Category: VIEWS

  • September 21, 2021

Op-ed: Preserving the Hyde Amendment and Protecting the Vulnerable

As Congress prepares to vote on funding priorities for the coming year, we are encouraged that attention is...
  • April 28, 2021

[VIDEO] Make Sunday feel like Sunday again

Bishop Olmsted reflects on how Sunday has become just another day among others. He provides tips on how...
  • January 6, 2021

GUEST EDITORIAL: Why we need to embrace the year on family love

Faithful, well-catechized families are critical to the mission of the Church. Within the family, the Gospel is lived...
  • December 23, 2020

Contemplating the closeness of the Incarnation in a year of separation

Christmas is a celebration of the infinite love of God, a love that is unbounded, a love that...
  • December 16, 2020

VIDEO: Preparing for the Lord while navigating a weary world – A new message from Bishop Olmsted

The days leading up to Christmas are a great time to prepare ourselves mentally and spiritually to celebrate...
  • December 7, 2020

For unto us a child is born

Advent is a time of anticipation. We wait, marking the passage of time with our Advent candles, counting...
  • November 11, 2020

Guest Commentary: How to approach the McCarrick report

The release of the McCarrick report is a significant undertaking and milestone for the church. We fervently pray...
  • August 17, 2020

Communion in a time of farewells

The present moment, defined by a pandemic and a growing awareness about disturbing dynamics in our society that...
  • August 16, 2020

Post-graduation lessons from the plague year

It seems as if there are two kinds of graduation narratives for what happens after young collegians toast...
  • May 31, 2020

Pentecost: Know forgiveness, know peace; no forgiveness, no peace

“Peace be with you,” Jesus says in the Gospel reading for Pentecost Sunday (Jn 20:19). Peace — as...