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The Opening of the Resurrection
All of sacred scripture comprises God’s self-communication that the history of humanity is directed towards one goal. The structure of...
JBeal
Mar 26, 20242 min read


The Way of the Cross
We now approach the fourth Sunday of Lent. We may have been faithful to our Lenten observances, and we may have wavered. As we follow...
JBeal
Mar 11, 20243 min read


Making Things Right
About this time in Lent, many years ago as a child, I was being prepared for my First Holy Communion. The first celebration of the...
JBeal
Feb 28, 20243 min read


Forty Days to Conversion
From the Readings of the First Sunday of Lent we are given a reflection on the meaning of the forty days which are here. Noah endured...
JBeal
Feb 12, 20243 min read


The True Blessing of Winter
With winter comes a respite for some hopeful, productive downtime, taking stock, and recharging. There’s time to evaluate life and make...
JBeal
Jan 23, 20243 min read


Meeting Jesus in the Mass: A Deeper Look at the Kerygma
The period of Ordinary Time between Christmas and Lent is to be a short interlude. In a few weeks, on February 14, we will celebrate Ash...
JBeal
Jan 8, 20242 min read


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Dec 14, 20230 min read


Come, Lord Jesus, Come
The Advent season has been busy. Preparations across the diocese are underway and blessings are unfolding. An event has taken place in...
JBeal
Dec 14, 20233 min read


Our Journey Well Underway
Looking back over the past year, we see the work of the Holy Spirit in our parish communities as never before. Beginning with the...
JBeal
Nov 8, 20232 min read


Our Little Saint Therese
“It is confidence and nothing but confidence that must lead us to Love.” With these words, Pope Francis begins the Apostolic Exhortation,...

Bishop Stephen J Berg
Oct 25, 20233 min read


October Thoughts and Prayers
As you read this, I am just concluding the 3-day Denver Bishops’ Conference on Evangelizing Dioceses, sponsored by the St. Paul...
JBeal
Oct 10, 20233 min read


Angels of Prayer
There is in every man, woman, and child an infinite abyss that can only be filled by an infinite and immutable object, that is to say,...
JBeal
Sep 25, 20233 min read


Deanery Eucharistic Gatherings
Now in the second year of the national Eucharistic Revival, we have begun the fall tour of the Diocesan Deanery Eucharistic Gatherings. ...
JBeal
Sep 11, 20232 min read


Towards a peaceful and prayerful Labor Day
I have just returned to Pueblo from a funeral in Jasper, Indiana, and this week want to share a few simple thoughts. Recently I wrote in...
JBeal
Aug 24, 20233 min read


Thoughts on Suffering
When we engage the topic of suffering we enter upon sacred ground. As we learn to take responsibility for our lives, loving God and our...
JBeal
Jul 24, 20233 min read


Thoughts from the Gunnison Fairgrounds Congreso
I write this, having just attended the Congreso Eucharistico Diocesano held at the Gunnison County Fairgrounds. Traveling that Saturday...
JBeal
Jul 11, 20233 min read


Thoughts from the Reunion
I am writing to you from Custer, SD. This week I am on vacation and sending thoughts along the way. We are just winding up a Charron...
JBeal
Jun 19, 20233 min read


Corpus Christi
At the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), we celebrate the Real Presence of Our Lord and Savior Jesus...
JBeal
Jun 12, 20233 min read


Come Holy Spirit
Everything that can be identified as a Christian truth is somehow a derivative of a central truth that we were created to live forever in...
JBeal
May 22, 20233 min read


Thoughts on the Confirmation Trail
Over the course of the 9 years I have been blessed to be a bishop, one of my most enjoyable privileges has been to celebrate the...
JBeal
May 8, 20233 min read
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