Though reigning in heaven, Mary remains close to us, her children. The Blessed Mother wants nothing more than to bring forth in us the image of her Son – the Christ of the Beatitudes.Read More

Only the grace of the Holy Spirit can open our spiritual eyes and ears. Even so, it is not easy. We resist. We evade. We rationalize. We harden our hearts. Think of St. Augustine’s conversion described in his Confessions where he says to God, “You called, shouted, broke through my deafness; you flared, blazed, banished...Read More

When we allow the Spirit to fill our hearts with Jesus’ self-giving love, then we begin to love as he loved and to live as he lived – not perfectly – but enough that we can find the wherewithal to believe, to hope, and to endure, even when the road is winding, the fog hangs...Read More

"The Church has been consistent about the reality of abortion: it is wrong," the archbishop wrote. "This teaching is rooted in experience. Abortion is not merely an idea, but a tragic reality that takes innocent lives and often leads to a lifetime of regret for women. Nor is the Church's teaching on abortion a mere...Read More

Let us reject the tools of the culture of death. Let us not “fight fire with fire.” Instead, let us immerse ourselves in the Gospel of Life, allowing the Incarnate Lord Jesus to shed his incomparable light on us and on the dignity of every human life, on both mother and child, on the frail...Read More

This evening, let us be clear. For us as Catholics, justice is not a matter of faith; it is a matter of reason.Read More

Throughout the pandemic, I have offered Masses for an end to this virus, and I continue to do so. Trusting in God, and seeking the intercession of our Blessed Mother, we hope and pray that this too will pass, and pass soon.Read More

One of the most neuralgic pressure points in today’s society is authority: Who has authority? What are the limits of authority? How should it be exercised? Debates on authority are going on in every sector of society, including politics and government, education, social media, and the Church.Read More