Milwaukee Archbishop spreads message of hope

Milwaukee’s Catholic Archbishop Jerome Listecki is sharing a message of hope amid the coronavirus pandemic that has shuttered churches across the state.

THE SAFER AT HOME ORDER ISKEEPING PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHSIN WISCONSIN FROM PHYSICALLYATTENDING RELIGIOUS SERVICES.IT'S PARTICULARLY TRYING FORCHRISTIANS DURING THIS HOLYSEASON OF LENT.

I SPOKE WITHMILWAUKEE CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOPJEROME LISTECKI... WHO OFFEREDTHESE WORDS OF HOPE.

((VINCE:I think back to mass..."protect us from all anxiety"specifically those words and Ithink how important prayermust be for the faithful rightnow.ARCHBISHOP LISTECKI:Without a doubt.

Maybe there'sa good thing the Lord isdirecting us to, that whatwe're learning during thistime is what we've taken forgranted.

The ability to pray.The intensity of prayer.

Whatprayer means to us.

There is asense that this could be amoment for the deepening offaith.

Not only theseparation, as we kind of feelthe separation, but a deeping.The other thing to, I think,Vincent, ithis alsocalls tominhow we'vetaken for granted theavailability of so manythings.)) THE ARCHBISHOP SAIDIN THE MEANTIME PRIESTS AREREACHING OUT TO PARISHONERS INANY WAY THEY CAN... CONNECTINGWITH THEM ONLINE AND THROUGHSOCIAL MEDIA.LET'S GE