Lenten Journey(s)

I am presently on the road for one final tour before returning to the Diocese of Cheyenne for the remainder of Lent. Last Thursday, I flew to Kansas City, Missouri, where one of our seminarians picked me up and drove me to Conception Seminary, about an hour and a half Read more…

The Future Of The Church

After Mass at the Cathedral Sunday morning, I headed north to Casper to film this year’s Midnight Mass.  The long-held tradition is that people from the Casper parishes gather with the bishop at St. Anthony’s on the Evening of the 4th Sunday of Advent to film the Midnight Mass.  The Read more…

Seminarian Summer Retreat

Saturday morning I got some more drive-time in as I made my way first to Casper, and from there to a remote cabin in the southern Bighorn mountains.  I have been in several remote areas of Wyoming, but this cabin is only reached with four wheel drive and determination. I’m Read more…

Seminarians

Diocesan Seminarians with Vocation Director, Fr. Bill Hill Today, I had the pleasure of entertaining the diocesan seminarians while they are on Christmas break.  Six of our ten seminarians were in town for lunch at the Bishop’s residence with our vocation director, Fr. Bill Hill. Front Row:  Hiep Nguyen, Duy Read more…

Conception Seminary Visit

This Sunday I travelled with our Vocation Director, Fr. Bill Hill, to the Benedictine Abbey of Conception in NW Missouri.  The Benedictines operate a college seminary there, and we have three Vietnamese students and one young man from NE Wyoming presently studying for the priesthood with them.  To the left Read more…