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…

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…

Treasure In Heaven

This weekend’s Gospel (Luke 12: 32-48) gives a simple message: “The Father is pleased to give you the Kingdom.”  Jesus is speaking to His disciples.  He is ultimately speaking of heaven, as the text says explicitly in the next line.  However, Jesus is also speaking of the founding of His Read more…

St. Joseph, Husband of Mary

As a pastor, I always placed the parish families, facilities and finances under the protection and intercession of St. Joseph, and he always provided for every parish.  As we celebrate his feast again today, I’m reminded to do the same now for the families, facilities and finances of the diocese.  Read more…

Sheridan Deanery Mass

Today wraps up this week long visitation to the deaneries of the diocese.  Saturday evening I celebrated Mass at St. Anthony parish in Casper.  The Casper community was hosting their annual fund-raiser for the St. Anthony Tri-Parish school.  It was quite an event, as well as quite successful.  We are Read more…