01/23/2026
In conjunction with Word of God Sunday, which the Church celebrates this weekend, Bishop Barres is pleased to release his new Pastoral Letter, God’s Word is Living and Effective: A Reflection on Father Simeon Leiva-Merikakis, O.C.S.O.’s Commentary Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word: Meditations on the Gospel according to Saint Matthew and its Contribution to Contemplative Catholic Biblical Theology, Scholarship, and Lectio Divina.
To read the letter, please visit: www.drvc.org/GodsWord
