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Welcoming Refugees, Praying With Young Adults, New Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation Begins, Mass At Cathedral To Pray For Synod, Sacred Heart Parish in Lacey Celebrates 100th Anniversary, Partners In The Gospel Enters Public Input Phase

As the clock winds down before departing for Rome, there are a number of activities I wish to share with you. Perhaps one of the most exciting ministries presently underway is something we call Welcome Circles. After the war broke out in Ukraine, there was a tremendous need to receive Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 1 daySeptember 24, 2023 ago

Preparatory Meetings Begin For Synod on Synodality: Come Holy Spirit

The North American Continent Delegation has begun our preparations for this October’s Synod on Synodality. All of us came together Monday for the purposes of meeting one another. Most of the US Delegation gathered at Mundelein Seminary outside of Chicago, and all delegates from Canada the other US delegates were Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 4 weeksAugust 29, 2023 ago

We Came to Japan As Pilgrims of Peace to Listen, to Learn, to Discern

As our Pilgrimage of Peace draws to a conclusion, we arrived in Kyoto last night. Today (Friday) is mostly a day of rest, and for some, a bit of sightseeing. Here we will part ways; the Santa Fe contingent will remain until tomorrow, and our Seattle group will depart for Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 2 months ago

The Atomic-Bombed Mary – Mary of Urakami Cathedral

The Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki was completed in 1925. The altar piece contained a wooden statue of Mary. When the atomic bomb was dropped, August 9, 1945, everything was destroyed. Distraught, a Trappist monk returned to the ruins to pray. After praying, he looked down and saw the remaining image Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 2 months ago

Partnership For A World Without Nuclear Weapons

On the 78th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, we continued discussions with Bishop Shirahama of the Diocese of Hiroshima, Archbishop Peter Michiaki Nakamura of Nagasaki and Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mitsuaki Takami of Nagasaki, working out the final details of our partnership. We concluded our two hour morning session to Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 2 months ago

August 9, 2023 – 78th Anniversary of Atomic Bomb Drop On Nagasaki

On this 9th and final day of our Pilgrimage of Peace to Japan is the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Clocks that day stopped at 11:02, marking the time of the detonation. Our final official act on this pilgrimage will take place in the Cathedral at 11:00 Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 2 months ago

Reflection For Memorial Ceremony for Victims of Atomic Bomb – Nagasaki

This evening, our Pilgrimage for Peace delegation attended the 51st Memorial Ceremony for Victims of the Atomic Bomb in Nagasaki hosted by the Nagasaki Prefecture Conference of Religious Leaders. Despite the approach of a typhoon, many leaders from various religious groups attended, including Roman Catholic and other Christian denominations, Shinto, Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 2 monthsAugust 8, 2023 ago

Nagasaki And Typhoon Khanun

As I write, it is Tuesday morning in Nagasaki, and the outer bands of Typhoon Khanun are already bringing rain to the city, and mercifully somewhat cooler temps, though it is yet to be seen what that trade off entails! Yesterday we began with Mass in the lower chapel of Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 2 months ago

How Can We Learn The Lessons Of August 6, 1945? We Must!

After the morning Memorial Ceremonies, we had a short break and then saw a few more sights here in Hiroshima today. Our first stop was a local parish, Gion Catholic Church, where we watched a short movie about the Jesuit Novitiate at the time of the atomic bombing in 1945. Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 2 monthsAugust 6, 2023 ago

78th Anniversary of First World Atomic Bomb Drop On Hiroshima

August 6, 1945, 8:15 am opened the horror of the atomic age with the use of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. We arrived at the Peace Memorial Park around 6:00 am. As I sat in an interfaith prayer service early this morning at the Peace Memorial Park with brother Bishops, Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 2 monthsAugust 5, 2023 ago

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Welcome to my blog, and thanks for visiting! I became the Archbishop of Seattle on September 3, 2019 after serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of Seattle from June 7, 2019. Prior to that, I served 2 and a half years as Archbishop of Anchorage, 7 years as the Bishop of Cheyenne and many more as a priest of the Archdiocese of Indianpolis.

Preaching is a priority for my episcopal ministry, and this blog is my humble effort to engage the New Evangelization and to serve you, God’s holy, faithful people! Enjoy your visit, and together, may we grow in truth and love.