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During Advent, and as we prepare for the Christmas season, many of us may need time for a 'date night' to refresh and renew communications with our loved one, our beloved. Please join us and other couples as we take part in a virtual webinar on the pitfalls to good spousal communication and ways to recognize and change these patterns in order to stop marital division.

Bishop Paul J. Bradley has released the following clarification regarding the 2020 Presidential Election statement:

Bishop Bradley has extended the general dispensation from Mass until further notice.

Bishop Bradley calls for prayers for survivors of clergy sexual abuse in the wake of the Vatican report on former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

Bishop Paul J. Bradley announced several new assignments for priests in the Diocese.

Unase a líderes de alrededor del mundo para esta mini-serie de 5 partes para enriquecer y renovar su matrimonio. Nuestra Iglesia doméstica necesita de Dios y apoyo de los demás durante este tiempo de tanta incertidumbre. Esta es la hora para que las parejas casadas brillen y SEAN LA LUZ en sus hogares y comunidades. Recomendamos a que inviten a miembros de su parroquia o comunidades para que compartan juntos después de cada video o después de completar la serie. La serie es completamente gratis. Si desea hacer una donación, lo puede hacer con la inscripción.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has released "Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call of Love", a pastoral letter against racism. Read the letter here.

Bishop Paul J. Bradley, in the name of the entire Diocese of Kalamazoo, warmly welcomes and applauds Pope Francis’ latest Encyclical, Fratelli Tutti (Brothers and Sisters All) released yesterday in Assisi on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Bishop Bradley invites all the Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese to read this landmark encyclical on fraternity and social friendship, which adds greatly to the Church’s Social Teachings. 

Bishop Paul J. Bradley has written a Letter to the Faithful entitled, "Letting Faith Form our Conscience." In his letter, Bishop Bradley offers encouragement and guidance for forming our conscience in general and its application to our role as faithful citizens.

In light of recent incidents of violence and racial tension in communities across the United States, the USCCB president, along with Bishop Bradley, has invited all Catholics to unite in a National Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace in Our Communities, September 9, the Feast of St. Peter Claver. All are invited to pray, fast, attend Mass and ask for the intercession of saints who have fought for racial equality such as St. Peter Claver.

In a heartfelt Letter to the Faithful, Bishop Paul J. Bradley announces his decision to extend the General Dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days through November 22, 2020. He also encourages the Faithful to "Keep Holy the Lord's Day" . Click here to read the full text.

Bishop Bradley joins bishops across the country in calling for prayers, advocacy and support of those impacted by the recent Beirut explosion.

August 3, 2020 (Kalamazoo, Mich.): The Most Rev. Paul J. Bradley has announced the following clergy appointments as well as the formation of a new Parish Collaborative. Changes are effective August 10, 2020 unless otherwise noted.

Bishop Bradley addresses the Faithful in a video update to explain an important change to the Celebration of Confirmations in the Diocese this Fall.

Pope Francis says that "the mission of the family is to welcome God in the family when he comes in the form of a child, a spouse, brothers, grandparents." What exactly is welcoming or “accepting” the other as family, in the manner of Christ? What does it mean to be ministers of God's Love, so that our family relationships are healed and saved for love? We will study the biblical, psychological, and spiritual basis of what this means, as well as practical tools to pass this message on to families. Virtual presentation in SPANISH on August 20, 2020 via zoom

Be More: A Marriage Formation Retreat (by Witness to Love) was developed to provide couples a pathway to grow in community, identity and understanding their mission. To each and every couple preparing to receive and live out the Sacrament of Matrimony in today’s world - you were born for a time such as this and the grace of the sacrament is real! Let us walk with you, your mentors, and your church community as you prepare to be more in Christ!

Bishop Bradley offers a video update on a number of diocesan initiatives including important changes to this year's Bishop's Annual Appeal and the reconvening of the diocesan Committee Against Racism.

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, St. Pope Paul VI wrote, “Racism is not the exclusive attribute of young nations, where sometimes it hides beneath the rivalries of clans and political parties, with heavy losses for justice and at the risk of civil war……It is still an obstacle to collaboration among disadvantaged nations and a cause of division and hatred within countries whenever individuals and families see the inviolable rights of the human person held in scorn, as they themselves are unjustly subjected to a regime of discrimination because of their race or their color.”  This was from his Encyclical Populorum progressio: Development and Peace.  This was written in 1967.

a pastoral reflection by Bishop Paul J. Bradley

My dear friends, as we all are painfully aware, we’re living in a very tumultuous, anxious, and greatly divided time in our country. Tensions are high, anger is great, peaceful protests against racism and social injustice are widespread, and sadly, some of those protests have turned violent, and destructive, including here in our own community. I’m reminded of St. Paul’s words to the Corinthians, and us, to “mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you” (2 Cor. 13:11).