I learned this morning with great sadness of the death of Pope Francis. Just yesterday, he greeted the crowds in Rome, as if to say farewell to the People of God whom he loved so dearly and served so devotedly. May his great soul rest in peace.Read More

This, in fact, is the great project of our lives. To die to self and so that even now we can live in that newness of life that Christ’s death and resurrection make possible.Read More

Let us now remind ourselves what it is we are doing on this Good Friday. We are making a journey “from desolate bitterness to sweet hope.”Read More

Our eyes of faith see how Jesus more than fulfilled the promise of Exodus. Our liturgy dramatizes how to live as those as who hope and trust in the Lord.Read More

Then as now the crowds are fickle in their enthusiasms. Let us not be swept away by any earthly enthusiasm but anchored in supernatural hope. Let us walk the way of the Cross in resolute hope, the only way that leads to Resurrection and eternal life.Read More

Let the unlocking of the chapel and our entry into its interior be for us an expression of hope, hope for the endurance of religious liberty, now and always.Read More

I’m happy to be with all of you today and on this occasion to install Father Uju as your pastor, assisted in this role by Father Obinna. Let’s express our thanks to these great priests who have already become a part of your parish community and who are dedicating themselves to lead St. Francis Xavier,...Read More

Let me just say, Msgr. Baker, what an honor it has been to work closely with you, and how indebted all of us are for your leadership in priestly formation. Most of all, you model in your own life what seek to instill in the lives of future priests, and for that reason the work...Read More