My Dear Friends,
Each year, we welcome a member of a poor diocese or missionary group as part of the Missionary Cooperation Plan.  This event is part of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, of which I’m the director

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  In today’s reading from Isaiah, we read: “Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  On this day, we read in the Gospel of Matthew Jesus telling us, “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  On this day, we read in the Gospel of Matthew Jesus telling his disciples, “And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  On this day, we read in the Gospel of Matthew how Jesus told his disciples, “Have no fear of the one who would destroy the body but cannot

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi.  The purpose of the feast is to celebrate that part of Eucharist (Mass) that we call Holy Communion. 

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the birthday of the Catholic Church in particular, and Christianity in general.  It was on this day that the Holy Spirit came upon the early disciples in the form of

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord.  Before he ascended into heaven, he gave his disciples a new commandment.  Specifically, he told them to be missionaries by saying, “All power in heaven and

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Sixth Sunday of Easter.  On this day, we hear Jesus say, “Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me.  And whoever loves me will be loved by my

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Fifth Sunday of Easter.  On this day, we read about the institution of the order of deacons in the Church (Acts 6: 1-7).  The apostles chose these men to do the manual labor

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter.  This day is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday because we hear not only the 23rd Psalm, but we also hear how Jesus compares himself to a good shepherd

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Third Sunday of Easter.  On this day, we hear the “Emmaus Story” (Luke 24: 13-35).  As two disciples were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus, the risen Jesus began walking along with them.  At