Proclaim the Good News

The Diocese of Fresno's Weekly Newsletter, published every Monday morning.

August 1, 2022

The Chancery Office at the Pastoral Center is Under Construction Beginning Monday, August 1st.

Visitors Please Use West Wing Door.

Bishop Brennan To Attend The Commemoration Of The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima And Nagasaki At California State University, Fresno

The Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley presents the Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 and Nagaskai, August 9, 1945.

Bishop Brennan will be speaking at the Commemoration on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at the Fresno State Peace Garden.

We ask for all to join in solidarity on this day.

Bishop Brennan Wishes His Diocesan Staff A Happy Birthday

Properties and Construction

Historic Mural Unveiling At St. Charles Borromeo Church, Visalia

The Handcrafted Mural Serves As The Focal Point Of The Church

Recently, Fr. Alex Chavez of Good Shepherd Parish in Visalia revealed St. Charles Borromeo's first installed art piece to his parish staff. The 38 foot tall mural represents the heavens and the Central Valley’s landscape and agriculture.

The handcrafted art piece has meaningful imagery such as the saints representing the Faithful's diverse cultures. Take a look!  

Parish Focus

Prayer & Life Workshop at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center, Fresno

Join Us For Our Upcoming Workshops!

In these 15-week session Workshops, you will explore and learn a variety of methods to pray that will transform the way you think, pray and live. They will help you develop a closer walk with our Lord Christ Jesus. Come and

experience how prayer can change your life and give you healing, the peace of mind, and heart that can only come from God.

The Workshop is offered Wednesday evenings, August 10 – Nov. 16, 2022, 6:30-8:30pm at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center, 1572 E. Barstow Ave., Fresno, CA 97710, in Cardinal Newman Hall.

To register, email Regina Flores: [email protected]

or John Prandini: [email protected].  

Office of Formation and Evangelization Continued

Catechetical Ministries

The Catechetical Corner

An Evangelizing Catechesis

An evangelizing catechesis is much more than information; it is about transformation. The objective of an evangelizing catechesis is to transform minds and hearts, giving rise to a new way of life and being. As catechists we support this transformation into taking place, not by simply teaching a subject, but by facilitating encounters with Jesus Christ.

"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Show them to do everything I've sent you. And know that I am with you always, until the end of the world" (Matthew 28:19-20).

The early Church clearly understood that this missionary mandate of Jesus Christ gave the Church its mission. The Holy Spirit prompted those who knew Jesus to go out, to teach, to preach, to baptize, to make disciples; in short, spread the Good News of Salvation to the ends of the known world.

Article by Roman Flores, Catechetical Ministries Coordinator