Archbishop's Column

I think we all would admit that the past few years have been times of rapid change in our world, in our nation, in our Church and in our archdiocese.

Every pope since Saint Paul VI has been insistent in calling the whole Church to a renewal of faith, especially in nominally Christian or formerly Christian parts of the world where faith has grown cold.

Throughout the Easter Season the Church’s newest members continue to reflect upon the meaning of their experience at the Easter Vigil when they were fully initiated into the mystery of Christ and His Church through Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist.

This has been a long Lent. The 40 days of Lent actually are passing rather quickly, but my Lenten disciplines began early this year. Let me explain.

A little more than 20 years ago, while I was a pastor in Wichita, a couple came to me because their marriage was falling apart.