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October 2015

October 06, 2015

On the road: big sky, big mountains, big hearts

I finally got home late (very late) Sunday from a long weekend in the Diocese...

October 06, 2015

Conversion story: transforming a seminary into another kind of school

From the In My Backyard Desk, Elizabeth Scalia at Aleteia writes about one of my...

October 06, 2015

On the road: big sky, big mountains, big hearts

I finally got home late (very late) Sunday from a long weekend in the Diocese...

October 06, 2015

Conversion story: transforming a seminary into another kind of school

From the In My Backyard Desk, Elizabeth Scalia at Aleteia writes about one of my...

October 01, 2015

Westward, ho!

I’m heading to Montana early Thursday morning to lead a retreat for deacons and their...

October 01, 2015

Westward, ho!

I'm heading to Montana early Thursday morning to lead a retreat for deacons and their...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

What kind of New York will Pope Francis find?

My colleague Tom McDonald writes about that in the National Catholic Register: When Pope Francis...

September 23, 2015

What kind of New York will Pope Francis find?

My colleague Tom McDonald writes about that in the National Catholic Register: When Pope Francis...

September 20, 2015

A found treasure: Davenport’s Sacred Heart Cathedral

I spent this weekend in western Illinois, preaching at a parish about CNEWA (more on...

September 20, 2015

A found treasure: Davenport’s Sacred Heart Cathedral

I spent this weekend in western Illinois, preaching at a parish about CNEWA (more on...

September 17, 2015

Hello, Peoria!

I’ll be visiting scenic Geneseo, Illinois this weekend, in the Diocese of Peoria, to give...

September 17, 2015

Hello, Peoria!

I'll be visiting scenic Geneseo, Illinois this weekend, in the Diocese of Peoria, to give...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

Adventures in diakonia: no, I’m Catholic…really…

So I was in the checkout line at the store a few days back, and...

August 31, 2015

Adventures in diakonia: no, I’m Catholic…really…

So I was in the checkout line at the store a few days back, and...

August 16, 2015

Adios, Santa Cruz!

Thanks to all the Monterey deacons and their wives, who made this boy from Brooklyn...

August 16, 2015

Adios, Santa Cruz!

Thanks to all the Monterey deacons and their wives, who made this boy from Brooklyn...

August 15, 2015

Visiting Santa Cruz

Soon after I landed in San Francisco on Friday—in the city named for the saint...

August 15, 2015

Visiting Santa Cruz

Soon after I landed in San Francisco on Friday—in the city named for the saint...

August 14, 2015

Remembering Msgr. Joe Funaro

I can't believe it's been two years. In 2013, on the Vigil of the Assumption,...

August 14, 2015

Remembering Msgr. Joe Funaro

I can’t believe it’s been two years. In 2013, on the Vigil of the Assumption,...

August 14, 2015

California, here I come

This morning, I’m flying out to scenic Monterey, California, not too far from San Francisco,...

August 14, 2015

California, here I come

This morning, I'm flying out to scenic Monterey, California, not too far from San Francisco,...

August 02, 2015

A new bishop drops by

We had the great privilege today of welcoming back to my parish Brooklyn's newly ordained Bishop...

August 02, 2015

A new bishop drops by

We had the great privilege today of welcoming back to my parish Brooklyn’s newly ordained Bishop...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

“Flat Francis” does Epcot

The paper pontiff hit a few of the sites in Orlando yesterday, starting out at...

July 16, 2015

Place of Jesus’ baptism in Jordan declared a UNESCO heritage site

From CNS: UNESCO declared Bethany Beyond the Jordan, on the eastern side of the Jordan...

July 16, 2015

Place of Jesus’ baptism in Jordan declared a UNESCO heritage site

From CNS: UNESCO declared Bethany Beyond the Jordan, on the eastern side of the Jordan...

July 12, 2015

Sign of hope

Flying out of New York’s LaGuardia Airport yesterday, this sign caught my eye: It’s a...

July 12, 2015

Sign of hope

Flying out of New York's LaGuardia Airport yesterday, this sign caught my eye: It's a...

July 07, 2015

“If anyone is discerning a calling, my advice is simple: Give the keys to God and see where he wants to take you.”

Some months back, my old friend Sister Camille D'Arienzo got in touch and asked me...