Our Identity, Our Challenge, and Our Ministry
Bishop Murphy delivered this address on fundraising to a group of pastors and lay development professionals from the Diocese of Salt Lake City, UT. He spoke just prior to the kickoff of their annual Diocesan Development Drive. His address focused…
The Gift of Religious Life
Bishop Murphy dedicates his weekly Montana Catholic Register “Reflections” column to celebrating the innumerable contributions religious women make through a variety of ministries to the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, MT. He says, “Religious women have a fidelity to the Church.…
60th Anniversary Celebration of Sr. Angela Griffin
Bishop Murphy delivered this homily at the Mass held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Sr. Angela Griffin’s ministry and service to the church. His remarks focus on the gift of time. He says, “As children, time can never pass…
Anniversary of Supreme Court Roe v. Wade Decision on abortion
Bishop Murphy speaks on the importance of protecting the gift of life from the moment of conception to natural death in his homily at St. Ann’s Cathedral in Great Falls, MT. This Mass was celebrated to mark the anniversary of…
Issues of Life and Death
Bishop Murphy, in his annual Montana Catholic Register “Reflections” column marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, calls on the entire Christian community to become more aware of the gift of life and the respect we must…
Response to the “Essential Elements of Religious Life” by the Religious of the Diocese of Great Fall-Billings, MT
Bishop Murphy provides a summary to Archbishop John Quinn of San Francisco of the 11 meetings held with religious men and women in the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, MT on the document “Essential Elements of Religious Life.” In closing, he…
Can We Keep The Register Alive?
In his weekly Montana Catholic Register (MCR) “Reflections” column, Bishop Murphy addresses the future viability of the newspaper in light of a dwindling number of subscriptions and the growing amount of subsidy the diocese must provide to keep it operating.…
Theological education and pastoral formation of candidtes for church minstry
Bishop Murphy, in his address to the Catholic Association for Theological Field Education in Vancouver, Canada, discusses the challenges faced by theological schools to provide quality and meaningful religious education and formation to candidates for ministry, both lay, religious and…
Have We Lost a Gift?
The sacrament of reconciliation and the gift of peace it offers are the subjects of Bishop Murphy’s weekly Montana Catholic Register “Reflections” column. He laments the decline in the use of the sacrament. In closing, Bishop Murphy expresses the following…