Happy Pentecost to one and all! “Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.!” On this Pentecost Sunday, the Archdiocese of Seattle enters into a crucial phase of pastoral planning. We invite all individuals, families, parishes, schools and ministries to Read more…
On this Solemn Feast of Pentecost, we recall the great gift of the Holy Spirit, and the Spirit’s ongoing role in the life of the Church. Today I remember especially all who have been unable to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this spring due to the coronavirus. May the Holy Read more…
Friends, as this month of May draws to a close, I’m happy to share with you a truly creative video. Our Office of Vicar for Clergy invited our bishops, priests and deacons to make a video praying the individual prayers of the rosary. Those individual recordings were then put together Read more…
There are very few saints from our tradition that knew and loved the Lord, Jesus as St. Catherine. I am so grateful to have discovered her as she has helped me to love the same Lord, and to know and love and serve his Church. St. Catherine found so much Read more…
Well, friends, it has been quite a day! Before calling it a day, I wish to share with you the homily from today’s Mass of Reception at St. James Cathedral. I am now duly installed as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Seattle. Many thanks to Archbishop Sartain, Archbishop Pierre, Fr. Ryan 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…