Bishop's letter

Welcome to Graceful Living Magazine

Dear Friends in Christ,

Our diocese is blessed in so many ways, especially by the faithfulness and example of the dedicated lives of thousands of our senior parishioners. It is nearly impossible to visit a diocesan parish community without noticing the valuable contributions of time and talent of our older faithful. After thought and prayer on how to enhance our outreach, we thought it would be both appropriate and encouraging to produce a publication dedicated to exploring, enriching and celebrating the lives of our seniors. Recent surveys of many diocesan parishes confirmed an interest in just such a publication.

The Diocese of Toledo was chosen as a recipient of a communication grant from The National Catholic Society of Foresters to help, in part to launch our magazine, entitled “Graceful Living.” Additional funding came from Medical Mutual of Ohio with matching donations from advertisers and sponsors who share in our belief that each person has value, dignity and purpose at every stage of life. We are extremely grateful to each of them for their generous support.

I am excited to present to you our first edition of “Graceful Living ” magazine. It is my hope that you will truly enjoy this publication as you read about the daily lives and works of each featured member of our diocesan family.

As we honor our older brothers and sisters through this publication, we thank the Lord for the gifts of His grace and for the blessing our seniors are to our diocese and to the Church!

Aging, “in particular, is a time of grace in which the Lord will renew His call: He calls us to preserve and transmit the faith, calls us to pray, especially to intercede; calls us to be close to those who may be in need.” (Pope Francis, St. Peters Square, Sept. 28, 2014.

Hope you enjoy “Graceful Living” and once you have read it, pass it along to a friend!

With every good wish and prayer, I am

Sincerely yours in Christ Jesus,

Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas Bishop of Toledo