Historic Moment In Archdiocese of Seattle
After nearly two years of work and months of public input on Partners in the Gospel, Parish Families were officially promulgated this past Friday on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord!
After nearly two years of work and months of public input on Partners in the Gospel, Parish Families were officially promulgated this past Friday on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord!
+ January 24, 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Peace of our Lord be with you! As we begin a new year, I give thanks for the blessings and joys that are ours in Christ Jesus, our Lord. In the face of the challenges and pains of the world Read more…
Whoever answers before listening, theirs is folly and shame. (Proverbs 18:13) Know this my dear brothers and sisters, everyone should be quick to hear, slow to speak, (James 1:19) There are key elements to our efforts to renew the Church. I am more and more convinced, by my own experience, Read more…
In every call to follow Jesus, there is an implicit invitation to allow him to become our Teacher (Rabbi). One of the first lessons to learn is to place our absolute trust in the Lord, no matter where He may lead or whatever may be asked of us. Geneis tells Read more…
Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed. On the seventh day God completed the work he had been doing; he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he Read more…
I am fully aware of my own need for healing – something I cannot give myself – but only comes from God through Jesus Christ. Jesus numerous times refers to himself as the bridegroom. In Mark’s Gospel (2:18-22) he makes reference to this loving presence of God in the midst Read more…
My life experience has taught me – according to the creed of our Catholic faith – that all life begins in the Lord, finds its ultimate fulfillment in him in this life, and returns to him at the end of this worldly life. Equally true is that while my heart Read more…
Merry Christmas everyone! Please know of my prayers for all of you, your loved ones and friends. I pray this Christmas give each and all of us the grace to recognize and receive Christ into our lives and bring him and his peace into our world. May your Christmas Day Read more…
Here is an article I wrote for our Northwest Catholic Magazine which appeared yesterday, giving an early reflection on my experience at the Synod this recent October. Note: The Synod on Synodality began two years ago when Pope Francis requested the consultation of all the baptized. Beginning at the Read more…
Dear Friends, I’m happy to share with you a letter, approved yesterday by the Synod Delegates. In these last days of our work, we are finalizing the synthesis document of all that we have experienced and discussed during these past weeks. We hope this will also be available soon to Read more…