I have been in conversations with him for several years as he has sought the truth of the Catholic faith. As you know from recent news accounts, Jeffrey was the Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of the Rio Grande which covers New Mexico and parts of west Texas. If you want to honor the Christ Child, be the best Catholic that you can be! I pray for your families and loved ones at this holy season that God may give you many graces at Christmas and in the New Year.īy the time you and other faithful readers of the People of God see this column, we will have welcomed former Episcopalian Bishop Jeffrey Steenson and his wife, Debbie, into the Catholic Church at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Rather, He wants us to follow His message and be active in the Church that He founded. It isn’t enough to celebrate His birthday.
Although Christmas has become highly commercialized in our secular western society, we must look through the tinsel, bright lights, and nicely wrapped presents to see what the season is all about: it is about Jesus Christ. One of the core teachings of Christianity is that God the Father sent his Son Jesus to be born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem for our salvation. Sheehan’s letter in December 2007 People of God]Īs your Shepherd, I greet you in the name of the Lord and wish you a Merry and Blessed Christmas! Later this month we will celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In the same letter, she shares how an SSPX priest is regularizing his status with Rome (links, and emphases in bold are mine). He shares the actions of an Episcopal Bishop following his conscience and making the necessary sacrifices to cross the Tiber into the Catholic faith. Z is carrying a letter issued by Abp Sheehan of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Inspiring things are happening out there and we look at yet another example.įr.
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