Hope in the Lord — Lent experienced and celebrated ‘more intensely’
byCelebrating and experiencing seem to go hand in hand. Take a birthday and a special party. We can experience that annual passage from one…
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Hope in the Lord — January’s litany of faith in action
by“You are my beloved son; with you I am well pleased.” Thus, the voice of the Father inaugurated the public ministry of Jesus Christ…
Hope in the Lord — As your Father is merciful
byIn the sixth chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke, Jesus gives what has been called the “Sermon on the Plain.” Like the…
Hope in the Lord — For what do we ask the Lord?
byOn the feast of St. Margaret of Scotland, Nov. 16, this is the homily I delivered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of…
Hope in the Lord — Synod: Mission of families flows from tenderness of God
byThree weeks of prayer, discussion, revisions, and final recommendations to Pope Francis on the vocation and mission of the family today have now reached…
Hope in the Lord — From Rome to home
byLess than a week after Pope Francis completed his intensive five-day pastoral visit to the United States, he officially opened the 14th Ordinary Synod…
Hope in the Lord — Beauty saves the world
byHere is my homily for the opening Mass of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ spring meeting, held on June 10 in the…
Hope in the Lord — Is the legal system ready for all the acrimony over matrimony?
byAs president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, it is my personal responsibility and civic duty to speak for the common…
Hope in the Lord — My vocation and the influence of women in consecrated life
byIn 2013, Pope Francis declared that a Year of Consecrated Life would be celebrated throughout the world, beginning on the first Sunday of Advent,…
Hope in the Lord — Mercy not ‘strain’d’
byFor more than 400 years, William Shakespeare has marveled those who read and see his plays with his masterful turns of phrase and depth…