In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus taught us that if we wish to be his disciples, we must take up our cross and follow him. (Mark 8:34) If we receive this instruction in a worldly way, all we will see is the sacrifice and suffering which the cross entails. Today, the Church Read more…
An this Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I celebrate my 22nd anniversary as a priest, the last four and a half years of which have been in the capacity of Bishop of Cheyenne. I have so very much to give thanks for this day. I was up very Read more…
Homily; Good Friday, 2014 The Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne We now stand at the foot of the cross. What have we seen? What have we heard? We have seen Jesus today stand before Caiaphas, the high priest, and before Pilate and those who falsely accuse him. We have seen Read more…
Let the Lord enter, he is the King of Glory! Psalm 24 This seems to be the invitation to all of God’s people today, this Fourth Sunday of Advent. It is clearly the invitation to the individuals of our readings today. King Ahaz, King of Judah, is facing an assault Read more…
Today, men and women of faith venerate the Cross of Christ. We not only venerate His Cross, but we lean upon it, drawing from it the inexhaustible grace of mercy, strength, and salvation: Because you have the LORD for your refuge and have made the Most High your stronghold, No Read more…
Every now and then, a life experience brings a biblical passage powerfully to mind and to life. I had one of those moments this week. “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:3) Matt Potter (Stewardship Read more…
We are all familiar with today’s Gospel account of Jesus’ answer to the question from a ‘scholar of the law’: “Who is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:29) As always, even, and maybe particularly with passages that are so familiar to us, it is good to sit silently with the passage in Read more…
O Sacred Lord of ancient Israel, who showed yourself to Moses in the burning bush, who gave him the holy law on Sinai mountain: come, stretch out your mighty hand to set us free. With this antiphon, we get a reminder of the eternal nature of God…Sacred Lord of ancient Read more…