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Recent Bishop Columns

Three steps to repairing a broken relationship

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: September 27, 2023   

Parents try to teach their kids all sorts of things and for our family the most difficult lesson was not to fight, or at least to do it outside. There seems to be some instinct inside children to defend their turf at all costs, for instance a kid fighting... More 

Jesus still can free us from unclean spirits today

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: September 23, 2023   

Students come to this university with all sorts of hopes and dreams and problems: relationship problems, identity problems, problems with their studies, financial problems, self-esteem issues, family problems, all sorts of problems. We all need a Savior... More 

When Jesus helps you bear a cross, it’s salvific

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: September 16, 2023   

In today's Gospel we have a very peculiar interaction between Jesus and Peter. In the passage preceding the one you heard today, Jesus declared that Peter is the rock on which he will build his Church.  Now in today’s passage he calls... More 

Parenting a God-given job to shepherd the lambs

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: September 8, 2023   

Have you ever seen that picture of the Good Shepherd carrying a newly rescued baby lamb? If you've ever comforted a puppy frightened into incontinence, you can easily imagine that frightened little lamb there on his shoulders — relieved in more... More 

God doesn't just call us, he chooses us too

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: September 1, 2023   

In promoting vocations to religious life, we often focus on the fact that God calls and waits for our response. The Gospel chosen for this jubilee fleshes this out a bit more clearly. "I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will... More 

7 gifts of Holy Spirit lead to 9 fruits of the Spirit

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: August 23, 2023   

Two thousand years ago, when God poured out the Holy Spirit on that first Pentecost, it was to empower the disciples and equip the Church with all the gifts they needed to proclaim the Gospel in such a way as to convert the hearts of those who heard the... More 

Jesus shared personal details with 3 best friends

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: August 17, 2023   

You and I are closer to some people than we are to others. We have acquaintances, friends and loved ones. We share some things with everyone and more personal things with our friends, but we reserve our most intimate moments for those who know us best... More 

Transforming power of God like yeast in dough

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: August 9, 2023   

Today we have the very familiar parables of the mustard seed and the yeast, both of which have to do with the remarkable growth of the kingdom of God from very small beginnings. We have seen this play out quite literally in Jesus and in our own lives. Jesus... More 

Matthew heard call and brought others to Jesus

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: July 26, 2023   

God has a plan for the world and each of us has a role in that plan. Some people discern that role early in life and others come to know God’s will for them much later. Some people seem to have always been on the right track from early childhood,... More 

Greatness comes from living for something bigger

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: July 19, 2023   

Who is stronger: a weightlifter or a bodybuilder? A weightlifter, right? It takes a lot of strength to lift heavy weights. Bodybuilders are also strong — at least to a certain degree — but they are more concerned about appearances: well-defined... More