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The Most Reverend Christian Riesbeck, CC, Bishop of Saint John, announces the following clergy assignments effective July 4, 2022, unless otherwise noted. Those priests who have been appointed Pastors will be dispensed from the requirement of Canon 527 that they be placed into canonical possession of their parishes and will automatically become Pastor on July 4, 2022, unless otherwise noted. Later, Bishop Riesbeck will come to each parish to celebrate a Mass of Installation for the new pastors.

Father Ron Rolheiser asks: Where does our present moment belong vis-à-vis our faith in God and the relevance of our churches? Are we post-Christian? Are we witnessing the death of God and our churches? Or, is our faith being purified by the very criticisms levelled against it and, despite a massive decline in church attendance, aren’t the churches making genuine moral progress on issues like racism, sexism, and social justice in general? Are we dying or maturing? How do we name our present moment? For more than 20 years, world religion teachers and interfaith leaders around the world have been using the Golden Rule poster as an entry point for discussions on faith and unity. Wanting to go back to the way things were in the past is not Christian, Pope Francis said. There is a difference between wanting to go back in time and drawing inspiration from one's roots in order to move forward with Christ, he said.