A Conversation with Bishop Michael O. Jackels

Love Jesus.

It’s a simple message but an important one.
Love Jesus.

It’s a call to action that we sometimes forget or forget to embrace.

You can memorize everything in the catechist of the Church, each prayer and every aspect of Church law, but you must love Jesus or you are not really a catholic Christian.
Jesus taught us about love, and at Easter we celebrate His love for us. We were all lost, slaves to sin and death having no hope of heaven, but Jesus loved us so much that He sacrificed himself. He loved us so much that He died on the cross for our sins and rose from the grave in order to open the gates of heaven for us.

He loved us, and He commanded us to love one another as he loved us.

One aspect of the TOGETHER vision is to support Catholic formation programs by fostering love through knowledge. You can’t love what you don’t know.

The St. Maria De Mattias Endowment and the St. Katharine Drexel Catholic School Fund enable children and adults across our Diocese to grow in their faith by furthering their knowledge of Jesus, so that they may love Jesus – and in loving Jesus, love and serve others.

Throughout our lives (and not just during the Lenten season) we are challenged to deepen our relationship with God. Just as we make plans for our day, plans for our weekend or plans for our vacation, we can plan to further our knowledge of Jesus and share our love of Christ through our service to others.

So, love Jesus. Then measure your love for Jesus by your love and service for others.
Learn more about the St. De Mattias Endowment or the St. Drexel Fund at TOGETHERvision.org.

Goals of the TOGETHER vision
• Strengthen the oneness between parish and diocese.
• Deepen our practice of stewardship as a way of life, sharing responsibility for the mission of the Church.
• Invite everyone to help fund seminarian education, Catholic formation programs and a renovation of the Cathedral campus.

Where will Bishop Jackels visit next?
Bishop Michael O. Jackels continues his TOGETHER vision visits. Here is a schedule for the next few weekends.
April 30-May 1, St. Anne, Wichita
May 7-8, St. Joseph, Wichita
May 14-15, St. Margaret Mary, Wichita
Go to TOGETHERvision.org to see photos from the bishop’s parish visits.