All of salvation history revolves around the events of Holy Week. God, who created all things, and found them good, who created man and woman in his image and found them very good. The creation account reveals the creative nature of God, who is love. It also reveals that the Read more
On this Tuesday of Holy Week, our Gospel comes from a scene at the Last Supper (John 13:21-38) in which Jesus tells the disciples that one of them will betray him. The betrayer is revealed as Jesus shares a morsel of bread dipped in wine with Judas. It is interesting Read more
Two years ago, I had the great experience of traveling to the Holy Land during the first two weeks of Easter. The day before that pilgrimage ended, I celebrated Mass in one of the holiest sites of our faith, the Holy Sepulchre. After spending weeks visiting the country side and Read more
As this Holy Week begins, we are encouraged to recognize Christ as our King. The glory of Jesus is revealed in humble love, suffering and service. As the second reading today teaches: Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to Read more
As this Holy Week begins, let us pray for the grace to keep our eyes fixed on Christ. Today, we proclaim him as King, while the events of this week will unfold to reveal what Kingship looks like through the eyes of God. Let us accompany him to the Upper Read more
This Easter Sunday morning I am experiencing the manifold fruits and graces of the Lenten journey, and most particularly of this beautiful Holy Week. My heart is filled with gratitude for God’s Goodness. I am told that this year, the number of people seeking the mercy of God through the Read more
For the past few years I’ve been telling our priests that we can no longer sit in our offices or stand in our sanctuaries expecting the People of God to come to us. It is clear the Holy Spirit is calling us to reclaim the mission of the early Church. Read more
“I AM”. These are the words used by God to answer Moses’ question: “if I go to the Israelites and say to them, “The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,” and they ask me, “What is his name?” what do I tell them? God replied to Moses: Read more
With Sunday Evening Prayer I, Holy Week is upon us. With the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, we begin this sacred week. We are invited as the People of God to journey with Christ this week. A fitting beginning to this week is our own profession that Jesus is Lord, the 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