There are very few saints from our tradition that knew and loved the Lord, Jesus as St. Catherine. I am so grateful to have discovered her as she has helped me to love the same Lord, and to know and love and serve his Church. St. Catherine found so much Read more…
Jesus gives us some great one liners in today’s Gospel. (Matthew 7: 6, 12-14) Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and Read more…
Chrism Mass Homily Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral March 21, 2018 There are fundamental realities of the church that we celebrate tonight; The priority of Christ in his Church, and the life of Christ at work in the Church through the bishop, priests, and all those who are members of the Church Read more…
On this First Sunday of Lent, our readings today take us from the Garden of Eden to the Desert. As the season of Lent always does, we are reminded today of the reality of sin and its consequences. In our first reading today, Genesis tells us that in the beginning Read more…
For the past week, I have been in the Palisades, south of Seattle, Washington, giving a retreat to a group of bishops. We just wrapped up with the celebration of Mass for the Solemnity of Epiphany. It has been a lot of work, but as is the case with God, Read more…
Even at his birth, the life of Christ is threatened. The truth is not always welcome. The Kingdom of God does threaten worldly kingdoms, but not by force of arms, but with the power of love; not by oppression, but with freedom. Today’s Feast of the Holy Innocents illustrates the Read more…
Last week, the clergy and pastoral leaders of the Diocese of Cheyenne gathered in Laramie for a two day work shop to study the spirituality of stewardship. We brought in a group of known and proven speakers from Catholic Stewardship Consultants who shared with us their experience as pastors and parish Read more…
Very soon after Mary gave her consent to God to become the Mother of his Son, Jesus, she begins her missionary life as his first disciple, and visits her cousin, Elizabeth. Bringing Christ to others is the core of the feast we celebrate today, the Visitation. Elizabeth’s response to the visit Read more…
It is looking more like Christmas than the beginning of the Triduum at the Cheyenne Cathedral today! Despite the weather outside, I am grateful to have the business demands of these days finally behind me. It is a welcome moment to begin to prayerfully enter into the spirit of these Read more…
The Church of the Diocese of Cheyenne gathered at St. Patrick in Casper for our Chrism Mass this evening. Despite winter weather across the southern part of the state, I’m told that attendance tonight was the largest gathered for a Chrism Mass in the history of the Diocese. Praise God! Read more…