Every year on December 17 through the morning Mass of Christmas Eve, we begin listening to Luke’s account of the Christmas story as told by both Matthew and Luke. Today, December 20 we read the story of the Incarnation, the Annunciation to Mary by the Archangel Gabriel that she is Read more…
Today we have several images for our Advent journey. The Prophet Isaiah uses the image of a sprout which springs from a stump offering hope for new life. John the Baptist preaches that the Kingdom of heaven is at hand and this is a time for repentance. St. Paul speaks to Read more…
As today we celebrate this final Sunday of the Liturgical Year, we are given the image of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This title of Jesus reveals why every human heart seeks Him, because He is Creator of all, and in Him everything finds its existence and Read more…
On Tuesday I had the enjoyable opportunity to visit the Microsoft Campus in Redmond to visit with one of their Vice Presidents. While the meeting was primarily a meet and greet, we also enjoyed a fascinating conversation about the work of Microsoft in the field of Artificial Intelligence and the Read more…
An energetic crowd gathered in St. James Cathedral Sunday afternoon to confer Ecclesiastical Honors on a large group of lay men and women who have made extraordinary contributions over the past decades to the Archdiocese of Seattle and those we serve. Our Northwest Catholic Magazine posted an informative article explaining Read more…
On this 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time we celebrate a few things. First, welcome to those being received into full communion with the Catholic Church today. We rejoice with you, along with your family and friends as you take this next important step in your journey of faith. In addition, today Read more…
On this feast day of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American citizen to be declared a saint and patroness of immigrants, I wish to draw to your attention a special statement issued by the full body of US Bishops yesterday expressing our unwavering support and care for immigrants present Read more…
It is alarming and beyond disturbing to see the recent potential escalation of nuclear rhetoric and threats. Ive seen the devastation of atomic bombs first hand and it’s incomprehensible to think about the thousands of nuclear weapons that already exist in our world which are armed and ready to launch. Read more…
“Invite Mary into your home” (Matthew 1:20) are the words spoken by an angel to Joseph when he learned that Mary was with child. Similarly Jesus spoke to John from the cross when he entrusted Mary to him as his mother. “From that hour, the disciple took her (Mary) into Read more…
While on layover at Heathrow in London on our way to Lyon to begin our pilgrimage, an opening paragraph from Pope Francis’ final encyclical seems to summarize well the benefits of a pilgrimage in our world today: The symbol of the heart has often been used to express the love Read more…