Epiphany – August 21, 2023
Bishop Robert Gruss shares his experiences from attending World Youth Day and invites us all to an Evening of Healing. Debbie Bloomfield is passionate about Right to Life and invites us to a festival.Â
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Bishop Robert Gruss shares his experiences from attending World Youth Day and invites us all to an Evening of Healing.
Bishop Robert Gruss was born June 25, 1955, in Texarkana, Arkansas. He attended Madison Area Technical College, in Madison, Wisconsin, and Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was a corporate pilot and flight instructor from 1980-1989 before entering seminary.
He pursued seminary studies at St. Ambrose University, in Davenport 1989-1990; at North American College, Rome, 1990-1994; and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, also known as the Angelicum, in Rome. He additionally earned a Master of Arts degree in Spiritual Theology at the University of St. Thomas Aquinas in 1994. Â In 1999, he completed studies at the Institute of Priestly Formation (IPF) with an emphasis on Spiritual Direction training.
Bishop Gruss was ordained to the priesthood on July 2, 1994 by Bishop William E. Franklin, seventh Bishop of Davenport. In 2007, Pope Benedict named him a Chaplain of his Holiness, giving him the title of monsignor. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Bishop of Rapid City in 2011 and consecrated as a bishop on July 28, 2011.
Learn more about Healing Service here:Â Evening of Healing
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Debbie Bloomfield is passionate about Right to Life and invites us to a festival.
Deborah Bloomfield of Wyandotte: I’ve been an activist all my life. My volunteer activities center on faith, pro-family and pro-life. I’m a Catholic convert. We are married almost 49 years. My husband is Deacon Richard Bloomfield. We are parishioners at Our Lady of the Scapular in Wyandotte where he is deacon. We are parents of 6 adult married children and grandparents of 32 (the youngest should be born very soon!) I’ve been involved with Call to Holiness since it began in 1996, first with the youth conferences and now as vice president.
Learn more about Life Chain here: Life Chain
Learn more about Call to Holiness 2023 here:Â Call to Holiness 2023Â