The Bilingual Bishop – Convergent Streams

Now More Than Ever…

April 2, 2017 The Right Rev. Tom Shortell 0

Over a year ago I wrote about community chaplaincy in an article entitled “….Go and Do Likewise.” (Luke 10:37 NVI) Some may disagree with me, […]

The Book Corner

October 1, 2016 The Right Rev. Tom Shortell 0

The OTHER Catholics Remaking America’s Largest Religion Julie Byrne Columbia University Press 2016 In her book, The OTHER Catholics, author and Professor Julie Byrne elucidates […]

Lent is For Giving

April 1, 2016 The Right Rev. Tom Shortell 0

In the catholic world, most of us grew up learning that during the period of Lent, we should renounce something during the 40 day preparatory […]

Go and Do Likewise

January 1, 2016 The Right Rev. Tom Shortell 0

A lot has been talked about over the years of churches being missional. The question arises, “What do we do?”, “How can we be missional?” […]

The Book Corner

October 1, 2015 The Right Rev. Tom Shortell 0

A Review of Maurice Monette’s Confessions of a Gay Married Priest. This is the time in salvation history when faith and spirituality are beginning to […]

William Murphy Saints And Sinners - North King Street (Dublin)

Home of Saints and Sinners

July 2, 2015 The Right Rev. Tom Shortell 0

As the saying goes, ¨You don´t know what you´ve got ´til it´s gone¨. Anyone who has done mission work in Latin America can appreciate that […]

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St. David

July 2, 2015 The Right Rev. Tom Shortell 0

Very few people in the United States are familiar with the Cristera Rebellion, an armed conflict between the Mexican federal government and the Roman Catholic […]

Convergence Cont.

April 1, 2015 The Right Rev. Tom Shortell 0

(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Bishop Tom Shortell. He is not the author, but he received permission from Archbishop David Scott of […]

Ut Omnes Unum Sint

January 1, 2015 The Right Rev. Tom Shortell 0

There is something very special, unique, and even sacred about a dying man’s prayer. When faced with the inevitable, the soul reaches out to God […]

Schism

October 1, 2014 The Right Rev. Tom Shortell 0

There has been a lot of publicity lately in the press about priests leaving the Roman Catholic Church to incardinate into other non-Roman catholic jurisdictions. […]