In his Letter to the Philippians, St. Paul says: “I hold you in my heart, you who are all partners with me in grace”. This expresses well my own sentiments as a bishop and pastor, and the ongoing mission of the Church to be in close contact with our people. Read more…
I was quite taken by the Prophet Amos in Sunday’s first reading: Woe to the complacent in Zion! Lying upon beds of ivory, stretched comfortably on their couches, (Amos 6:1,4) Do you remember those early days of COVID when we went into to lockdown mode? I have vivid memories of my neighbors Read more…
Hello everyone! Sorry for the long silence from these pages. As many of you I suppose, life seems more complicated after the last two and a half years. While that would have been a great time for me to continue to be in contact with all of you here, I Read more…
In response to yesterday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, I’ve provided a few thoughts through a video message. Once again, our hearts ache, and we search for a meaningful response. Here are just a few quotes from the message which is below “It’s time to challenge ourselves… to dig deep. Read more…
Two years ago a conversation began between Executive Leadership of the three Catholic Healthcare providers who have a presence in the Archdiocese of Seattle; Providence, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, and Peace Health, along with their sponsoring religious communities about how we might join our resources with the Archdiocese of Seattle and Read more…
One of the great joys of my life as a bishop is the travels during the Easter season, seeing not only the new life of each spring, but the new life of the Risen Christ transforming the young Church through the Sacrament of Confirmation. In these past few weeks, I’ve Read more…
Yesterday this local Church of the Archdiocese of Seattle celebrated a unique and grace-filled moment as we ordained a new auxiliary bishop for service to the Archdiocese. Bishop Frank Schuster was warmly greeted and received a tremendous outpouring of prayer during the ordination celebration at St. James Cathedral on the Read more…
Happy Easter! I pray you experience the grace of new life that is ours in the Risen Christ! Please be assured of my deep gratitude to all our priests, deacons and liturgical ministers, choirs and volunteers who helped with all the liturgies during this Holy Week. I pray the celebration Read more…
As we begin this Sacred Triduum, I share with you the homily from this evening’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper at St. James Cathedral. You can watch the video below, or read the text that follows. As I write, a group of young adults has begun a pilgrimage in Seattle Read more…
I pray you were able to join a Palm Sunday celebration in person this year! We had a beautiful celebration at St. James Cathedral here in Seattle this morning. We began at O’Dea High School with the blessing of palms and reading the Gospel of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. From Read more…