By Loretta Fulton Exactly 25 years after its opening on June 29, 2000, a little chapel next to Sacred Heart Catholic Church will get a big blessing. On Sunday, June 29, 2025, Bishop Michael Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo will be in Abilene for the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Perpetual Adoration Chapel. The chapel was
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Click here to read local Catholic responses to the election of Pope Leo XIV. Click here to register for Abilene events. By Loretta Fulton Catholics from across the Diocese of San Angelo are expected in Abilene this weekend for two events, including an opportunity to participate in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage began in Indianapolis on May 18 and
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By Loretta Fulton Local Catholics, like many Catholics worldwide, expressed their approval of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. And, like many, they were surprised at how quickly he was elected by the College of Cardinals. Most surprising of all, both to local Catholics and Catholics around the globe, was that he is an American. “We hoped for an American
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Monsignor Robert N. Bush, former longtime priest at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Abilene, died at the age of 81 on Jan. 17, 2025, in Abilene. Msgr. Bush was pastor of Sacred Heart for 23 years, from 1996 to 2019, when he was reassigned by Bishop Michael Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo to a role of Reduced Active
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Loaves and Fishes MinistryLocation: Sacred Heart Catholic Church.837 Jeanette St. Website: https://www.sacredheartabilene.org/Pastor: Rev. Albert EzeanyaAbout: The Loaves and Fishes of Sacred Heart Church is the only Catholic food pantry in Abilene. Open to the public Tuesdays 1-3 p.m. Loaves and Fishes provides assistance with food and necessities for those in need. For more information or to volunteer, contact Mary Ellen Migliore,
Read moreMonsignor James P. Bridges, formerly at Sacred Heart and Holy Family Catholic Churches in Abilene, died Feb. 8 at age 94. While in Abilene, he also was principal of Central Catholic High School. Funeral Mass was held Feb 16 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Midland under direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Monsignor James P. Bridges The following
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Abilene is filled with houses of worship but most Abilenians are familiar with the inside of only a handful. A periodic feature in Spirit of Abilene will give you an “Insider’s View” of some of those places you may have driven by many times but never entered. By LORETTA FULTON Name: Perpetual Adoration ChapelLocation: 1541 S. Eighth St. Website: abilene.sacredheart@sanangelodiocese.orgLead pastor:
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CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION GIVEN TO DONORSBruce Migliore, Scott Dueser, John Connolly, Domingo Perez, Gail Waldmann, Paul Slabaugh, Armando Tamez, Ron and Mary Lou Sipe, Johnny and Lydia Rose, Larry and Pat Johnson, Angie Craghead, Dan and Grettal Cottner, John and Sylvia Herrera, Rick Martinez, Sr., Carl and Mary Migliore, Leah Parrish and Family CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION GIVEN TO PRIESTSMsgr. Bob
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By Loretta Fulton Eighteen years later, Chris Howe still remembers the joke his priest made when Howe asked him to preside over his upcoming marriage. Howe asked if Msgr. Robert Bush, then pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, would marry him and his fiance, Sarah. Before Howe had time to realize the wording, the joke was out of Bush’s mouth.
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