Bishop Folda’s New Earth articles

These columns were printed in New Earth, the official magazine of the Diocese of Fargo. These articles may also be available from the online archives of Bishop Folda’s New Earth column.

2025

• Immigration and the Church (PDF) March
• Thank you! (PDF) February
• Our mission: Walking with one (PDF) January

2024

• To Bethlehem: A Pilgrimage of Hope (PDF) December
• A Holy Year of Jubilee (PDF) November
• Faithful citizens (PDF) October
• Faith that seeks understanding (PDF) September
• The Eucharist and our Catholic mission (PDF) July/August
• Catholic rural life in North Dakota (PDF) June
• Reflections on the Third Synod of the Diocese of Fargo (PDF) May
• Resurrection and the Synod (PDF) April
• "We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you" (PDF) March
• Faith and the grace of Lent (PDF) February
• Preparing for the synod (PDF) January

2023

• The Word became Flesh (PDF) December
• Campus Ministry: A beacon of faith (PDF) November
• "Made for More" - A celebration of Theology of the Body (PDF) October
• "Living our Faith, Building our Future" (PDF) September
• Ten years as a bishop (PDF) July/Aug
• Catholic Charities at 100 (PDF) June
• "Male and female he created them" (PDF) May
• The Eucharist at Easter (PDF) April
• A Eucharistic Lent (PDF) March
• Remembering Benedict XVI (PDF) February
• Next steps for the diocesan synod (PDF) January

2022

• Christmas - God with us (PDF) December
• Vatican II: Sixty years later (PDF) November
• Maryvale: A new chapter (PDF) October
• The Eucharist and the wisdom of the saints (PDF) September
• A decision for life (PDF) July/August
• A synod for the Diocese of Fargo (PDF) June
• A Eucharistic Revival (PDF) May
• A new Calvary and the promise of Resurrection (PDF) April
• The journey of Lent (PDF) March
• "They went to an out of the way place...": The grace of a retreat (PDF) February
• Encountering Christ in Catholic Schools (PDF) January

2021

• Walking towards Christmas with St. Joseph (PDF) December
• Synod of Bishops on Synodality (PDF) November
• The mission of the Church (PDF) October
• "Let the children come to me:" Handing on the gift of faith (PDF) September
• The gift of grandparents and the elderly (PDF) July/August
• Holy Communion and the dignity of life (PDF) June
• Why do we go to Mass? (PDF) May
• The Resurrection and the Sunday Mass obligation (PDF) April
• The Year of St. Joseph (PDF) March
• The seal of confession (PDF) February
• COVID-19 and the use of vaccines (PDF) January

2020

• Reflections for Christmas (PDF) December
• Fraternal love (PDF) November
• Returning to the Eucharist (PDF) October
• Voting as a Catholic (PDF) September
• A celebration of Rural Life (PDF) July/August
• Racism, violence, and our need for God (PDF) June
• Reflections in a time of pandemic (PDF) May
• From coronavirus to Resurrection (PDF) April
• Trusted Sisters (PDF) March
• To the threshold of the apostles (PDF) February
• A time for healing (PDF) January

2019

•  Rural challenges and thoughts for Christmas (PDF) December
•  The Eucharist: Source of the Church's life (PDF) November
•  The service of deacons (PDF) October
•  St. John Henry Newman and conscience (PDF) September
•  Steps toward healing (PDF) July/August
•  The day of the Lord (PDF) June
•  Signs of life (PDF) May
•  The healing power of Holy Week and Easter (PDF) April
•  Beloved sons of the Father (PDF) March
•  Safe Haven Sunday (PDF) February
•  The Church: Body of Christ, People of God (PDF) January 

2018

• Christmas and the call to holiness (PDF) December
• Go, make disciples (PDF) November
• A time of shadows and light (PDF) October
• A challenging moment for the Church (PDF) September
• Humanae Vitae after 50 years (PDF) July/August
• The beauty of rural life (PDF) June
• Mary, Mother of the Church (PDF) May
• Rugged individualism vs. Easter faith (PDF) April
• The Eucharist: the heart of Holy Week and Easter (PDF) March
• A time for silence (PDF) February
• Blessed are the peacemakers (PDF) January

2017

• The Catechism at 25 (PDF) - December
• A Catholic perspective on the Reformation (PDF) - November
• Blessed Stanley Rother, priest and martyr (PDF) - October
• The scourge of racism (PDF) - September
• A Convocation of Catholic Leaders (PDF) - July/August
• The Sacred Heart and the priesthood (PDF) - June
• The centenary of Fatima (PDF) - May
• Easter: A time for new life (PDF) - April
• "Welcome the stranger" (PDF) - March
• Male and female: Our identity in God's plan (PDF) February
• Create in me a clean heart (PDF) January 

2016

• The mercy of Christmas: The Word became flesh (PDF) December
• The unending way of mercy (PDF) November
• Voting with a Catholic conscience (PDF) October
• Reflections on World Youth Day (PDF) September
• The ongoing struggle for religious liberty (PDF) July/Aug
• The priest: A man of mercy (PDF) June
• "The Joy of Love" by Pope Francis (PDF) May
• A Christian genocide (PDF) April
• Holy Week, Easter, and Divine Mercy (PDF) March
• Mercy and Reconciliation (PDF) February
• Shelter the homeless (PDF) January

2015

• A Jubilee Year of Mercy (PDF) December
• Living Reflections of God's Love (PDF) November
• The visit of Pope Francis and the Gospel of the Family (PDF) October
• Pope Francis on the Environment (PDF) September
• The truth of marriage (PDF) July/August
• The gift of the priesthood (PDF) June
• The Church and media (PDF) May
• Easter and Baptism (PDF) April
• Mary and Joseph: Models of Discipleship (PDF) March
• The church is young (PDF) February
• The gift of consecrated life (PDF) January

2014

• A year of marriage and family (PDF) December
• 125 years: A heritage of faith (PDF) November
• Education in faith (PDF) October
• A vote for life (PDF) September
• Sacred Freedoms (PDF) July/August
• The many works of the Holy Spirit (PDF) June
• Two new saints (PDF) - May
• Holy Week and Easter (PDF) - April
• A time for conversion (PDF) - March
• The gift of Catholic education (PDF) - February
• The journey of Advent (PDF) - January

2013

• The Joy of the Gospel (PDF) December
• Pope Francis and the Gospel of Life (PDF) October
• Lumen Fidei: The Light of Faith in the Year of Faith (PDF) September
• A new shepherd meets his flock (PDF) July/August
• Words alone cannot express my thanks (PDF) June