Archbishop's Column

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.

I love Lent. Please don’t misunderstand. It’s not that I embrace penance or self-denial more eagerly than others do. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak!

Saint Ignatius of Loyola takes the existence and activity of Satan very seriously. In his classic “Spiritual Exercises,” he refers to the devil as the enemy of our human nature. Satan hates us.

“Go Make Disciples! Building a Culture of Conversion and Discipleship for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City”