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…
Last night the Archdiocese of Seattle gathered at St. James Cathedral to celebrate the Chrism Mass. What a beautiful celebration of faith and mission! You can read my homily below, or watch the video which is also included. Check back later for more photos (I hope!) Blessings upon each of Read more…
Yesterday evening, members of the Black Catholic Advisory Circle (BCAC) hosted me for a lovely dinner and an opportunity to learn more about their work to serve the Black Catholics of the Archdiocese of Seattle. They are a very dedicated group of Catholics and energetic in helping their members and Read more…
This past week I was fortunate to make it to a few more places for pastoral visits. Thursday evening I had dinner with seven of our priests in Northern Deanery. Thanks to Fr. Cody Ross for hosting us at Sacred Heart in Bellingham. I believe that was the sixth such Read more…
In his apostolic exhortation The Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis writes, “The parish is not an outdated institution; precisely because it possesses great flexibility, it can assume quite different contours depending on the openness and missionary creativity of the pastor and the community.” As we look to the future Read more…
Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle and St. James Cathedral Embrace Sustainability for First Hill Property Redevelopment Westbank and Creative Energy partner to develop carbon-neutral community on First Hill SEATTLE, March 29, 2022 – Today, the Archdiocese of Seattle and St. James Cathedral announced plans to sell and redevelop four properties on Read more…
This Friday is the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord. It is also the date Pope Francis will consecrate Russian and the Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Pope Francis has invited every bishop in the world along with their priests and people of God to join him Read more…
There is much going on in our local Archdiocese today, and hopefully this is also true in all of our parishes. But, in the face of all this activity we must always ask: “How is this serving the mission of the Church”? because the Church exists for mission. To answer Read more…
From Pope Francis after today’s Angelus in Rome, a call for renewed and even deeper prayer for peace in the Ukraine. Brothers and sisters, we have just prayed to the Virgin Mary. This weekend, the city that bears her name, Mariupol, has become a city martyred by the ruinous war Read more…
This has been a grace-filled week in the Archdiocese of Seattle! Today, we celebrated the last of nine Rites of Election, formally calling over 1,000 people to receive the Easter Sacraments this coming Easter! This is such a beautiful celebration, and with each one celebrated this week, I received much Read more…