Father Tom Caswell reviews books and films from a Catholic perspective.

Para la mayoría de los niños y sus padres, las semanas que siguen después de la Pascua son un recordatorio que este largo invierno finalmente ha terminado y que el verano está rápidamente por llegar.  Para mí, esta temporada significa las inmensas oportunidades llenas de bendiciones para visitar nuestras parroquias para celebrar los sacramentos de Confirmación y la primera Eucaristía.  Asistiendo en este ministerio está nuestro Obispo emérito Guillermo Skylstad.  Aunque oficialmente retirado, él sirve como el director de la vida espiritual en el seminario Bishop White.  Ayuda a dirigir encuentros matrimoniales en todo el mundo, e incluso encuentra tiempo para asistir en la Primera Eucaristía y Confirmación.  El me ha animado a apreciar la belleza del este de Washington, especialmente cuando viajo a las zonas más rurales de nuestra diócesis.

For most children and their parents, the weeks that follow Easter are reminders that this long winter is finally over and summer is fast approaching. For me, this season means many blessed opportunities to visit our parishes as I celebrate the sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist. Assisting in this ministry is our emeritus Bishop, William Skylstad. Though officially retired, he serves as the Director of spiritual Life at Bishop White Seminary, helps lead marriage encounters throughout the world and even finds time to assist with First Eucharist and Confirmation. He has encouraged me to take in the beauty of Eastern Washington, especially when I travel to the more rural areas of our diocese.

Father Darrin Connall — who currently serves as rector of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, as well as vicar general of the diocese — marked 25 years of priestly ministry on May 29.

Recently, the Inland Catholic had the chance to accompany a film crew from Corner Booth Media, who is working with the Catholic schools of Eastern Washington in our diocese — to market our schools, on location at Guardian Angel-St. Boniface (GASB). This school is small by any standard. Located in Colton, Washington, GASB is about 15 minutes south of Pullman in the middle of wheat country. The fields come right to the edge of the school grounds and the parish church of St. Gall next door.