As a people created by God to be one human family, we are called to conversion on many levels; spiritual, human, even ecological. (That may be a new word for many!) As readers of this blog know, I have a long-standing love for nature, a great appreciation for finding Read more…
As we continue to celebrate the Year of the Eucharist in this Archdiocese, I’m happy to share the next video in our Come Be Fed video series on the Eucharist. The topic of this week’s video is Eucharist as our source of Unity. You can enjoy other videos by going Read more…
As we celebrate Easter this month, I am reminded of one of my favorite Resurrection accounts from the Gospel of John. Jesus appears to the disciples at dawn along the Sea of Galilee, after they had been fishing all night, but they do not realize who he is. With his Read more…
Today the Church hears the Luke account of the two disciples who encounter the Risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus. In his conversation with the two disciples, Jesus recalls the scriptures that refer to him and how they were fulfilled in his death and resurrection. (Liturgy of the Word) Read more…
Happy Easter! I pray the Risen Jesus fill each of your hearts with peace, light and newness of life. Whether we notice or not, the Risen Jesus accompanies each of us every step of our life. In this year that has known so much darkness, the light of the Risen Read more…
The Gospel for this Tuesday of Holy Week gives us pause to examine how closely we are following Christ. Judas betrayed Jesus, Peter denied Jesus, the other apostles abandoned Jesus. Each of us have had our own moments of abandoning or denying Jesus. In such moments we fall away from Read more…
Chrism Mass Homily 2021 – St. James Cathedral, Seattle Our world is suffering. In one short, and yet very long year, nearly 2,800,000 people have died from COVID-19. And the remainder of the human family is suffering on numerous levels, perhaps the most poignant is our isolation from one another. Read more…
Typically on this Catholic Advocacy Day in Washington State, we would gather in Olympia for prayer and visits with our legislative members. This year, all visits will be virtual. While politics is a worthy and lofty goal, we must remember that politics is not religion, and religion must not be Read more…
The Scripture readings for this 5th Sunday ‘set the stage’ for the Holy Days ahead. As the Jewish people are gathering in Jerusalem to prepare for the great feast of Passover, the Jewish leaders are preparing to kill Jesus. (the Sacrificial Lamb!) At the same time, Jesus visits Bethany, which is Read more…
Generation to generation, God is faithful, and continues to call His family to be a people of faith. So begins this Year of the Family … On this Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of Mary, we read in Sacred Scripture of God’s patience and faithfulness. God promised Abraham his descendants Read more…