On this day of grace and joy, the hearts and prayers of all your friends are with you, as are the hearts and prayers of those whom you will serve in the years ahead.Read More

As the federal budget negotiations proceed over the next few weeks, I urge you to join your voices to the hundreds of thousands of individuals across our nation who believe that the life-saving Hyde Amendment should remain in place. Read More

There was nothing comfortable or clubby about the calling of the Apostles. Jesus dispersed them, sending them out in pairs, to heal the sick and to exercise authority over unclean spirits, and along the way, to preach a message of repentance.Read More

I have established a mental wellness workgroup of professional counselors, psychiatrists and diocesan staff members to develop resources and strategies to better support our communities as they cope with the emotional aftermath of the pandemic.Read More

So numerous and diverse are the images of the Blessed Virgin Mary that no one can keep track of them all. Some images, of course, have more artistic value than others do.Read More

It is important to note that the bishops did not vote to implement a national policy to deny Holy Communion to politicians who reject Church teaching.Read More

In these days rife with challenge, in these days when so many people are agitated, in these days when God’s judgment upon his Church looms large, yes, I need you, Scott, as my helper, and I need you to be one with your fellow presbyters, my co-workers in the truth, with whom I am privileged...Read More

Con abundancia de oración y con la participación reflexiva de nuestra comunidad arquidiocesana, avanzamos ahora para asegurarnos de que no solo somos una familia de parroquias que se opone al odio y el racismo, sino una comunidad amorosa y acogedora que celebra el hecho de que todos somos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, el Hijo...Read More