We have come together, not simply to take a Thanksgiving break from the daily grind, but rather out of a desire to grow in our relationship with God and one another.Read More

Charles Borromeo proved himself a truly good shepherd who used every moment of his relatively short life to revitalize the Church at Milan.Read More

Dear friends: Today’s first reading describes how, in the power of the Holy Spirit, the Apostles decided to appoint and ordain co-workers to assist them in their ministry.Read More

In his book, The Grammer of Assent, St. John Henry Newman speaks about “the apostolate of personal influence” as a way of spreading the Gospel.Read More

Celebrating the feast day of the Apostles Simon and Jude brings us back to that hour when Jesus founded his Church – by his preaching and miracles, by forming disciples and choosing Apostles, by his death and resurrection, and by sending the Spirit upon the Apostles and the Virgin Mary at Pentecost.Read More

Our investiture weekend takes place against the backdrop of the heartbreaking violence and terrorism in the Holy Land. We mourn for those who lost their lives and for those held hostage, and with Pope Francis and the Latin Patriarch, Cardinal Pizzaballa, we have observed a day of prayer for peace in the Middle East.Read More

It is a pleasure to offer Mass with you this evening here in the heart of America’s First Cathedral, our beloved Basilica.Read More

Anniversaries are important to married couples, to priests and religious, to dioceses, and indeed to parish families like St. Ann’s, and I am delighted to take part in your 150th anniversary.Read More