Tuesday Tapestry

The Bishop's Radio Hour: Catholic Utah Now

Allow me to put in a plug for Catholic Utah Now, an hour-long radio presentation that Immaculate Heart Radio makes available to each diocesan bishop in whose diocese they broadcast >>>

St. Joseph Villa

I was saddened to learn that CHRISTUS Health has decided to sell St. Joseph Villa. The Sisters of the Incarnate Word as well as the chief administrators made a valiant attempt to work things out but they simply could no longer sustain the financial losses that were being incurred. I am grateful to the administration for working so closely with our diocese in these deliberations. >>>

Ordination to the Priesthood

On Saturday, May 29, many from our diocese gathered in the Cathedral for the ordinations of Reverend Tai Nguyen and Reverend Joseph Frez. >>>

Memorial Day Mass

This past Memorial Day found many of us at Mount Calvary Cemetery for our annual Mass and Day of Remembrance for our beloved dead, especially those who died in action in past wars. >>>

Priest Anniversaries

I have already mentioned our priests who celebrate significant anniversaries this year. >>>

High School Graduations

Every year Monsignor Fitzgerald and I have the privilege of celebrating the Baccalaureate Mass for each of our three high schools and of presiding at their respective graduations. >>>

Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.

Father Omar Ontiveros (who accompanied me to the Regional Immigration Conference) and I visited the National Holocaust Museum while in Washington D.C. >>>

Regional Immigration Consultation

From June 2 – 4, 2010, bishops of the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Canada, Cuba and Rome gathered in Washington, D.C., for what has become an annual meeting to discuss immigration matters. >>>

Memorial to the Unborn in Tooele

We had a touching service at the Tooele City Cemetery last week when we dedicated a memorial to the unborn. >>>

St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, CA

I very much enjoyed my meeting last week at St. Patrick Seminary in California as a member of the Board of Trustees. >>>