St. Paul-Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda appreciates the ministry of these ‘joyful and compassionate diocesan priests with a heart for the work of evange.
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s tenure was not without controversy, but in my nine years of working with him, I found him to be a prayerful, generous and thoughtful man.
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Veneremur Cernui – Down in Adoration Falling, Bishop Thomas Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix recommends to the faithful daily Mass and more frequent Eucharistic adoration, and asks priests to lead an annual Eucharistic procession in their parishes. The bishop’s letter, promulgated on April 1, 2021, explains that the Church “requires Catholic leaders who have publicly supported gravely immoral laws such as abortion and euthanasia to refrain from receiving Holy Communion until they publicly repent and receive the Sacrament of Penance.”
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Diocese of Phoenix, April 1, 2021
Apostolic Exhortation of The Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, to Priests, Deacons, Religious and the Lay Faithful of the Diocese of Phoenix on the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist
Apr. 8, 2021 Catholic News Service PHOENIX – Taking the annual celebration of the Last Supper as a focal point, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix released a landmark document April 1 on the centrality of the Eucharist in the life of the church. Described by Bishop Olmsted as an apostolic exhortation and titled Veneremur Cernui Down in Adoration Falling, the document explores the key history and theology as well as the beauty of the Eucharist. The bishop called on priests and laity to embrace a deeper love for and understanding of the Eucharist as the source and summit of the Catholic faith.