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The Men of St. Joseph will host its annual Brotherhood Breakfast for men on Dec. 7 at Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Parish in Spanish Fort. Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi will celebrate the 8:30 a.m. Mass and the breakfast program will follow at about 9 a.m.

Thirty-five years ago, the son of a great historian helped make history when he asked the question that triggered the demolition of the most grotesquely expressive artifact of the Cold War.

It is getting to be that time again. The stifling heat has finally departed, leaving very temperate temperatures. We are on the cusp of the holiday season and in just a few days we will take part in the tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving. It is appropriate that we individually give thanks to God.

The Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception will embrace an Advent and Christmas tradition that dates to the 19th century.

In October of 2024, a group known as “Do No Harm” released the Stop the Harm Database (STHD), a searchable internet resource that comprehensively catalogs sex change treatments performed between 2019-2023 on minors in health care facilities throughout the United States.

Synodality has become a bit of a buzz word in the church. Pope Francis has been talking about synodality since the beginning of his pontificate. He believes it is “the path that God expects of the church in the third millennium,” a “constitutive,” or essential, element of the church.

I remember many lessons that my father taught me. I recall him driving me to a high school football game and his parting words to me were, “Play with reckless abandon.” It was a good lesson and can certainly be transferred to other areas of our lives. We can live with reckless abandon, and by that, I mean live life to its fullest.

It is getting to be that time again. The stifling heat has finally departed, leaving very temperate temperatures. We are on the cusp of the holiday season and in just a few days we will take part in the tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving. It is appropriate that we individually give thanks to God.

The Rosary is a grace filled way to meditate upon the life of Christ and our faith. In 2001, “Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy,” issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, urged that we use the Rosary as part of our prayer and to remember its value. A year later, Pope John Paul II published his beautiful Apostolic Letter on the Rosary.

The McGill-Toolen Catholic High School volleyball team made it three state championships in a row with a dramatic win over Bob Jones High School on Oct. 30.

Much has happened and much has changed throughout the City of St. Jude’s proud history, but “hope” has never departed the parish. Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi celebrated Mass on Oct. 27 at St. Jude in Montgomery to recognize the parish’s 90th anniversary. The City of St. Jude has been at the forefront of championing human rights, social justice and bringing the light of Christ to those in Montgomery.

November 2 is All Souls’ Day when we pray for our beloved dead whom we entrust to the loving and merciful embrace of the Lord. It is also an appropriate occasion to remember our understanding of the final purification we undergo when we die. This experience of purification is commonly called Purgatory.

I am writing this column on Oct. 7. I read an article this morning recounting some of the terror and atrocities in Israel one year ago and it was very difficult to read. It was a poignant reminder of the despicable acts we are capable of if we lose respect for humanity, or if we cease to see our neighbor as being made in God’s image and likeness.

How can we measure success in our stewardship efforts? In today’s culture success is often assumed by our worldly possessions. However, the success of anything can only be measured if there is an end goal.

SELMA — Sr. Mary A. Cashman, C.D.P., the director of Edmundite Missions’ New Possibilities Youth Program in Selma, and her fellow students observed the “Season of Creation” in a special way.

Ever consider the permanent diaconate? The Archdiocese of Mobile will conduct inquiry sessions beginning in January for those interested in entering the formation program. The series will consist of six Saturday morning sessions for the English-speaking cohort and six Sunday afternoon sessions for the Hispanic cohort throughout the archdiocese.

MOBILE - Catholic Social Services in Mobile is pleased to welcome Mrs. Brooke Thomas as the new Disability Ministries and Services program director.

While many are able to celebrate Christmas in the comfort of their home or with family or friends; seafarers work for nine months of the year and only go home for Christmas if it fits their schedule.

Sister Mary Ann Wilhelm, RSM who served for decades in health care ministry, including as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Mercy Medical, passed away Sept. 29 at the age of 85 after an extended illness.

The Archdiocese of Mobile is once again participating in “Box of Joy,” a Cross Catholic Outreach ministry that sends small tokens of love and hope to some of the world’s poorest children.