On the weekend of June 4-5, we will take up a second collection for assistance to poor parishes and missions in our diocese. This new project of the Diocese of San Angelo is an opportunity to express our solidarity with fellow Catholics in West Texas.

Tom Burke, Canon Lawyer and member of the diocesan marriage tribunal, writes about the impact of Amoris Laetitia on the annulment process.

Six Engaged Encounter retreats are conducted each year in the Diocese of San Angelo, based on a proven format that goes back some 40 years. Each retreat has an average of 25-30 engaged couples in attendance. On occasion, in attendance, only one person that makes the engaged couple is Catholic.

With the April 2016 release of the apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, Bishop Michael J. Sis said the best way of ensuring Pope Francis's words are heeded is to further develop the Church's marriage formation and marriage support programs.

El Papa Francisco ha publicado un documento histórico sobre el matrimonio y la vida familiar en la forma de una Exhortación Apostólica titulada "Amoris Laetitia: La Alegría del Amor: Sobre el Amor en la Familia." Es el tipo de libro que merece ser leído de manera lenta, paciente, y meditativa. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente, especialmente para cualquier Cristiano que está casado o está pensando en casarse.

Pope Francis has published a landmark document on marriage and family life in the form of an Apostolic Exhortation entitled "Amoris Laetitia: The Joy of Love: On Love in the Family." It is the sort of book that merits a slow, patient, and meditative reading. I highly recommend it, especially for any Christian who is married or thinking of getting married.

Four family retreats will take place this summer in San Antonio, Austin, Galveston, and El Paso.

The eighth annual Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda "The Lady in Blue" celebration will be held Sunday, May 22, at 5:00 PM at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.

Seminarian Josh Gray reflects on his upcoming ordination.

Fr. Knick and Sandie Knickerbocker discuss ways to experience merciful living in our day-to-day lives.

Father José Guadalupe Valdéz Alvarado from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, proposes a four-point plan for merciful treatment of migrants.

Effective June 1, 2016, the price for plots in Calvary Cemetery, San Angelo, will be $1,800. Half plots for cremains will be $900. The price for Mausoleum plots is from $2,550 to $4,500 depending on level and location.

Fr. Terry Brenon will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his priestly ordination at a Mass of Thanksgiving, June 5, 2016, at St. Vincent Pallotti Parish in Abilene.

Bishop Sis writes about the opportunity to share what we have through the various second collections taken up through the diocese. Included is an analysis of total amounts collected over the past few years.