After spending a few hours of fraternity with the priests of the Archdiocese of Anchorage, a church full of people gathered at the Co-Cathedral for a Mass of Thanksgiving. Below is the homily. I hope tomorrow to add some video and pictures (added below). Homily for Mass of Thanksgiving & Read more…
Vos estis lux mundi: You Are The Light Of The World, is the title of a motu proprio issued today by Pope Francis. With this document, the Holy Father demonstrates that he is taking decisive action to put in place universal norms to address the scourge of sexual abuse of Read more…
As this new day dawns on the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena, I share with you the news that I am in Seattle for the announcement that Pope Francis has named me Coadjutor Archbishop of Seattle. The press conference will be 11:00 PT. While I am excited and surprised Read more…
Our Easter Octave continues … In today’s Gospel, we continue reading the resurrection story from the Gospel of John. We learn that when the Risen Jesus appeared to Mary, she did not recognize him, but rather mistook him to be the gardener. Let’s take a closer look at both of Read more…
Spoiler alert… You will notice in the photos that our Easter Fire was held during daylight. Well, all I can say is, you try to stay up late enough in Alaska for the sun to set before you begin an Easter Vigil! Sunset is now around 9:30 pm, meaning (other Read more…
As the Solemnity of Easter continues through the week, here is a slideshow of the Triduum here in Anchorage! Hope to add some pics from the Easter celebration as well. Many thanks to Ron Nicholl for the photos. Also, to all the priests, deacons and any and everyone who assisted Read more…
Our Lenten journey is now over. We have accompanied Jesus through his agony, passion and death. Tonight / Today we celebrate that he who was dead now lives forever, and holds the keys of death and hell. (3rd Antiphon; Holy Saturday Morning Prayer) Just when those who sought to silence Read more…
Our reflection today resumes from where we left off yesterday – Jesus is the Priest and the Sacrifice, revealing the truth that “our God is a consuming fire.” (Hebrews 12:29) Yesterday we reflected upon Jesus as the Priest and Sacrifice in the Eucharist and in the Priest. Today we go Read more…
Tonight, the church begins the three-part Liturgy known as the Triduum. Our celebration begins with this Mass of the Lord’s Supper, in which Jesus bestows upon his church the gifts of Eucharist and Priesthood. The Eucharist is the perpetual celebration of the Paschal Mystery – of the passion, death and Read more…