It is my hope that priests and deacons will use the Sunday liturgies that day to speak about this sacrament
Archive for Category: "That They May All Be One"
Praying for Christian unity
I encourage all Catholics to set aside time this week during their personal, private prayer to include this intention for Christian unity
I urge you to stand up for life!
Abortion is a violent assault against the entire social order
Many reasons for loving Christmas
“I love Christmas because on that day, so long ago, love descended from heaven to earth and changed human history forever.”
Bringing a musical role model to my attention
It has been said that, “You can’t teach old dogs new tricks,” but I am here to prove otherwise.
Confession helps us prepare for Christmas
If sin is what makes us miserable, its remission should be a great cause for Advent joy
Let’s work to assist those in great need
The Dorothy Day Center in St. Paul is sponsored by our local Catholic Charities and has always prided itself in offering shelter to anyone needing a place to sleep for the night.
Preparing for the reality of death
This month of All Souls is a good time for families to talk about the subject
One more step in learning how to pray the Mass well
Impending arrival of new Roman Missal is about more than learning new words, it’s about drawing closer to the Eucharist
How one pro-life decision changed the world
Here is a real story about a woman who respected life, and her choice made a difference in virtually every one of our lives:
Great hope for our church’s future
Our young people had a tremendous religious experience at World Youth Day in Madrid
A serious threat to religious freedom
there has arisen a very serious threat to the religious freedom of all religious institutions, especially our Catholic health care programs and Catholic social services, a threat posed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Reflections on World Youth Day
A pilgrimage, I said, was quite different from a guided tour of a foreign country. On a vacation tour one does what one wants to do. On a pilgrimage one goes in search of the living God. Thus, a pilgrimage involves as much “interior” effort as the external, physical effort.
Pornography – an addiction that can be overcome
While watching the evening news on the second Sunday of July, I was intrigued to hear that one of the local Detroit evangelical churches had declared their weekly gathering to be “Porn Sunday.”
Strengthening our Catholic schools
My staff likes to make sure that I have plenty to do while away for vacation, so this year they presented me with the report and recommendations of the Catholic Schools Commission, which I convened last December as part of our Archdiocesan Strategic Plan.
Answering God’s call to a vocation
On March 5 of this year, our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, visited the major Roman seminary on its patronal feast of Our Lady of Confidence. Interestingly enough, we have a statue in the chapel of our own St. Paul Seminary dedicated to our Blessed Lady under this title.
Writing as a pastor, not a politician
In early June, I wrote a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton, Sen. Amy Koch and House Speaker Kurt Zellers about the present crisis over the state budget. Some commentators interpreted my message as favoring one party’s approach over another’s. That was not correct.
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