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November 2019

November 18, 2019

Fulton Sheen to be beatified December 21st

Rome has announced that Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified next month. Seventeen years after...

October 2019

October 01, 2019

From Slavery to Justice in Montgomery

I recently visited The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, as well as The Legacy...

August 2019

August 03, 2019

Forgotten Rural Georgia Catholic Mission

There is a small, old Catholic church not many know about in rural Georgia. For...

August 01, 2019

To the Ends of the Earth: A Journey to Nigeria

Bishop Hartmayer of the Diocese of Savannah and I recently traveled to the ends of...

July 2019

July 22, 2019

Bishop Brennan slated for West Virginia

The Baltimore Sun reported this evening that Bishop Mark Brennan, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, is expected...

July 14, 2019

¿Quién es mi prójimo? Una reflexión sobre el inmigrante

Le preguntaron a Jesús, “¿maestro, que debo hacer para heredar la vida eterna?” El respondió:...

July 13, 2019

Who is my neighbor? A reflection on the immigrant

Jesus was asked: "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" He answered: "You...

June 2019

June 06, 2019

Franciscan Chaplain Killed on D-Day

Father Ignatius Maternowski, OFM Conv, a native of Holyoke, Massachusetts, was the only Catholic chaplain...

May 2019

May 21, 2019

Weep for memories that never were

“Weep for lost memories that never were. Weep for that which never was. Mourn the...

April 2019

April 15, 2019

Notre Dame Cathedral on Fire

Various news outlets are reporting that the historic Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris is on...

April 08, 2019

Franciscan University President Sheridan Resigns

After six years leading Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, Father Sean Sheridan, TOR, has...

April 04, 2019

Confirmed: Archbishop Wilton Gregory to Washington

This morning Pope Francis announced that Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta will be the seventh...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

Archbishop Wilton Gregory to Washington DC?

The Catholic News Agency reported this afternoon that Pope Francis is expected to appoint Archbishop...

March 25, 2019

The Annunciation: the Word became Flesh

The Church remembers today a very concrete moment in the mystery of the incarnation. The...

February 2019

February 11, 2019

Our Lady of Lourdes: God chose the lowly

When I was six or seven years old I remember asking my mom what I...

February 04, 2019

Why is Pope Francis in the United Arab Emirates?

Before leaving for Abu Dhabi Pope Francis tweeted, “I am about to leave for the...

January 2019

January 14, 2019

¿El precio de la inmigración? Un bebé muerto

Nunca olvidaré la primera vez que vi a un bebé recién nacido muerto. Era una...

December 2018

December 16, 2018

The Posadas, enduring Christmas tradition

The Christmas season always involves the practice of family traditions such as setting up the...

December 14, 2018

The Cost of Immigration? A dead baby

I will never forget the first time I saw a dead baby. She was like...

December 12, 2018

The Words of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The Virgin Mary appeared four times to Saint Juan Diego on December 1531, only ten...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

Hope for the Future Church

God has blessed our diocese with five new seminarians this academic year. I am reminded...

November 23, 2018

Blessed Miguel Pro, pray for us!

On an early morning a few years ago I walked from my hotel to the...

November 10, 2018

Bishops arrive to Baltimore to address crisis

The Catholic Bishops of the United States have started to arrive to a windy and...

November 04, 2018

They come by caravan, I came by airplane

Honduras has the second highest murder rate in the world. There are 63.75 homicides per...

October 2018

October 22, 2018

Home of Cardinal attacked

Yesterday, three armed men attacked the house of Cardinal Emeritus Norberto Rivera of Mexico City, killing...

September 2018

September 20, 2018

Pope Francis addresses V Encuentro

Pope Francis addressed the 3,500 delegates gathered for the opening of the V Encuentro near...

August 2018

August 24, 2018

Letter to the faithful from Bishop Hartmayer of Savannah

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Peace and all good things! I first want...

August 16, 2018

Facing a moral catastrophe

These last few days have been sickening. To think that so many have been profoundly...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

The Lost Sheep: The Immigrant Experience

I gave this reflection on the immigrant experience at a Diocesan Hispanic Ministry Encounter several...

June 2018

June 19, 2018

Did Obama separate families?

I have seen several times already people use pictures to argue that Obama separated families. ...