Articles from The Bishop’s Bulletin written by the bishop.
In John’s Gospel (8:31-32), Jesus provides instructive words about truth: “Jesus then said to those Jews who believed in him, ‘If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will
As a kid on the farm when I was supposed to be doing chores in the old barn, I loved to sneak through the haybarn, exit out the back and go into the woods next
Throughout the summer in The Bishop’s Bulletin, we have focused on the genius of God in creating femininity, masculinity and their complementarity to each other. God’s beautiful creation of each as male and female, and
Having been blessed with the gift of attending Catholic school for grades 1-12 in my hometown, I can attest that if Catholic school education is done well, it can be extremely beneficial to students, parents,
One of my fond summer memories as a kid was rushing downstairs after being out in the barns or fields, and all five of us boys trying to wash our hands before dinner because we
Lent is a time when Catholics traditionally focus for 40 days on intensified prayer, fasting and almsgiving. We do this in response to Jesus’ words: “Repent, and believe in the Gospel” (Mk 1:15). The Greek
Lent is a time to look deeply at the reality of our interior lives and ask God to help us to love as he does. In his love for the Father, the Holy Spirit and
Parishes flourish when we actively engage When we each spiritually flourish, one of the happy side effects of our deeper union with God is that parish life flourishes as well. The more we strive to
I recall very clearly the day when my spiritual director said to me, “I think you are spiritually lazy.” I was confused, saddened and hurt. I thought, “He doesn’t understand me because I am trying
The lives of the saints manifest the many sacrificial things they needed to do in order to die to their own will and cooperate with the Holy Spirit for God’s plan for their lives. We