Every year in the days following Ash Wednesday those who are preparing to receive the Easter Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, (catechumens) along with those who are already baptized who are preparing to profess full Communion with the Catholic Church (candidates) take a formal step in what is called Read more
Tuesday, February 17 marked this year’s celebration of Lunar New Year. This is a significant moment in the life of much of the Asian community. Last Saturday I celebrated the Lunar New Year with the Vietnamese Catholic Community at the Vietnamese Martyrs Parish in Tukwilla. Normally the celebration extends for Read more
Today’s Gospel speaks of the necessity to deny self in the fashion of Jesus. (Luke 9:22-25) Jesus said to his disciples: “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.” Read more
Ash Wednesday Homily – 2026 I recently came across a quote from Flannery O’Connor that seems especially fitting as we begin our Lenten journey this Ash Wednesday. She wrote: “All human nature vigorously resists grace, because grace changes us—and the change is painful.”As we begin Lent, I recognize the truth Read more
Most bishops today get plenty of mail from parishioners – much of which asks or demands that we respond to the latest issue of their concern. Very often in today’s world those issues are directly related to politics and how one political parties’ efforts to enforce or promote their agenda Read more
Last Saturday we celebrated the graduation of several lay men and women from our Christifidelis Formation program. Those pictured above are enrolled in our Masters in Theological Studies. The program also offers certificates for ministry. Those honored Saturday included one group who received certificates for Youth and Young Adult Ministry Read more
SEATTLE—Wednesday, January 21, 2026—The Partnership for a World without Nuclear Weapons released a statement in recognition of the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: We hope for its further expansion through additional ratifications, now that a majority of the world’s Read more
There are many aspects of today’s readings that peak our interest, such as: John’s baptism was for the specific purpose of revealing Jesus when he came:“the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known”.OrThe title John uses when he points out Jesus: “Behold, the Lamb Read more
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Like many of you, I take time at the start of the new year to reflect on the previous year and pray about priorities for the future — not just for myself as your archbishop, but for the archdiocese as well. I take my Read more
On this Feast of Epiphany we read from St. Matthew’s Gospel we hear how the Magi, ‘overjoyed at seeing the star” finally reached their true destination – the birthplace of the new-born king. Matthew goes on to proclaim: and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his Read more