Bishop Olmsted and Bishop Nevares with our Sisters at a Christmas Party on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Wishing all of you a happy new year 2022! Let us be open to all the graces from God that this new Year holds with open hearts! This month, on January 21, … Continue reading Welcome to a New Year! ¡Bienvenido a un Año Nuevo! ¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Obispo Olmsted!

Happy Thanksgiving to all! ¡Feliz día de acción de gracias! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Happy Thanksgiving! Blessed Advent! Prepare the way for the Lord with grateful hearts for His many mercies and blessings showered upon each one of us. I am so grateful to each and every one of you! This time of … Continue reading Giving Thanks to God! Dando Gracias a Dios…

Group picture of some Religious Sisters that are new to the Diocese that gathered on September 25. Dear Friends in Christ, I greet you from my Motherhouse in Alma, MI where I am on medical leave and am working remotely on a part-time basis to focus on my healing. I thank each and every one … Continue reading Blessed Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus! We welcome the new communities of Phoenix!

In the Angel's Third Apparition to the Children Visionaries of Fatima, the Angel held aloft the Body and Blood of Christ for the children to adore. The Angel himself bowed before the Lord's Eucharistic presence and taught the children to do the same. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Blessed Feast of Our Lady of … Continue reading Celebrating Our Jubilarians and Our Lady of Fatima. The Angel of Peace appeared first to the children with the Eucharist.

"The Risen Christ Meets Our Lady" by Deschwanden Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Lord is Risen! He is truly risen! Alleluia! What a glorious Holy Triduum and Easter we celebrated this year of 2021 after not having Holy Week and Easter services last year! Thank God we were able to gather again in … Continue reading ¡Feliz Pascua! The Lord is Risen! Alleluia!

Statue of St. Joseph, Universal Patron of the Church, in the Adoration Chapel of Our Lady of Solitude Monastery in Tonopah. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Blessed Solemnity of Saint Joseph, the Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster father of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Today also celebrate the fifth (5th) … Continue reading Let us celebrate St. Joseph and Mother Abbess Marie André, on her Anniversary as she brings news to us about Our Lady of Solitude Monastery.

"In an acceptable time I heard you, and on the day of salvation I helped you. Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the time of salvation." (2 Corinthians 6:2) Entry into Jerusalem by Giotto (1266 -1337). Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Blessed Lent! As we enter the Liturgical Season of … Continue reading Blessed Lent! We pray for a “clean heart” and prepare for the Passion of our Lord Jesus. ¡Bendito cuaresma! Le pedimos al Señor un corazon puro y prepararnos para Su Pasión.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This past Monday, February 1, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, the Religious Sisters, Brothers, Priests, Consecrated Virgins and an IVE Deacon gathered to pray together for the Candlemas on the Vigil of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the 25th Anniversary of the World Day of Prayer … Continue reading Sharing the graces of the Candlemas: Praying Together on the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life!

Pope Francis holding a precious baby. Dear Brothers and Sister in Christ, Blessed New Year of 2021! God is continuing to bless us abundantly during this time of the pandemic. In his Sunday Angelus Address on Sunday, December 27, the Feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis announced that beginning March 19, 2021 on the … Continue reading A Year Long Reflection on Amoris Laetitia and the Family. ~ Un año para reflexionar sobre Amoris Laetitia y la familia.

St. Joseph: Provider, Protector, Spiritual Leader by Ruth Stricklin of New Jerusalem Studios. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Blessed Advent and Christmas Novena! On December 8, Pope Francis gave us the unexpected gift of the Year of Saint Joseph which began on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception to continue until December 8, 2021! … Continue reading St. Joseph: Beloved, Tender, Obedient, Accepting, Courageous, Working Father ~ Pray for us.