There are few things more joyful than an Ordination celebration, and today proved to be particularly life-giving as we ordained two new priests for the Archdiocese of Seattle. St. James Cathedral was filled with family and friends of our ordinands along with many of our Archdiocesan and visiting priests and Read more…
For the past few years it has become increasingly difficult to make pastoral assignments for priests and other pastoral leaders. I am very grateful to the personnel board members who work so diligently and prayerfully to help make these assignments with as much sensitivity as possible to the needs of Read more…
This afternoon the Archdiocese of Seattle along with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe issued a joint news release. The release also carries a joint letter from my self along with Archbishop Wester of Santa Fe and the Bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki urging the G7 leaders to take action for peace Read more…
After they had proclaimed the good news to that city and made a considerable number of disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconic and to Antioch. They strengthened the spirits of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying, “It is necessary for us to undergo Read more…
For those of you who live in the State of Washington, this is a call to action. I heard an elected official recently said: “If the state is the body, the church is the soul.” That sums up well the desire of people of faith to work with the state, Read more…
Homily begins at 1:47:00 in the video below, and you can read the homily below the video. Happy Easter! As our Liturgy tonight suggests, there is something new and unheard of that happened in the resurrection of Jesus. As his earthly ministry was a fulfillment of all that Read more…
The homily for this year’s Good Friday service is below, and begins in the video at the 44:30 mark. Last night, we celebrated the Last Supper and the great mandate of Jesus to his disciples to humbly serve one another. Later, in the great Priestly Prayer found in John’s Gospel, Read more…
During today’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis spoke spontaneously about the importance to clear the clutter of our hearts during this Holy Week. He gives the comparison of regularly cleaning out our closets and giving away to the poor the things we no longer need or use. Read more…
Our Lenten journey began with the words: Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel. The third Luminous mystery of the rosary sums it up well by saying Jesus came proclaiming the Good News and the conversion of life. Lenten is often referred to as the retreat of Read more…
You can read the homily below, or listen to the homily in the video which starts at the 37:50 mark. The Chrism Mass is always a gathering of the local Church family, with all the priests and representatives of the faithful from every parish to receive the oils that Read more…