freedom"
will have ended; but the threat to religious liberty has not.
Read more... |
| July 1, 2012 |
Thoughts Along the Way from Bishop
Cary...These words are written in Washington D.C., on my way
home from the Bishops' Meeting in Atlanta. Today I spent three
hours at the National Mall, visiting the memorials to George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Martin
Luther King, and Abraham Lincoln, as well as the memorials to
patriotic service in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam
Wars. Read more... |
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