My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, This week, religious leaders gathered in Assisi to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the interreligious meeting called by Pope John Paul II in […]

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Brothers and Sisters, A child does not lose his right to live because he is suffering. An elderly woman does not lose her right to live because she needs someone […]

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Today I want to begin with a friend of mine, a woman whose experience has stayed with me because it brings us to a question we can spend our whole […]

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Brothers and Sisters, I am speaking today from my heart to each of you. You know the Church is the home of my soul, the place where I have received […]

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My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, St. Francis of Assisi was praying before the crucifix of the little church of San Damiano when he heard the Lord say, “Francis, […]

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Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For many Catholics, the traditional Roman liturgy is not merely in danger of being taken away. It has already been taken away. Diocesan celebrations have […]

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There is a phrase Catholics have heard for more than sixty years. “Vatican II changed that.”..

A Bishop’s Apostolic Responsibility to Teach the Word of God..

Being on retreat out here on the ocean has given me a lot to think about. There’s something about being at sea that changes your sense of proportion...

But today, I want to share with you one sentence that stopped me in my tracks. It appears in section 13 of Dei Verbum. The Council says: “In Sacred Scripture, therefore, while the truth and holiness of God always remains intact, the marvelous ‘condescension’ of eternal wisdom is clearly shown.”..

There is a question that has been weighing heavily on my heart, and it is a difficult question to ask: “Are we becoming a Church without God?”..

There are some words that once occupied a central place in the life of the Catholic Church but are now seldom heard, and I want to talk about one of those words today. The word is “modernism.”..