Bishop’s column: Like Jesus, recognize dignity of every person
With all the to-do surrounding the April 8 total eclipse of the sun, what went unnoticed by most people was two other occurrences from that day. The first was the Church’s celebration of the Solemnity...
View ArticleBishop’s column: Faith key for navigating life in AI world
Editor’s note: This column is excerpted from the commencement Mass homily Bishop Knestout delivered at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, on Saturday, May 11. What a gift you have...
View ArticleVincentians ‘represent goodness of God to the poor’
Growing up, the work of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was an important part of my spiritual development. My dad was a Vincentian who visited homes in our parish. He would often bring one of us...
View ArticleStrive to balance what exists, what is possible
Because the start of summer and my priesthood ordination anniversary – 35 years on June 24 – coincide, they provide me with a time to look back at my years in ministry, as well as look toward the...
View ArticleChrist Our Hope returns this fall
Bishop Barry C. Knestout’s award-winning column, Christ Our Hope, is currently on a summer break. Look for its return this September. The post Christ Our Hope returns this fall appeared first on...
View ArticleChrist Our Hope (Bishop’s column): Eucharistic Congress best of ‘best laid...
Despite a summer that gave testament to poet Robert Burns’ words: “The best laid plans of mice and men oft’ go awry” – I had a rewarding summer experience. It started by attending the episcopal...
View ArticleCHRIST OUR HOPE (Bishop’s column): Church music celebrates our relationship...
“How I wept when I heard your hymns and canticles, being deeply moved by the sweet singing of your Church. Those voices flowed into my ears, truth filtered into my heart, and from my heart surged waves...
View ArticleCHRIST OUR HOPE (Bishop’s column): Shroud speaks to us of Jesus’ sacrificial...
Shortly after I was ordained a bishop, I attended the orientation for new bishops in Rome. At the seminary where I was staying was a display about the Shroud of Turin – the cloth in which the body of...
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Impact from assisting Cardinal Hickey continues today
Most of us can name at least one person who has had an unexpected impact upon our lives. It might be a teacher, coach, coworker, employer – any number of people. It could be someone from our youth,...
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Parish celebrations highlight patron saints
I have remarked on several occasions that as bishop of the Diocese of Richmond, I’ve been doing a “victory lap” for my predecessor, Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo, because of the Living Our Mission...
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