Joe Catholic Meets With Bishop Vann

This morning, the Joe Catholic men's apostolate met with Bishop Kevin Vann, the bishop of the Ft. Worth diocese. The group visiting the bishop included eighteen men from St. Catherine, who were joined by seminarian James Wilcox, at the morning mass at St. Patrick's cathedral.

After mass, the group joined the bishop in the parish Knight's of Columbus hall. Don Gonzalez led the first discussion called "Gut Check," which was a talk on using the Joe Catholic logo as a means to reflect on the state of our spiritual lives. This brief talk was followed by Saint Talk, led by Lindon Leners. Lindon focused on the life and death of Maximilian Kolbe. Bishop Vann shared that he was present in Rome for St. Maximilian's canonization.

Finally, Bishop Vann spoke on the upcoming changes to the English translation of the Missal. He then allowed the group to ask him general questions about Catholicism. When the group was done asking questions, the bishop joined them for a group photo. After that, Bishop Vann led the group on a tour of the rectory.

Thanks to Tom Jaconette, we soon hope to have videos of the three talks and Q & A posted on the Joe Catholic YouTube channel.  Additionally, the videos will be embedded in upcoming posts detailing the talks. We also hope to post additional photos from the visit.