The Church Exists For Mission, Not Its Own Sake, and the Same Is True For Each of Us

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – April 14, 2013 On this Third Sunday of Easter, Jesus appears to his disciples for the third time. This appearance is particularly touching, as Jesus again expresses compassion for and patience with his disciples, while at the same time insisting on their following him as the [...]

How to Live Holy Week: Pope Francis’ Instruction from Today’s Audience

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – March 27, 2013 For the past few years I’ve been telling our priests that we can no longer sit in our offices or stand in our sanctuaries expecting the People of God to come to us. It is clear the Holy Spirit is calling us to [...]

Unless You Become Like Children…Faith and Giving

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – March 7, 2013 Every now and then, a life experience brings a biblical passage powerfully to mind and to life. I had one of those moments this week. “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom [...]

Lent: Classes from the School of the Cross

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – March 6, 2013 In her Dialogue, God speaks to St. Catherine: “In so knowing me the soul catches fire with unspeakable love, which in turn brings continual pain.” These words appear in the opening section of St. Catherine of Siena’s The Dialogue. They seem a good [...]

CHRIST and His Truth; The Life Choice of Lent

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – February 14, 2013 I hope and pray your Lenten journey is well underway. I also pray it will be fruitful journey that leads to a closer walk with the Lord, greater clarity in God’s will for you, and renewed grace and charity to live it. Today’s [...]

The Incarnation Tells Us God Is With Ordinary People In Ordinary Moments Doing Extraordinary Things

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – December 25, 2012 As this Solemnity of The Incarnation dawns across our world, I extend to all a Blessed Christmas greeting! Beginning with Isaiah’ prophecy, (7:14) and recalled by Matthew in his Nativity account, we learn that a significant title of the One to be born [...]

Marriage: Selfless Love Fully & Freely Given

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – August 26, 2012 This Sunday, we have the final passage of Jesus’ Eucharistic Discourse from John’s Gospel. (Chapter 6) During the past several weeks, Jesus has told us how he will give his Body and Blood for our food and drink. He tells us that the [...]

Returning to the Fountain of Love

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – August 20, 2012 Before this Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux draws to a close, I would like to reflect upon a simple passage he wrote. In today’s Office of Readings, St. Bernard writes: Love is a great thing so long as it contiunally returns to [...]

St. Ignatius of Loyola; Fire of Love

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – July 31, 2012 As the Universal Church recalls a great saint today, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, it is a good opportunity to reflect upon the desire of our own hearts. One of the realities the saints can teach us is the necessity of spending time in [...]

Be Open To The Good God Desires; Renewing Our Desire For God

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – July 17, 2012 One of the practices I began when named a bishop is to take the month of July not so much as a vacation month, but to take more time for prayer and study, and less time in the office. I am still available [...]

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