Ash Wednesday comes next week, and we are preparing for Lenten observances in our parishes.

In a Holy Year inaugurated by Pope Francis and called to be “Pilgrims of Hope.”

As Catholic Bishops of Colorado, we approach the issue of immigration with prayerful hearts

The liturgical cycle has brought us into another new year.  The Gospels for the past two weeks present Jesus as God wishes Him to be seen

A New Year has begun.  Pope Francis has inaugurated 2025 as a jubilee year dedicated to the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.” 

We are well into Advent.  Our Blessed Mother, in luminous celebration as Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Immaculate Conception, is watching...

Years ago, I wrote of a Jewish blessing which I want to reflect on again.  It is improvised, spontaneous, and goes something like this. 

Thank you for your prayers and support throughout our endeavors to defeat amendment 79 on the November ballot. 

Vote "No" on Amendment 79: "Right to Abortion"

Respect Life Month and Amendment 79: "Right to Abortion"

Amendment 79: "Right to Abortion"

It was one year ago that Pope Francis promulgated the Apostolic Exhortation, “C’EST LA CONFIANCE” (“Trust that brings us to Love and sets us

This morning, my thoughts and prayers come from Miles City, MT, preparing to return to Pueblo.  As you probably know, my last visit to see m

I offer this story, not knowing its provenance, as told to me by my Uncle Bishop Joe after he ordained me to the priesthood 25 years ago. 

The preparation had been taking place since I started school, but I was now well into the second grade and finally ready.  The greatest chal

Summer is here.  It’s time to go camping.  Memories from the past, from family outings with 9 siblings in earlier years--we would plan,...

I write from Louisville, Kentucky, where I have just arrived for the USCCB June Plenary Assembly.  It is my first time in Louisville, and so

The Diocese of Pueblo covers the southern half of Colorado, bordered by Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah and I-70. 

At the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ (Corpus Christi), we celebrate the Real Presence of Our Lord and Savior

In the time between the celebrations of Easter and Pentecost, an interim of 49 days,