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Marriage: Gift from God — A pastoral letter from Bishop Malooly

God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and God said to them: “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it” (Genesis 1:27-28).

The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines marriage simply: “The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament.”
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Bishop names Lay Executive Committee for Sustaining Hope for the Future campaign

Bishop Malooly has named a Lay Executive Committee for the Sustaining Hope for the Future campaign, the $28 million diocesan fundraising effort.

The 22-member group, which held its first meeting April 11, consists of men and women from every area of the diocese who will provide the bishop their input and strategies for the fundraising. The money raised by Sustaining Hope for the Future will be used to fund a lay pension plan for parish and diocesan employees, priests’ retirement needs, diocesan ministries and for strengthening and sustaining parish needs.
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