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Immigration Speech in El Paso

I went to El Paso, Texas, this past week to give a speech on immigration to supporters of the diocesan Department of Migration and Refugee Services. >>>

Father Keiser Award Banquet

Last Friday night, I joined about 25 people to celebrate the annual Father Kaiser award banquet at Lorena's restaurant in Woods Cross. >>>

Diocesan Pastoral Council

Many thanks to Father Martín Diaz for hosting us at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Parish in Midvale for our Diocesan Pastoral Council meeting last Saturday. >>>

Black Catholics of Utah

The Black Catholics of Utah gathered at the 5 p.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Madeleine last Saturday afternoon during the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. >>>

Judge Memorial Catholic High School Fundraiser

I was pleased to join many enthusiastic supporters of Judge Memorial Catholic High School at my residence last Saturday night. >>>

The Cathedral of the Madeleine Choir School

I was very proud of many of our choristers from the Cathedral of the Madeleine Choir School who performed in the Utah Opera’s production of “Hansel and Gretel” at the Capitol Theatre. >>>

'Speak, Lord, your servant is listening'

In 1 Samuel 3, verses 1 and following, we read of the call of Samuel while he was under the supervision of Eli the priest. Again and again, Samuel thought that the elderly Eli was calling to him in the night only to discover that it was God himself doing the calling. With Eli’s help, Samuel heard the call of the Lord and responded as he had been counseled, "Speak, Lord, your servant is listening." These words have echoed throughout the ages as human beings have heard the call of the Lord in their lives. It is an amazing phenomenon that Almighty God, completely transcendent and all-powerful, enters into a personal relationship with each of us and calls each of us by name. That is to say that God has a plan for each and every one of us. We are not simply a number or a faceless being here one day and gone the next. Rather, each of us is a unique and unrepeatable life that God loves into existence and for which God has a unique purpose. It is this vocation that is our personal road to holiness, a road that leads to eternal life.

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'Habla, Señor, que tu siervo escucha'

SALT LAKE CITY — En 1 Samuel 3, versículo 1, y en los siguientes versículos, leemos sobre el llamado de Samuel mientras estaba bajo la supervisión de Elí el sacerdote. Una y otra vez, Samuel pensaba que Elí lo lla-maba en las noches solo para descubrir que era Dios mismo el que lo llamaba. Con la ayuda de Eli, Samuel escuchó el llamado del Señor y le respondió conforme a lo que se le había aconsejado, "Habla, Señor, que tu siervo escucha". Estas palabras se han repetido a través de los tiempos conforme los humanos han escuchado en sus vidas el llamado del Señor. Es un fenómeno verdaderamente sorprendente que el Dios Misericordioso, completamente trascendente y Todopoderoso, entre en una relación personal con cada uno de nosotros y nos llame por nuestro nombre. Eso quiere decir que Dios tiene un plan para cada uno de nosotros. No somos sólo un número o un ser sin rostro que hoy estamos y mañana ya no. Es así como cada uno de nosotros es único y tiene una vida irrepetible que Dios ama en su existencia y para la que Dios tiene un propósito único. Es esta vocación la que es el camino personal hacia lo sagrado, el camino que nos lleva a la vida eterna.

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Liturgical conference prepares Catholics to 'sing a new song unto the Lord'

SALT LAKE CITY — The Southwest Liturgical Conference, which will be at the Salt Palace Feb. 2-5, will offer numerous workshops for music ministers and others interested in learning how the changes to the Roman Missal will impact liturgical music.

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