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Recent Bishop Columns

3 steps to take to prepare for second coming

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: November 28, 2023   

Time is flexible: the same amount of time can feel long or short. Happy years fly quickly but anxious days creep by slowly. My 13 happy years so far in Arkansas seem like a single day. This is the beginning of Advent, which has two parts because it's... More 

Ancestors sought ‘land of hope’ for the future

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: November 22, 2023   

No one emigrated because things were going so great in the Old Country. All my immigrant ancestors had problems in their country of origin. For instance, one of my grandfather Emil Roth’s relatives told me that his parents came here due to anti-Semitic... More 

The Church indebted to St. Teresa of Avila

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: November 14, 2023   

Since on Oct. 15 we celebrate the feast of St. Teresa of Avila, I thought it might be good to remember her story. St. Teresa was born in Avila in 1515 to very pious parents and was raised in the faith. We are told that when she was 7 years old, she and... More 

Jesus demands integrity from us, not perfection

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: November 7, 2023   

It is very disconcerting to discover that things are not as they appear. The beautiful looking orange that is all dried up inside. The car that had been ranked highly by “Consumer Reports” that turned out to be a lemon. And this can go... More 

When you get right answer to wrong question

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: November 6, 2023   

In order to get the right answers about life, it is necessary to ask the right questions. A lot of people get the right answer to the wrong questions and end up wondering where and why they missed out on life.  For instance, a person may enter... More 

Sin can make following God’s will challenging

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: October 24, 2023   

Today's Gospel is Jesus' famous parable of the Wicked Tenants, which appears in all three Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) and about which you have undoubtedly heard many homilies.  A man plants a vineyard, leases it out to tenant... More 

No turning back: Got any boats you need to burn?

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

In 1521 when Cortez landed on the Gulf Coast and set out with 500 men to conquer Mexico, he ordered his soldiers to burn all their boats so they'd know there was no going back. Either they'd defeat Montezuma and his pagan gods, or they'd die... More 

Journeying together as a Church during synod

By Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, Published: October 13, 2023   

Pope Francis announced a two-year process of reflection beginning in Rome Oct. 10, 2021, leading up to a meeting of the Synod of Bishops to take place in October 2023. He announced that first there would be a diocesan phase of reflection between now and... More 

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