Most Rev. W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions, discusses how the sense of community found in the Church in poor and rural areas of the country. The Home Missions Appeal supports these churches and dioceses so that the faith can remain strong despite the physical distance between parishioners and their parish or the demands of rural life. You can learn more about the Catholic Home Missions Appeal on our website: https://ow.ly/aSGW

On the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Bishop Robert McClory, Bishop of the Diocese of Gary reflects on our baptismal call to belong to the kingdom of God. He recalls the Rite of Election each year and reminds us that God chooses us to share in his kingdom and to live the virtues of justice, peace, and love in our daily lives. Bishop McClory encourages the faithful to give thanks for the gift of religious liberty, to protect the freedoms that allow the Church to proclai