May she who gave birth to the Savior and followed him unreservedly, lead you each day to the Heart of her Son, the abyss of love, from which your vocations and your ministry take their origin, meaning, and goal. Mary, Our Queen: pray for us!Read More
The Church’s efforts to eradicate the scourge of child sexual abuse from our parishes, schools and ministries and to provide care and compensation to those harmed did not begin with today’s Chapter 11 reorganization, and our efforts most certainly will not end here.Read More
I’m happy to join you in celebrating the bicentennial of your parish. What an opportunity to grow in our appreciation of the heritage of this parish!Read More
So as we take to heart today’s Scripture readings and rejoice and give thanks to bless and dedicate the Visitor’s Center and Museum, let us resolve that St. Elizabeth Ann Seton become better known, that the way she lived the vocation of marriage and family and religious life be a model for married couples and...Read More
These are women and men who have encountered the Lord and who have committed themselves to advancing the mission of the Church, especially the mission of bringing the Good News of Salvation to young and old alike, to peers and co-workers, to the unchurched, the perplexed, the poor and vulnerable.Read More
National Migration Week – created by the Holy See a century ago and observed this year by Catholics across the globe from Sept. 18 to 24 – presents the opportunity to reflect on the challenges and contributions of our brothers and sisters who find themselves as migrants or refugees.Read More
So just as these widows reflect the light of Christ, so too may we, as individuals and as a church community, reflect ever more brightly, the glory of God shining on the face of Christ, to the glory of God’s Name and for the salvation of souls.Read More
Just as my Mom taught me the value of correction, so too does Mother Church teach us the value and importance of correction – the correction to which each of us, myself included, must submit ourselves, but also the fraternal correction which should be practiced in the Church’s life.Read More
We pray that Mom is reunited with Dad and Frankie and her parents and loved ones, but most of all that she beholds her Vindicator face to face in the halls of heaven.Read More
As the spiritual leader of this Archdiocese, it is incumbent upon me to meet the needs both for healing for those who have suffered tremendous harm by the actions of some ministers of the church, as well as the needs of those who currently rely upon the Church’s ministries.Read More