Vocations: Diocese of Fresno

02/02/2022

Ahead of the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate publishes its annual survey on US women and ...

08/11/2012

07/27/2012

Last night a joyful reunion at the Fresno International Airport. Our seminarians from Mexico, Jorge Cruz & Oscar Anaya were welcomed by members of their families, brother seminarians and friends. They will spend a little time with their families and then prepare to head to Oregon where they will begin their studies at Mt. Angel Seminary. WELCOME, JORGE & OSCAR!

07/27/2012

The COME & SEE Discernment Retreat last weekend was great. We had 18 wonderful men participate. Our seminarians did an awsome job with the presentations. Here is a shot of us praying the Stations of the Cross

07/26/2012

SEVEN Men Answer NINE Questions About the Road to Priesthood

07/07/2012

REMINDER: Registration for our "COME & SEE" Mens Vocation Discernment weekend will close on Wednesday, July 11th. So far we have 15 guys signed up. If you are interested give me a holler!

07/07/2012

06/28/2012

Kings/Tulare SERRA Club welcome Bishop Armando Ochoa

06/17/2012

06/16/2012

Here is something to inspire on this Father's Day Weekend. Enjoy

Jotta A. Is the greatest revelation of Brazilian gospel music. Jotta, performed in a children's music festival by "Raul Gil". The program is very similar as ...

06/06/2012

Fortnight for Freedom
A statement from The Most Reverend Armando X. Ochoa, Bishop of Fresno.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) concerned over the threats to religious freedom both at home and abroad, has called on all dioceses and other catholic institutions to participate in a “Fortnight for Freedom,” June 21- July 4. This is scheduled to be a two-week period of prayer, education and action by American Catholics in support of religious freedom.

As your bishop, I invite and encourage all Catholics in the Diocese of Fresno, to join with other people of goodwill across the nation in this timely endeavor. It is our hope that during this dedicated time of prayer, catechesis, and public action, we might be able to emphasize and underscore our Christian and American heritage of liberty.

Please join with me spiritually in our Diocesan observance of a Fortnight for Freedom, as I celebrate the 10:30 am Sunday Mass at St. John’s Cathedral on the Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist on June 24, 2012, with the special intention of religious freedom.

Please visit the USCCB website http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/fortnight-for-freedom/ and click on the “Fortnight for Freedom” icon for resources to help your parish or group plan liturgies and participate as fully as possible in this national effort.

Fortnight for Freedom

06/06/2012

"When one practices first and preaches afterwards, one is really teaching with power. Doctrine loses credibility, if conscience tethers the tongue." St. Gregory the Great