Progress Made in Priestly Formation

In this series, I have been addressing certain aspects of the scandals that the Church has suffered over the past 70 years.

Holy Week, Easter provide new beginnings

When you get right down to it, the message of Easter is one of hope. Jesus is victorious over sin and death and offers each of us the gift of new life.

Are sacraments conferred by laicized priests, bishops valid?

In light of the laicization of Theodore McCarrick, some Catholics whose children or grandchildren were baptized or confirmed are wondering if the sacraments administered by McCarrick are still valid.

‘The Organ Lives!’ — Notre Dame’s Monstrous Organ Survives Fire

The world was obviously taken aback when news broke with terrifying videos of smoke and fire coming from the beloved Notre Dame Cathedral.

State of the Campaign: Parish Support

The “Together Let Us Go Forth ~ Juntos Sigamos Adelante” campaign gives parishes the opportunity to meet the immediate needs of their community while joining with the rest of the diocese to build up the body of Christ through the work of discipleship and evangelization.

Bishop Olmsted’s Address to the 2019 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

https://youtu.be/GQ1ZJtBvZfI?t=5270 Following are Bishop Olmsted’s prepared remarks from the 2019 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on April 23, 2019: “Christ is risen! He is truly risen!” This traditional greeting of Eastern Christians...

Discurso del Obispo Olmsted en el Desayuno de Oración Nacional Católica

“¡Cristo ha resucitado! ¡Verdaderamente ha resucitado!”

State of the Campaign: Seminarian Support

The Seminarian Support component of the “Together Let Us Go Forth ~ Juntos Sigamos Adelante” campaign is particularly exciting to me because it directly affects the men who will serve as our future priests.

Leave a light on and let it shine in the darkness

“What came to be through Him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” This quote from the beginning of the Gospel of John points us to the reality of Christ as the light of the world.

Lo que puede hacer nuestra Iglesia local

Después de haber abordado ciertos aspectos de los escándalos que tanto han herido la Iglesia en las últimas décadas, deseo ahora examinar la cuestión de lo que se puede hacer.