Hope in the Lord — Two assemblies and a visit to Ukraine: learning and fraternity
byThe first three weeks of June will be great adventures for me. This week at Saint Meinrad, I join brother priests from throughout the…
The first three weeks of June will be great adventures for me. This week at Saint Meinrad, I join brother priests from throughout the…
Last Thursday I arrived at the Washington National Cathedral in D.C. and was so impressed by the sheer majesty of this historic cathedral of…
As president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, it is my personal responsibility and civic duty to speak for the common…
In 2013, Pope Francis declared that a Year of Consecrated Life would be celebrated throughout the world, beginning on the first Sunday of Advent,…
For more than 400 years, William Shakespeare has marveled those who read and see his plays with his masterful turns of phrase and depth…
I greatly enjoyed yesterday’s Salute dinner, which benefitted the Catholic Education Foundation and which honored exemplary Catholic school grads of the past. This was…
On this year’s Mardi Gras, the eve of Ash Wednesday, most of us were snowed-in, and I had time to create my Lenten budget….
Last week, I attended the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, D.C. and delivered the closing homily on Tuesday, February 10, the memorial of…
Last week, I was in Washington, D.C., for another January March for Life! My public action on this issue began 42 years ago in…
Recently I received a copy of a letter written to one of our priests in the archdiocese. It described how powerfully a small act…