Bishop's Blog



A Chapel Rises

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The Chapel of Saints Peter and Paul continues to make good progress. I felt for the workers on the cold days last week still working away, putting decking on the roof and laying brick. I was cold as I served as Crossing Guard on the Gorman campus for only a... Read More

Saint Andre Bessette

Thursday, January 06, 2011
Today, January 6, we celebrate the feast of Saint Andre Bessette. This date has been designated for "Brother Andre" for several years but this year 2011 is the first time we celebrate his feast with Brother Andre having been canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 17, of 2010.Saint Andre... Read More

New Year and the Building Goes On

Tuesday, January 04, 2011
The wooden support beams for the Chapel roof were installed on January 3, and as you can see the building is making a lot of progress.

Continuing to Build

Tuesday, December 28, 2010
The construction of the Chapel of Saints Peter and Paul continues as you can see. Brick is going on and soon the wooden trusses will be installed. It will be exciting to see the Chapel continue to develop in 2011. The contract indicates a completion date of sometime in September.... Read More

A Blessed Christmas to All

Friday, December 24, 2010
Apologies for slow posting lately but I did want to wish everyone a Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year. I'll try to get some more Chapel Progress pictures posted and reflect with you a bit regarding the exciting events of 2010 as we approach the beginning of 2011.God Bless you... Read More

The Great Inspector

Sunday, December 05, 2010
You saw the earlier post with Chapel Inspectors but now you have the chance to see the Grand Inspector!!!!! Believe me she put the architect, designer and contractor through their paces making sure the Chapel would be kid friendly and solidly built. She wanted to make sure that when she's... Read More

Chapel Inspection

Friday, December 03, 2010
Some of the Chapel Committee took a tour of the progress on the Chapel on December 2 and then had a meeting with our Liturgical Designer to discuss preparations for the stained glass windows. I think the Chapel Committee members would join me in saying that we have learned a... Read More

Chapel Photo Album

Monday, November 15, 2010
These photos show the Chapel main entry, a view from the altar to the main entry and a view of the Day Chapel.

Building a Sign of Faith

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
As you can see the Chapel continues to take shape. It is interesting to see it from different angles around the area. I realized yesterday that I can look out the back window of my house and see the Chapel rising on the campus. Yesterday, November 9, we celebrated the... Read More

Reaching Higher

Wednesday, November 03, 2010
The Chapel is definitely reaching higher now. I thought you would enjoy these pictures as some of the steel goes up. Exciting stuff.Also today I was contacted by a generous donor who wants to donate a beautiful crucifix for the main altar. I had the chance to go by and... Read More
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