While on layover at Heathrow in London on our way to Lyon to begin our pilgrimage, an opening paragraph from Pope Francis’ final encyclical seems to summarize well the benefits of a pilgrimage in our world today: The symbol of the heart has often been used to express the love Read more…
Homily for Installation of Rev. Gary Lazzeroni, Pastor of St. James Cathedral, Immaculate Conception & Christ Our Hope Parish Family The Problem of Evil In today’s first reading from the Book of Numbers we hear a story which in many ways is a paradigm for people of all time, as Read more…
Homily on Care for Creation: St. James Cathedral, September 6, 2025 Archbishop Paul D. Etienne, DD, STL God as Creator 1,700 years ago, at The First Council of Nicaea (325 AD) the council Fathers affirmed God as Creator. This doctrine is enshrined in the Nicene Creed: ‘We believe in one Read more…