Over the past few months, our Catholic Schools Superintendent, Nic Antoine, has distributed $100,000 in grants to Catholic Schools (Pre-K -12th) across our Diocese from Dick Gadomski and The Gadomski Family Foundation for STEM education at each school. In all, since last year, The Gadomski Family has given $300,000 in grants to Catholic Schools in …
Daily Archives: February 21, 2023
Key Points for the Lenten Season
Lent lasts 40 days (beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending at sundown on Holy Thursday, excluding Sundays). The three pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting (see requirements here) and abstinence from meat. All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence from meat. During these …
Ash Wednesday, February 22
Ash Wednesday, February 22, is the beginning of Lent, the start of the Fish Fry season, as well as the first day in preparation for Easter, where we celebrate Jesus’s death and resurrection. But what is the true meaning and importance of Ash Wednesday in the Catholic Church? Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance …
2023 Annual Catholic Appeal Videos
This past weekend, February 18 and 19, was Commitment Weekend for the Annual Catholic Appeal. See below to view the videos and give to the Appeal. English Spanish To give, click here.