During today’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis spoke spontaneously about the importance to clear the clutter of our hearts during this Holy Week. He gives the comparison of regularly cleaning out our closets and giving away to the poor the things we no longer need or use. Read more…
Our Lenten journey began with the words: Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel. The third Luminous mystery of the rosary sums it up well by saying Jesus came proclaiming the Good News and the conversion of life. Lenten is often referred to as the retreat of Read more…
You can read the homily below, or listen to the homily in the video which starts at the 37:50 mark. The Chrism Mass is always a gathering of the local Church family, with all the priests and representatives of the faithful from every parish to receive the oils that Read more…
On March 13, we will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as our Holy Father. Over the years, he has challenged us on many levels. He has an incredible sense of “freedom” which flows from his deep faith in God, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ and Read more…
Ash Wednesday Homily, 2023 Once again, another Lenten Season begins with the invitation to return to the Lord. (Joel 2:12-18). The Greek word for conversion is metanoia which places this invitation to return to the Lord in stark relief. Metanoia means to turn completely around. This is the kind of conversion we seek. We Read more…
I was reminded of something this week I already knew. Then, it was reinforced again in today’s Gospel. On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples:“Let us cross to the other side.”Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was.And Read more…
On Wednesday this past week, approximately 1,000 pastoral leaders gathered in Tacoma for a day of prayer and instruction in preparation for the public launch this weekend of Partners in the Gospel – a Pastoral – Strategic Planning initiative to help us re-envision and restructure the Archdiocese of Seattle. It Read more…
As the Church mourns the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, I wish to encourage all of us to remember him in prayer that the Lord may receive his soul and grant him the reward of his generous and exceptional service to the Universal Church. He was the last Pope Read more…
One of the more unique ministries in the Archdiocese of Seattle is a joint ministry with the Episcopalian and Lutheran churches. Our Seafarer Ministry serves the men and women who serve as crew members on the vast amount of ship traffic that carries much of the day-to-day goods we consume. Read more…
Our communications team put together a series of videos to encourage a fruitful use of the Advent season. Using the theme of Christ as the Ultimate Gift, we want to encourage everyone to find time each day to quietly reflect upon the many ways we are blessed by God, mostly Read more…