Bishop Richard Umbers Archives

Why this bishop thinks memes may just be the tool for evangelization today
- Sep 15, 2017
Bishop Richard Umbers, an auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Sydney, says whether in art, online culture, or political discussion, Christians should be giving an example of how to evangelize and to speak to the challenges society faces today. “You need the contemporary expression of Christian faith.”

By Adelaide Mena
Advice for baby bishops school: Get out to lunch and dinner!
- Sep 9, 2017
Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers of Sydney, Australia, took part in the Vatican’s “baby bishops’ school” last year, and he’s got some “nutty” advice for this year’s class: “Make sure you organize a few lunches and dinners along the way. Make sure you make time to get to know some of those bishops in a more intimate setting. Build friendships there.”

By Inés San Martín
‘Baby bishops’ get a crash course in the realities of the Church
- Sep 18, 2016
Pope Francis told newly appointed bishops last week, “The world is tired of lying spellbinders and … ‘trendy’ priests or bishops. The people sniff them out – they have God’s sense of smell – and they walk away when they recognize narcissists, manipulators, defenders of their own causes, auctioneers of vain crusades.”

By Inés San Martín

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