Introduction: Perfectly Inculturated Evangelization It’s another action-packed day on our Mexican pilgrimage, a day that brings us to this holy and historic place, built by the Augustinian friars even before the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Here we commemorate among the earliest efforts to evangelize this land and we pray for those who have...Read More

I. Introduction A. Allow me to welcome you most warmly to the 2016 Rite of Election here at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. If this is your first visit, please know how happy I am you are here. If you are an occasional visitor, please come more often. And if you are a parishioner...Read More

I. Introduction: Season of Mercy A. Years ago I was assigned with a priest who, like myself, loves coffee. Actually, it was more than loving coffee – that first cup and its successors seemed pretty essential to his well-being (and mine). One Lent he decided to give up coffee. It was rough going. He was...Read More

I. Introduction: Thanksgiving A. On this first day of Catholic Schools Week, it is a pleasure to join with you in celebrating the 150th anniversary of St. Agnes School. I would like to take this moment to thank Father Foppiano for his leadership and deep interest in St. Agnes School; to express our thanks to...Read More