In this time of rapid change, Pope Francis wisely notes that we are living not in a time of change, but a change of epoch. I harken back to another saying, that the more things change, the more they stay the same. During the Second Vatican Council, the Church Fathers Read more…
Approximately fifty priests gathered at the Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center today for the second of three opportunities for prayer and fraternity. I’m deeply grateful to Fr. Dave Mulholland and our Office of Vicar for Clergy staff who planned these days, and especially for his presentation to the priests. The Presbyteral Read more…
A few weeks ago, on the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, I had the great joy of dedicating a new altar at St Luke Parish in Shoreline as well as blessing a new narthex for the church. I believe this was the fourth altar I have dedicated in the Read more…
For the past five years, our Office of Multicultural Ministry has gathered Catholics from as many different cultures represented in the Archdiocese for a celebration in the cathedral. While the attendance at such celebrations is still slow to come back since COVID, the joy and beauty were on full display Read more…
Sunday evening I had a delightful experience attending and addressing the Salmon Peoples at the International Indigenous Salmon Seas Symposium at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. This was a gathering of Native peoples from the Salish Sea, Alaska, and Russian Far East. This was a concluding event of a symposium Read more…
Today the Church celebrates the feast of Pope St. John XXIII. Perhaps the cardinals who elected him in 1958 saw him more as a ‘caretaker’ than one who would make such a bold decision as to call an Ecumenical Council. Below is the address he gave at the opening of Read more…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am increasingly troubled by Russia’s war against Ukraine. The irresponsible threats by President Putin to use nuclear weapons are of grave concern. Nearly every day, there is another development that increases international tensions. To reinforce what could happen, this October marks the 60th Read more…
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…