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

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

July 27, 2024 “If then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their...

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. 

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,...

Our lives, with all the complexities and challenges, gain true meaning and purpose when we answer the call to follow Jesus and enter into...

The Holy Mass Lord, I deserve Thee not, I sigh, Here kneeling on the floor; Oh, I deserve Thee not, my Lord, And yet I need Thee sore;...

We now approach the fourth Sunday of Lent.  We may have been faithful to our Lenten observances, and we may have wavered.  As we follow...

At Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Church on Fifth Street in Westcliffe the stained glass window project continues towards...

More often than we should, my wife and I binge on social media videos before going to bed. A 9:30 p.m. “early” bedtime becomes an 11 p.m....

I have always found St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians one of his most intriguing. An overarching theme of the letter is joy, wherein...

At St. John Neumann Catholic School's Annual Auction in November 2023, Addison Vialpando gave the following moving speech: Good evening!...

Grace – Forgiveness – Mercy – Strength – Consolation – Companions – Fellowship – Communion – Community – Friendship – Abundant Lives –...

Bishop Stephen J. Berg presided over the White Mass on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. The White Mass is...

Son las 6:00 am y todos vamos llegando a nuestro punto de partida; muchos con temores, otros con alegrías, pero absolutamente todos vamos...

“It is confidence and nothing but confidence that must lead us to Love.” With these words, Pope Francis begins the Apostolic Exhortation,...

Bill Pacheco, with Faith, natural, God-given abilities and a blessing from Fr. Joel Lasutaz, pastor of St. Mary Help of Christians,...

There is in every man, woman, and child an infinite abyss that can only be filled by an infinite and immutable object, that is to say,...

I have just returned to Pueblo from a funeral in Jasper, Indiana, and this week want to share a few simple thoughts. Recently I wrote in...