People are asking me "Bishop, when are you going to reopen our churches for public Mass?" I have received many beautiful and respectful emails and letters from our parishioners expressing great longing to go to Mass and receive Our Lord in Holy Communion. One lady approached me in the Cathedral, when we reopened the doors for private prayer following a livestreamed Sunday Mass. Wearing a mask, she went down on her knees and begged me to receive Holy Communion. My answer: I will reopen the churches for Mass in our diocese when it is safe to do so. Click on this post to read the full article.