People often ask: “How is it going in the Archdiocese of Seattle?” To which, I’m always more than happy to share some very positive news. Often, people respond with a bit of surprise to hear of our trends that seem to counter some national impressions. Five areas of growth come 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…
I have many great memories from my youth, and today’s Gospel brought one to mind. Jesus poses a great question: “What is the Kingdom of God like?” He goes on to say it is like a mustard seed that when fully grown becomes a place for the birds to dwell. Read more…
Who does not seek the blessing of God?! Jesus Christ is our greatest blessing! And Jesus is ours because of Mary, who became his mother, and in so doing, became the Mother of God. As we begin a new year, as every year, we celebrate this first day of the Read more…
Today’s Readings point us towards the Kingdom of God, giving us wisdom for advancing along towards that goal. The psalmist tells how we are created for God’s Kingdom, in that the human soul thirsts for the Lord our God. (Psalm 63) Wisdom, often sees as another name for the Holy Spirit, Read more…
We celebrate today the Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist. I cannot help but think that Mark lived as a great witness to Christ before, or at least, while he was writing his Gospel. Once again in this Easter season we hear the great commission of Jesus: Go into the whole Read more…
Dear friends, if you were unable to attend Mass today, or unable to watch our livestream Mass on Facebook, here is the video. The beginning of the video went bonkers on us, but it eventually corrects after about 1:30. Let us continue to walk together in faith and spiritual communion. Read more…
This Ad Limina visit for the bishops is a moment of renewal in our apostolic ministry and is centered on two of the great witnesses of our faith in Jesus Christ, Sts. Peter and Paul. Another “Peter” and Paul met in Rome yesterday. When I think about being ‘renewed’ in Read more…
Today is the feast of one of the greatest missionaries of all time, St. Francis Xavier.He is the patron saint of missionaries, and of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, where my life and ordained ministry began. St. Francis is a great model for us today, in so many ways. He first Read more…
Since the time of Jesus, the model of establishing and building the Church has been about relationships. Jesus called twelve, and sent them. Jesus entered into many relationships, through encounter, dialogue, healing, forgiveness and preaching the Kingdom of Heaven. Our life as disciples of Jesus is the same. We are Read more…