Yesterday, the synod delegates formed into our third of four small groups. Today marks the halfway point of our gathering and work. In October of 1962, Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council. Days later the world watched nervously as the Cuban Missile Crisis unfolded between the two nuclear Read more…
Today has give me an opportunity to be with God’s people in several different parishes. Beginning at St. Therese for 8:30 Mass, I then celebrated 10:00 Mass at Immaculate Conception. From there, I had a tremendously unique experience to spend some time with our Ukrainian Greek Catholic family at Our Read more…
This Friday is the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord. It is also the date Pope Francis will consecrate Russian and the Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Pope Francis has invited every bishop in the world along with their priests and people of God to join him Read more…
There is much going on in our local Archdiocese today, and hopefully this is also true in all of our parishes. But, in the face of all this activity we must always ask: “How is this serving the mission of the Church”? because the Church exists for mission. To answer Read more…
From Pope Francis after today’s Angelus in Rome, a call for renewed and even deeper prayer for peace in the Ukraine. Brothers and sisters, we have just prayed to the Virgin Mary. This weekend, the city that bears her name, Mariupol, has become a city martyred by the ruinous war Read more…
As we continue to pray for peace in the Ukraine, I find it helpful to use Scripture – because this unimaginable reality is beyond words. Scripture roots us in our belief that all things are possible with God, and that in trying moments such as this, it is the power Read more…