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I have been watching the activities of Bishop Edward Malesic, fifth bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg, PA, since his installation as the Bishop of Greensburg in 2015. Some of this would be hometown interest. The county immediately to the East of Butler County is Armstrong County, which is located in the Greensburg Diocese.

Recently someone asked me when our parish church was dedicated. I actually have the answer to that question hanging on one of the walls in my office in the rectory: a letter from William Cardinal Baum, former Archbishop of Washington, to our founding pastor, the Reverend John P. Stack. Let me quote from this important letter for our parish history.

Our beloved Fr. Ralph Kuehner was a tireless advocate for affordable housing for vulnerable populations. He advocated for this in the various Maryland counties in which the Archdiocese of Washington is located as well as before the DC government and in Annapolis whenever the need for this arose. I think that he would heartily endorse statements by two Bishops on a proposed rule that would lead to family separation and housing instability.

Both Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Bishop Joe S. Vasquez, Bishop of Austin and Chair of the USCCB Committee on Migration, issued a joint statement in which they called on the federal government to hear the cry of the poor and vulnerable. I am transcribing their statement here. It can be found online at http://www.usccb.org/news/2019/19-125.cfm.

When I was reading through the news on the Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC) website, I was pleased to see that several MCC legislative priorities were signed into law by Governor Hogan. Let me summarize what these priorities were.