In the age of technology, how we are able to communicate seems to be undergoing constant change. Nearly 30 years ago, when I was the associate pastor of St. Joan of Arc Church in Omaha, I got my first computer. My friends reminded me of the days when I had insisted that this would never happen! Soon after that, I started sending emails, but I said, “I will never get a cell phone.” In 2003 I ate those words, as well, and bought my first cell phone. Then, in 2012, when I returned to Omaha from my work at the seminary in Rome, I got a smart phone! Those same friends were amazed at how far I had come. While I now use my smartphone for everything, I still do not have a Facebook account, nor do I use Twitter. Furthering the mission of the Church also requires adaptation and change. This confronted me last year when I was asked what purpose our diocesan publications serve. Since our only diocesan publication is the West Nebraska Register, I concluded that its purpose seems to be primarily a source of news for Catholics, including local happenings throughout our diocese. The one who posed this question to me was the founder of Faith Publishing, a former seminarian for the Diocese of Lansing, in Michigan, who was asked by his bishop, now over 20 years ago, to develop a new approach to their diocesan publishing. The new approach resulted in a diocesan magazine, replacing the diocesan newspaper. The new approach, he explained, was a shift from publishing news to what is called “content evangelization.” In this way, the magazine becomes a way to promote the pastoral vision of the bishop, featuring local stories supported by additional content that teaches, evangelizes and inspires. After consulting with the newspaper staff, Chancery staff and the Presbyteral (priests) Council—not all of whom were favorable to the idea—I made the decision to embrace this new approach to diocesan publishing. Therefore, beginning in late May, the weekend of Pentecost Sunday, the first edition of the West Nebraska Catholic will debut in magazine form. To be sure, this will be a physical change from newsprint to a magazine. However, it will also be a change in philosophy. The primary mission of our diocesan magazine will be to evangelize, showcasing real stories in the lives of the faithful all across our diocese, while teaching and forming people in the faith. I will still have a column in every edition but there will be new features as well. While the primary focus will no longer be news, there will be a few pages featuring local content. Undoubtedly, this will cause some consternation among those who would prefer the newspaper concept. At the same time, the magazine will be an attractive presentation whose purpose will be to form, evangelize and inspire the reader. Certainly, it will not be the same as the newspaper, but when you see this magazine format I think you are going to like not only the way it looks but what it also does for your faith. I am excited about this new magazine and how we can use it to further the mission of Jesus in our diocese. We will say more about the new West Nebraska Catholic magazine leading up to the inaugural issue for Pentecost (May/June).