As the Archbishop of Seattle, I request your prayers for our city after yesterday’s shooting that took the lives of three individuals and left several others injured. You can learn more about the situation by reading this article from our Northwest Catholic Magazine. https://nwcatholic.org/news/northwest-catholic/archbishop-etienne-offers-prayers-for-seattle-center-shooting-victims-in-letter-to-mayor The article also carries the message Read more
As we celebrate this year’s feast of the Holy Family, we also bring to a close the Holy Year of Hope. As this Holy Year began, Pope Francis reminded us that hope “dwells in every human heart” and that the Jubilee was meant to open doors—especially for the forgotten and Read more
Today we have several images for our Advent journey. The Prophet Isaiah uses the image of a sprout which springs from a stump offering hope for new life. John the Baptist preaches that the Kingdom of heaven is at hand and this is a time for repentance. St. Paul speaks to Read more
“Invite Mary into your home” (Matthew 1:20) are the words spoken by an angel to Joseph when he learned that Mary was with child. Similarly Jesus spoke to John from the cross when he entrusted Mary to him as his mother. “From that hour, the disciple took her (Mary) into Read more
We are now over a month into this Jubilee Year of Grace and Hope. The holy doors of each of the major basilicas in Rome are open and every arch/diocese across the world celebrated opening Masses in the Christmas season. I arrived in Rome on Sunday for a series of Read more
In response to yesterday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, I’ve provided a few thoughts through a video message. Once again, our hearts ache, and we search for a meaningful response. Here are just a few quotes from the message which is below “It’s time to challenge ourselves… to dig deep. Read more
Happy Easter! I pray you experience the grace of new life that is ours in the Risen Christ! Please be assured of my deep gratitude to all our priests, deacons and liturgical ministers, choirs and volunteers who helped with all the liturgies during this Holy Week. I pray the celebration Read more
On this 7th Day of the Octave of Christmas, we read the beginning of John’s Gospel, which contains the great proclamation of the Incarnation: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” I have truly enjoyed celebrating the Octave Masses each morning at our cathedral. I invite you to Read more
After a morning in the office, I made the short drive to the headquarters of our Catholic Community Services / Catholic Housing Services – in short, the Catholic Charities arm of the Archdiocese of Seattle. I cannot begin to express my pride and gratitude for this group of people Read more
While this last year has been such an endurance test, in some ways it also feels like it was just yesterday I sent out a video message announcing the cessation of public worship in the Archdiocese of Seattle due to the Covid Pandemic. Please watch the video below recalling the Read more