The bishops in my support group have been emailing and texting me recently asking if I am tired of the snow yet. Yes, Southeastern Wyoming received another foot of snow earlier this week. The snow began Tuesday evening and continued pretty much till mid-afternoon Wednesday. When I awoke on Wednesday Read more
Today the Church celebrates a feast of St. Joseph the Worker. This day gives us pause to reflect upon the dignity of work. Through our labors, we are co-creators in a sense, laboring with the elements of God’s good creation, to produce the goods for the world’s population. Labor is Read more
I wish to begin today’s entry with a salute to my classmates (1992) from the North American College. Twenty one years ago today, we entered St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome for our deacon ordinations. There, laying prostrate on the floor in the chapel of the Chair of St. Peter we Read more
Today is the Feast of one of my favorite saints, Saint Catherine of Siena. There is a statue near Castle San Angelo in Rome that beautifully represents St. Catherine’s ‘urgency’ to accomplish God’s will; God’s work for the ‘salvation of souls.’ (see picture to the left) There are many things Read more
Yesterday, I joined the Knights of Columbus gathered in Casper for this year’s State Convention. They have been gathered since Friday morning. I joined them for 6:00 Mass Saturday evening and the Banquet that followed. The Brother Knight from Cody, Ken Stockwell, representing the Supreme Council gave some rather staggering statistics Read more
Last Saturday, Dr. Peter Kreeft was a guest speaker at St. Patrick’s in Casper. After visiting with the pastor, Fr. Gary Ruzika this week, I thought it might be nice to share a reflection on the day with this readership. Since I was not present for the day, a young Read more
The growth of the Hispanic population in the Catholic Church throughout the United States is quite noticeable in the Diocese of Cheyenne. One of the parishes leading the way in welcoming these new family members of the faith is St. Joseph in Cheyenne. About two years ago, the Diocese of Read more
Monday evening 59 young people received the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Cathedral and last night, 11 more from St. Paul in Pine Bluff stepped up to be Confirmed in the fullness of the faith. I find these celebrations to be invigorating as it is so encouraging to see so Read more
Nineteen young people received the sacrament of Confirmation Thursday night at St. John the Baptist in Buffalo. The selected Psalm for the evening’s celebration had a very missionary message, which is the whole purpose of the Church: “I will proclaim you, Lord, to my brothers and sisters.” This missionary work Read more
On Friday morning, I celebrated Mass with the school children and parishioners of Holy Name in Sheridan. One of the students who was to be Confirmed on Wednesday night was stranded with other students in Laramie due to all the snow in the SE part of the state. So, I Read more