Fr. Shea Ordination Pictures
Enjoy the photos. Once again, these are courtesy of Mr. Matt Potter.
Rev. Louis Shea; Ordination Homily
Yesterday, the Church of the Diocese of Cheyenne gathered once again in our Cathedral for the ordination of a new priest. Rev. Louis Shea along with family and friends provided a great follow-up to Tuesday’s celebration in which we ordained sixteen permanent deacons. Best of luck, Fr. Louis! Priesthood Read more…
Holy Thursday: Jesus’ Recipe for ‘Church’
As I sit refining my thoughts for tonight’s homily, I’m mindful of the ‘main ingredients’ of this Holy Thursday. The Mass of the Lord’s Supper highlights the three topics of Eucharist, Priesthood, and Charity. Eucharist is perhaps most easily associated with the Last Supper. We are all familiar with Jesus Read more…
The Week In Review
Last Saturday, I traveled to St. Anthony’s in Casper to provide the priest coverage for the weekend. I arrived in time to hear confessions from 3-5 and celebrate the 5:15 Vigil Mass. It was great to spend some time in the confessional once again. As a bishop, I do not Read more…
Welcome Fr. Demetrio Penascoza!
Today I had the great pleasure to welcome to the Diocese of Cheyenne, Fr. Demetrio Penascoza. Fr. arrived at the Cheyenne airport around noon today, and our Chancellor, Carol DeLois and I welcomed him to the bishop’s residence. We celebrated Mass and then had a chance to get acquainted over Read more…
A New Home…
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…
Chrism Mass This Week
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…
Meetings With Priests
Last week, I began meeting with the priests of the diocese on a deanery basis. Our first group, the Cheyenne Deanery, met at St. Walburga Abbey in Colorado just south of Laramie. The priests gather around 2:00pm and we remain together until the next day around the same time, or Read more…
Celibacy For The Kingdom
In Today’s Gospel, we hear the challenging words of Jesus regarding marriage and divorce. After being asked by his disciples why Moses allowed divorce, Jesus replied: Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. I say Read more…
Priesthood Ordination Homily
Below follows the homily given at the priesthood ordination ceremony for the newest member of the Diocese of Cheyene clergy, Rev. Tim Martinson. Hopefully, some good pictures of the event will follow soon. Priesthood Ordination Homily, May 24, 2010 Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne, Worland, Wyoming My dear brother, Tim, Read more…