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John Paul II Vocations Biloxi welcomes post's. Clergy, religious, lay faithful, reconnect with the Gulf Coast of Mississippi , stay in touch. Leave a message adminvocations@cableone.net
Secular Franciscan Order ,SFO is a movement established by St. Francis of Assisi more then 800 years ago. Our purpose is to bring the gospel to life where we live and where we work. We gather at least monthly to support each other in this effort , pray together , learn about our faith in the community and the world. We work with our youth,religious education teachers , promote Perpetual Adoration and work with the poor and homeless. We undertake proactive letter writing on social justice issues . Our Fraternity is the Blessed Marianne Cope Fraternity and is one of three such fraternities in the Joan of Arc Region of Mississippi. To learn more about the Secular Franciscan Order we meet each first Sunday of the month at 1:00 PM at St. Mary's Catholic Church 809 LaPointa Dr., Gautier.Ms. Email houghton4138@cableone.net
Bishop Ronald Paul Herzog the eleventh and current Bishop of Alexandria in central Louisiana. He encouraged the 2010 gathering of the US Catholic Bishops to integrate “New Media “into their communication structures. He studied at St. Joseph Seminary in Covington, Louisiana, and at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, Ohio. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 1, 1968. He did pastoral work in the Diocese of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, but was later incardinated into the Diocese of Biloxi on March 1, 1977. Herzog was director of the diocesan Office of Liturgy from 1980 to 1985. He was later raised to the rank of Monsignor, and became pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Laurel in 1988. He also served as Military Chaplain of the National Guard, holding the rank of Brigadier General.. On November 4, 2004, Herzog was appointed Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on January 5, 2005 from Archbishop Alfred Hughes, with Bishops Thomas Rodi and Robert Muench serving as co-consecrators. He selected as his motto "One In The Lord." . To read a report on integrating social media into ecclesial communications structures click on : "As Great a Challenge as the Reformation".
Pope Benedict XVI
Announces " Year of Faith "
