Chrism Mass Homily: Our Whole Life Ought To Be The Realization Of What Baptism Inaugurates! As one of the Consecration Prayers this evening reminds us, Christ entered our human experience as God in order to heal the world. It is Christ the Physician we call upon tonight through the Holy Spirit Read more…
Today is Chrism Mass day in Cheyenne country. As you know from the previous blog entry, this is one of my favorite Liturgical celebrations of the year, as it is for not only most priests, but many people of the faith as well. It gives a snapshot of the beauty Read more…
Sorry for the long silence, gang. This week was an administratively-heavy week. We have several consultative bodies that meet semi-annually, and this was a week for many of those meetings. I want to encourage this local Church of Cheyenne to attend this Thursday’s Chrism Mass. There are a couple Read more…
Holy Thursday, a day to celebrate Eucharist and Priesthood. Holy Thursday has always been a day when I give thanks for the gift of my ministry as a priest. It is a day when I think about the fraternity I share with my brother priests, and now, as a bishop, Read more…
Thursday and Friday this week marked two diocesan celebrations of significant proportion. Thursday, we celebrated the annual Chrism mass at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Casper. The priests and deacons of the diocese gathered for a day of recollection and prayer. I gave two talks, and we also offered the sacraments Read more…
This Thursday, our local Church of the Diocese of Cheyenne will gather in Casper for our Chrism Mass. I wish to encourage anyone from the diocese who can make this trip to try to be present. As I am quickly learning, distances are great in this state from one parish Read more…