And to be a follower of Jesus means we’ve opened our minds and hearts to his love; it means we seek to live in the Lord’s presence, under his loving gaze, and allow him to redeem and transform our lives completely and to fill us with a grace, a peace, and joy the world cannot...Read More

Jesus demands absolute faith in his Person and in his mission, a mission in which the Father draws us to Jesus lifted high upon the Cross so that we might share in his Resurrection. No longer are we to be redeemed by animal sacrifices – rather it is the Lord, God’s own Son in the...Read More

When we begin to see and treat human life as disposable or we lose sight of that dignity possessed by all of God’s children, whether they are immigrants, the unborn, the elderly, the homeless, the addicted, or minorities, then we’ve lost our way as a human family and as a nation.Read More

When we, like the Magi, see the light of Christ shining in our midst, then our light will shine ever more brightly – and each of us and our community of faith will indeed become more and more ‘a light brightly shining’ – shining the with truth and love of Christ, shining with the attractiveness...Read More

Instead of insisting, however prayerfully, on her own plans and prerogatives, Elizabeth Ann Seton allowed the Lord in his incarnate humanity to gaze at her, to look into the depths of her soul, to “see” her as only God can see her and to love her as only God can love her.Read More

When Bishop Curlin smiled at you, it was Jesus smiling, and when he embraced you, it was the embrace of Jesus.Read More

All of you have been chosen because we see in you talent and leadership qualities. I am impressed by what I know of your abilities to build relationships, your abilities to lead, your abilities to educate effectively, to employ technology, to employ 21st century learning techniques,  your passion for Catholic education, your commitment to the...Read More

Let this be our gift to the Lord, to those around us, and to ourselves – that this Christmas, when we peer into the stable and behold the Christ-Child, we resolve in God’ grace to deepen our connection to our Savior in his Church, and if that relationship is cold or distant, to draw near...Read More