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Holy Family; Model of Virtue and Holiness for All Families

Happy Feast of the Holy Family! Regardless of the size or makeup of your family, we are all a part of the one family of God. The opening prayer for Mass this morning asks that we may imitate the Holy Family in practicing the virtues of family life. St. Paul Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 2 years ago

Chrism Mass: Instruction For Mission

After a drawn out postponement, we finally celebrated the Chrism Mass in the Archdiocese of Seattle today. Already in Ordinary Time, we needed to consecrate the Holy Oils as pastors are now delegated to celebrate Confirmations and Reception of new Catholics into the Church. You can find a link to Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 3 yearsJune 11, 2020 ago

God’s Work: To Accomplish The Paschal Mystery In Us

On this 5th Sunday of Easter, I want to begin by wishing all our moms a Happy Mother’s Day! Our Opening Prayer for today’s Mass is helpful to understand our readings, our faith, and the mission of the Church today. We pray that God may constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 3 yearsMay 10, 2020 ago

Being Born From Above: Grace Builds Upon Nature

Jesus speaks with Nicodemus in today’s Gospel (John 3:1-8), about the necessity to be “born from above” in order to see the Kingdom of God. We are curious as was Nicodemus as to how we can experience such a ‘rebirth.’ The answer lies in Jesus Christ, not only his teaching, Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 3 years ago

Spiritual Accompaniment

As we continue to walk together this odyssey of a strange new reality known as COVID-19, I want to better utilize this blog as a means of being close to all of you. I want you to know that the decision to suspend the public celebration of the Eucharist was Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 3 yearsMarch 13, 2020 ago

Risen Christ Continually Encountered In Sacramental Life Of The Church

Happy Easter! I hope and pray your Lenten journey was fruitful and your Easter celebration is one of even greater appreciation for the love of God who sent his only Son into the world and for Jesus Christ who coming into the world took on our human condition, walked among Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 5 years ago

Catholics Don’t Know What They Are Missing

I am back in Southern Indiana for a wedding this weekend.  I celebrated Mass this morning at my home parish, St. Paul, in Tell City.  There is always something comforting in going home, and even more nourishing in the celebration of daily Mass.  I always enjoy the opportunity to celebrate Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 7 years ago

Living The Power Of God’s Word And The Paschal Mystery

For some reason, these last few days have been a spiritual struggle for me. But, that is the reality of the spiritual life; it is a constant ebb and flow of ups and downs, of consolation and desolation, of fidelity and temptations. Through the course of every spiritual journey, God is Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 7 years ago

Our Lady of Fatima Celebrates 60th Anniversary

On Sunday, I joined the parishioners of Our Lady of Fatima for their 60th anniversary celebration.  Joining the parishioners for the celebration were their pastor, Fr. Thomas George, Deacon Ed McCarthy, and Msgr. James O’Neil, Fr. Michael Carr, Fr. John Savio, and the previous pastor, Fr. Bob Fox, who also Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 8 years ago

Strong Ties Between Confirmation & New Evangelization

  When we left Jackson Sunday morning, the skys were clear, and the Tetons were visible once again in all their beauty.  I believe the analogy here is that just as it is impossible to never tire of the beauty of these mountains, so we will neve tire of gazing Read more…

By Archbishop Etienne, 10 years ago

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Welcome to my blog, and thanks for visiting! I became the Archbishop of Seattle on September 3, 2019 after serving as Coadjutor Archbishop of Seattle from June 7, 2019. Prior to that, I served 2 and a half years as Archbishop of Anchorage, 7 years as the Bishop of Cheyenne and many more as a priest of the Archdiocese of Indianpolis.

Preaching is a priority for my episcopal ministry, and this blog is my humble effort to engage the New Evangelization and to serve you, God’s holy, faithful people! Enjoy your visit, and together, may we grow in truth and love.

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