The peaceful and compassionate society Dr. King envisioned requires God’s grace and our firm commitment to teach, learn and practice nonviolent action for social change.Read More

Indeed, the pastor’s first duty is to enable his people, individually and collectively, to listen to and encounter Jesus Christ so as to experience the power of his love, and the beauty of his goodness and truth, and to be molded by him into disciples, indeed a community of disciples who are “a light brightly...Read More

Mary Our Queen, pray for us! Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, pray for us! Blessed Stanley Rother, pray for us!Read More

World Youth Day is an extraordinary event. You are encountering Christ, not alone, but alone with millions of young people.Read More

Yet, as we ponder what the Lord is asking of us, we should also remember how expensive was the price that the Lord paid for our redemption.Read More

As we prepare for the forthcoming convention, let us invite the Lord of the Harvest to cultivate our hearts as we listen intently to his Word, spend some time in Eucharistic Adoration, avail ourselves of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and seek the strength we will need over these coming days to advance the mission of...Read More

At the request of Archbishop William E. Lori, His Holiness, Pope Francis has recognized 18 of the laity, clergy and religious of the Archdiocese.Read More

Let us allow the Lord to inspect the tree he planted by examining our consciences and by making a good unburdening confession of our sins, and by not failing to engage in prayer, spiritual reading, and mortification.Read More