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03-20-23 – Msgr. Joseph Peterson Announced as new Vicar General for DWC
Monsignor Joseph L. Peterson WHEELING, W.Va.—Bishop Mark E. Brennan has announced the appointment of Monsignor Joseph L. Peterson as vicar general and moderator of the curia of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, effective April [...]
03-13-23 – Bishop Mark E. Brennan has made public the following appointments:
Very Rev. Timothy J. Grassi, V.F., is appointed chaplain to Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, effective immediately. This is in addition to his current assignment as pastor of St. James the Greater Parish in Charles Town. [...]
03-06-23 – 2023 Updated Liturgical Guidelines
My Dear Brother Priests, During the COVID-19 pandemic, I asked that several safety measures be implemented in parishes and during Mass out of concern for the health of our parishioners. Please take a moment to [...]
Falling in Love with Jesus in the Eucharist
This column was written by Clare Tupta. Clare is a member of the Basilica of the Co Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Parish and a student at Ave Maria University majoring in theology. Editor’s [...]
02-23-23 – Letter to the Faithful Announcing Updates to Safe Environment Policies
Today, Bishop Mark Brennan announced important updates to policies for the protection of youth and young adults, including the expansion in scope of the diocese’s Independent Review Board. “In October of 2022,” the bishop says [...]
02-10-23 – Bishop Mark E. Brennan has made public the following appointments:
Father Paul Mundumoozhikkaranirappel, C.S.T., is appointed chaplain of Council #12830 of the Knights of Columbus for the current Fraternal Year, effective immediately. This is in addition to his current assignment as pastor of Corpus Christi [...]
02-02-23 – Concerns for Immigrants Among Us
As a priest I have spent over thirty-five years serving and getting to know immigrants to our country. They are good people. While, we may not have large numbers of immigrants in West Virginia, those [...]
A Reflection on Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s
Sacramentum Caritatis (The Sacrament of Charity) This column was written by Michael Brumley, candidate in the Permanent Diaconate Formation program for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. Benediction of the blessed sacrament begins with presider going to [...]