In today’s Gospel (John 14: 27-31) Jesus prepares his disciples for his passion and death. For the final time, he instructs them that he will be leaving them, but only to return. He reassures them that even though the ‘ruler of the world is coming,’ he has no power over Read more
On Friday of this week, many people came together to celebrate the Mass of Resurrection for one of our retired priests, Fr. Dan Colibraro. Father was born to Italian immigrant parents in Casper, Wyoming in 1922. He died early Tuesday morning, April 19. He has a younger sister, Sr. Mary Carlo, Read more
With great joy and gratitude, people gathered today with Sr. Ruth Ann Hehn at Holy Trinity for Mass and a luncheon to celebrate her retirement as Administrator of Holy Trinity Manor. For twenty-six years she faithfully shared with the manor residents the love of Jesus Christ. Sr. Ruth Ann is a Sister Read more
When the birds begin to sing in the early morning dawn, everyone knows that spring is just around the corner. I have always been an early riser, and I love the sound of birds chirping before sunrise. For the first time this week I have witnessed this wonder of nature once again. Read more
For some time now, I have been increasingly aware of the number of people around the state of Wyoming who have lost their jobs. Over the last two years, there have been steady layoffs in the oil and gas industry, with other jobs being lost in the coal mining industry. Read more
Today’s Gospel (John 21:1-19) is one of my favorites. In John’s Gospel this is the third time that Jesus appears to the disciples after being raised from the dead. I believe it took all three appearances for the disciples to finally fully understand the significance of the resurrection for their Read more
One of the most important efforts of a bishop is the assignment of priests to parishes. Perhaps one of the things that creates the most amount of consternation among the People of God is the transition of priests from one parish to the next. It is wonderful that people love Read more
With the Gospel from St. Luke fresh in our memory, when the Risen Lord appeared to the two disciples on the Road to Emmaus, here is a flash back to July 2013 from Pope Francis. Can the Church today still warm the hearts of our people? The icon of Emmaus Read more
In these first days of Easter, the Gospel stories remind us of the women who kept vigil at the tomb. These women were the first to discover the tomb empty, and the first ones to whom the Risen Jesus appeared. Before the Church moves on in this Easter season to Read more
Twice in today’s Gospel, (John 20:11-18) Mary Magdalen is asked why she is weeping. She has kept vigil at the tomb, grieving the tragic crucifixion and death of Jesus. The man who loved her with great mercy and forgiveness has been taken from her. Now, on top of this grief, the empty tomb Read more