Lay Ministry in the Church Today – II
Bishop Murphy in his weekly Montana Catholic Register “Reflections” column discusses the real world application his four key criteria defining lay ministry, see January 22, 1980 column “Lay Ministry in the Church Today – I”, to affect the life of…
Ministry in the Eighties
Bishop Murphy in the address “Ministry in the Eighties” given at St. Paul Seminary discusses the past, current and future events that have and will continue to shape ministry in the Catholic Church in the 1980s and beyond. He defines…
Lay Ministry in the Church Today – I
Bishop Murphy uses his weekly Montana Catholic Register “Reflections” column to discuss the significant growth and development of lay ministry in the Catholic Church. He shares four key criteria for lay ministry to fulfill its mission of service to the…
Challenges of the Church Today
Bishop Murphy in his weekly Montana Catholic Register “Reflections” column describes the most prominent challenges facing the Diocese of Great Falls, MT in the new year and decade ahead. He says, “The challenge which our faith offers is neither new…
A New Year A New Decade A Time for Chasing Stars
Bishop Murphy dedicates his weekly Montana Catholic Register “Reflections” column to sharing a series of observations on the new year and new decade ahead. In his viewpoint, “However, I believe that as human beings gifted with free will, we must…