The Feast of the great St. Francis of Assisi is coming up this Tuesday. It is freshly meaningful to me this year, as I am now pastor of a church of which he is the patron...

The September Institute in Sheridan last week was a nice opportunity to reconnect with priests, deacons, and lay leaders from around the diocese. There was a big emphasis on "adult faith formation"....

This week Deacon Mike, Delilah, and I will be in Sheridan for the Diocesan September Institute...

I truly enjoyed being back here in Worland after leaving in 2001. It brought back so many fond memories....

This Thursday is the birthday of a very special person in the lives of all of us... Our Heavenly Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Happy birthday, Mama...

This Wednesday we start CCD! I'd like to set before our eyes two very important principles that must guide our CCD endeavors...

Major Catholic Feast Days, like Christmas and Easter are accompanied by octaves -- eight days of intense celebration of the feast. There used to be a lot more octaves in the Church...

Monday, August 15th, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary into heaven. Normally it would be a Holy Day of obligation...

Saturday, August 13th is the feast day of Blessed Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus. In his honor let us pray the Litnay of Blessed Michael McGivney...

I've noticed I've been quoting St. John Vianney a lot recently. His feast day is this week (August 4th). He is the patron saint of parish priests...