Lent: A time of renewal

Brothers and sisters in Christ, as we enter another Lenten season on Ash Wednesday, March 2, it is helpful to place it in the broader context of the reality of Christ. Through the will of God and the work of the Holy Spirit, Jesus was born into the world through Read more…

Priesthood Ordination Homily; 2015

Prieshood Ordination Homily: May 22, 2015 Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne St. Mary’s Cathedral, Cheyenne, Wyoming Deacon Hiep Nguyen & Deacon Augustine Carrillo My dear friends, welcome to the St. Mary’s Cathedral. Welcome to the Diocese of Cheyenne. I wish to extend a special word of welcome and of thanks Read more…

Renewing The Church

 Yesterday, while meeting with a group of parish leaders from St. Paul in Pine Bluff, a woman asked: “How do I get my kids to go to Church? They think it is boring.”  I believe she said her kids were 10, 6, and 4.  I responded, “First of all, we Read more…