Bishop Bonnar Messages

Column | Opening Our Hearts and Lives for Easter
Bishop Bonnar: “This image of openings is something for us to ponder and pray about in this Easter season.”

Easter Message 2022
Bishop Bonnar: “What a blessed honor it is for us, in all of our humanness, to be anointed as priests of Jesus Christ and to proclaim the joy of the Gospel to the whole world!”

Homily | Chrism Mass
Bishop Bonnar: “What a blessed honor it is for us, in all of our humanness, to be anointed as priests of Jesus Christ and to proclaim the joy of the Gospel to the whole world!”

Column | Catholic Charities: Showing the Face of God
Bishop Bonnar: “Catholic Charities has a network of people who care. They exude charity and love. As a result, God is made present again and again throughout the six counties of our diocese.”

Homily | Mass for Peace and Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Bishop Bonnar: “My dear catechumens and candidates for continuing conversion in the Church: that image of the step is so appropriate for our gathering today. By your presence here in this mother Church of the diocese you take a significant step in your spiritual life, which is intentional in as much as you are choosing it by responding to God’s call. For it is not you who chose him but he who chose you.”

Column | Collaboration and the Mission of the Church
Bishop Bonnar: “With every spring there is something new. This is a new moment for our spiritual life. Spring also engenders many new beginnings and a wealth of opportunities. The Lenten spring is no different.”