Confirmations
The Catholic Spirit Photo Bishop Mark Brennan administers the Sacrament of Confirmation to a young member of Sacred Heart Parish in Chester. Looking on is Father Jeeson V. Stephan, MCBS, pastor of the parish. [...]
Learning Unlocks New Possibilities for a Better Life
Courtesy Photo Debra Bunch, dressed in her ‘graduation whites’ attire, visits the Catholic Charities Center for Community Learning and Advancement in Huntington to celebrate her newly earned Licensed Practical Nurse diploma. The story [...]
Profession of First Vows
Joyce Bibey Photo Sister Jennifer Berridge, CSJ, stands outside Mount St. Joseph in Wheeling, earlier this year. By Colleen Rowan Congregation of St. Joseph Sister Jennifer Berridge is preparing for her profession of [...]
07-20-20 Bishop Mark E. Brennan has made public the following appointments:
Very Rev. John S. Ledford is appointed Vicar Forane of the Wheeling Vicariate for a period of three years, effective Aug.4, 2020. This is in addition to his current assignment as pastor of St. Jude [...]
Catholic Distance University
The cost of any catechetical required-trainings for catechists, catechetical leaders, and Catholic school teachers of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, through Catholic Distance University, will be covered by the Department of Faith Formation and Mission. Click [...]
07-10-20 Bishop Mark E. Brennan has made public the following appointments:
In consultation with Very Rev. Quang Duc Dinh, S.V.D., provincial superior of the Society of the Divine Word, Chicago Province, Father Edward Tetteh, S.V.D., is appointed administrator of Holy Rosary Parish in Buckhannon and Sacred [...]
07-06-20 Bishop Mark E. Brennan has made public the following appointments:
Father Andrew M. Switzer is appointed pastor of St. Agnes Parish in Shepherdstown and St. Agnes Chapel in Shepherdstown, with residence at the parish rectory, effective July 29, 2020. In consultation with Bishop Paul Hinder, [...]
07-02-20 Bishop Mark E. Brennan has made public the following appointments:
Father Justin M. Golna is appointed to full-time studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, in order to obtain a license in canon law with residence at the Pontifical North American College’s Casa Santa Maria, [...]
Father Justin Golna Ordained to Priesthood
Colleen Rowan Photo - Newly ordained Father Justin Golna is pictured with Bishop Mark Brennan at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Wheeling June 27. See story in the July 3 issue of The [...]
Bishop Brennan and Faithful Pray for End of Racism
Colleen Rowan Photo Bishop Mark Brennan, right, joins Father Carlos Melocoton, Jr., pastor of St. Michael Parish in Wheeling, left, and parishioners at the church June 17 for the “Peace, Justice, and Love” Prayer [...]