Saturday evening I celebrated Mass at St. Brenden’s in Jeffrey City. Two families are the primary members of this mission. Jeffrey City is the community that in its glory days was home to around 5,000 people with a uranium mine serving as the economic driver. Once the mine closed back in Read more
Last Sunday, today, and next Sunday, the vineyard is the setting for God’s Kingdom. Today, we hear the father of two sons give each of them the same instruction: “Go work in my vineyard.” It seems this is the first lesson for every child of God to learn; what does the voice Read more
(The Following Resources are provided from the USCCB Website:) Day of Prayer for the III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops Sunday, 28 September is to be set aside as a Day of Prayer for the III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, scheduled to take Read more
In the early hours of this day, Rev. James Doudican received the answer to prayer he has waited patiently to hear, the voice of the Good Shepherd calling him home. Fr. Doudican has been fighting cancer for a number of years, and in June he entered a hospice care facility Read more
September Institute Homily: 9/24/14 “Jesus summoned his apostles” “Jesus gave them power and authority … over all demons and to cure diseases “Jesus sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick…” Recently, someone sent me a new book, and I took a look at the Read more
This morning, I made it to one more ‘mission’ church within the Diocese of Cheyenne, St. Peter in Carpenter. Just 30 miles south east of Cheyenne, this was one of the more convenient visits this bishop has had in a while. St. Peter is one of two missions served out of St. Paul Read more
Today’s Gospel from Luke (8: 4-15) is the rather famous account of the sower who generously scattered seed. So often the ‘take away’ from this account is focused on the ‘good soil’ that yields a rich harvest. However, it seems another important aspect of this teaching of Jesus can be Read more
Phase I of the construction of a new Carmelite Monastery on Carter Mountain in Wyoming is well under way. After three months of construction, here are a few photos to show you what is in the making. Due to some very hard work on the part of the Carmelite Prior, Read more
After three days together, three members of my support group departed Cheyenne this morning to make their way back to their respective dioceses. I believe we all parted feeling renewed in our episcopal fraternity, strengthened by our friendship, prayer, and genuine support. The time we shared in these past few days Read more
As we remember St. Monica today, I find myself thinking of her model of parenting. As with every saint, there are unique paths to holiness. That path might be through a great intellect, such as St. Thomas Aquinas or St. Bonaventure, or many other Doctors of the Church. The path Read more