ROCKFORD - Msgr. Michael A. Kurz, J.C.L., died Jan. 8, 2019, at St. Alexis Hospital in Hoffman Estates after a long illness.
Msgr. Kurz was born on Aug. 15, 1946, in Milwaukee, Wis., to George Kurz and Muriel Somers. He attended DeSales Preparatory Seminary, Milwaukee, before attending St. Francis Major Seminary in Milwaukee.
He also attended Aquinas Institute, Dubuque, Iowa, and was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pueblo, Colo., on Aug. 24, 1975, by Bishop Charles Buswell.
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For the seventh year, Bishop David Malloy celebrated Mass on Christmas morning for inmates at the Winnebago County Jail in downtown Rockford. New this year, he was able to provide the Gospel, a short, off-the-cuff homily and the Eucharist/blessing to women inmates in a short service following the Mass for the men.
See article in the Jan. 11 edition of The Observer.
Date: December 21, 2018
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Date: December 21, 2018
Statement in Response to the Illinois Attorney General
The Full Report From the Illinois Attorney General
Seven families of Catholic school students in the Rockford Diocese gathered at the Diocesan Administration Center with their school principals on Dec. 13 to receive $600 tuition awards from the Bishop O’Neill Scholarship Fund. Bishop Arthur J. O’Neill began the fund in 1994 upon his retirement and earnings are distributed most years. Students who received awards were selected from one Catholic elementary school in each deanery. Michael Kagan, diocesan superintendent of schools, presented the awards at the morning event that included a tableful of treats for everyone.
See more in the Dec. 21 issue of The Observer.
The annual Christmas party for refugee families was held Dec. 15 at St. Bernadette Parish in Rockford. Several families enjoyed games, pizza lunch and Santa. One family felt especially blessed to be together for Christmas.
See more in the Dec. 21 issue of The Observer.
Deacon Jim Davis brought St. Nicholas to students at St. Mary School in Woodstock on Dec. 5, the day before the feast of St. Nicholas. He explained to them about this long-ago bishop of Myra in Egypt whose goodness and gift-giving inspired many parts of the modern day story of Santa Claus. See more in the Dec. 14 issue of The Observer.
The Diocese of Rockford today, Nov. 14, published a list of those priests, permanent deacons and religious priests and brothers against whom a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse has been reported.
That list, along with a letter from Bishop of Rockford, David J. Malloy, is published here in its entirety.
Letter to the Faithful from Bishop Malloy
Spanish Letter to the Faithful from Bishop Malloy
