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We are in the midst of Holy Week—the highest feast days of the year. We were made by God to be with Him forever. Reading the first few chapters of Genesis tells us that the man and the woman walked with God in the cool time of the day.

Lent can certainly seem like a drudgery for much of the time. Some of us possibly fell a bit short on some of our Lenten disciplines and offerings—at least I did.

Spring is here, thank God we live in Alabama! Spring brings many familiar events or recollections of past celebrations. I would like to talk about one event dear to my heart, the Rite of Election.

We all know that we have a new president and with that comes an entirely new approach to many issues. I would like to discuss one of the hot-button issues our nation is experiencing—immigration. I encourage everyone to read Archbishop Rodi’s column in this issue of The Catholic Week. I find it exceptional.

You may be aware that a Holy Year began on Christmas Eve, but for those of us who were/are not aware, we may be asking ourselves what a Holy Year is, and what does it mean for us?