Msgr Culleton Archives, Diocese of Fresno

St. John Henry Newman, brave convert and champion of faith and reason, pray for us!

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us!

St. Bruno, founder of the Carthusian Order, pray for us!

Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos, missionary to America, pray for us!

Friends, please pray for our Seminarians and the whole community at Mount Angel Abbey/seminary. There is a wildfire raging near them. They have been told to pac...k and be ready to evacuate. Let’s pray that God‘s holy angels surround and protect them; and all those who are in danger from these wildfires! See more

St. Gregory the Great, father of worship and mission-minded pope, pray for us!

Saint Monica, pray for me, you know my intentions.

Today is the feast of St. Jane de Chantal, the dearest friend of Francis DeSales and a favorite Saint of mine. This sketch was done at a side altar in the churc...h of St. Vincent de Paul in Paris. He too was a dear friend of St. Francis as well as St. Jane's spiritual director. What a holy trio of friends and spiritual giants! See more

This past week two of our Diocesan priests were called home to God. Fr. Jose Luis Varo was a priest for 64 years and served in the Diocese of Fresno for more th...an 40 years. Msgr. Ron Swett was ordained for the Diocese of Fresno in 1967 and served faithfully for more than 53 years. May God grant them eternal rest in his care. See more

Today, Monday August 3, 2020, Monsignor Ron Swett, retired pastor of St. Philips Parish in Bakersfield, one time pastor of St. Anne’s Parish in Porterville, a f...aithful priest and good friend, died. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, Rest In Peace. Amen. See more