Dear Friends in Christ, Next Sunday is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, and during Mass at 9 and 11 am our sacred music will be fitting for the sovereign Lord of all creation. This also means that in two weeks we will begin a new Year of Grace on…

Dear Friends in Christ, The Great Recession of 2008 brought the developed world to the brink of financial ruination, and although in the past eight years some progress has been made in restoring the fiscal health of the West, one economic indicator remains stubbornly stuck at historic lows. Instead of the robust growth rates of…

Dear Friends in Christ, 1. Recovery from my shoulder surgery is going very well, and so I will return to duty on 1 November. This means that our normal liturgical schedule resumes in November, and I will be available again for appointments. It will be several more weeks before I am able to distribute Holy…

Dear Friends in Christ, For most of the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bishops of Rome were saintly scholars and heroic pastors who inspired great devotion among Catholics because of their radiant goodness, and for the Church to have the service of such men is a great blessing. But in that blessing lies a danger.…

Dear Friends in Christ, “Be still and know that I am God.” Thus does the Lord instruct us in Psalm 46, verse 10. The stillness to which we are called in Holy Scripture is a letting go of actions and words that yields silence, both interior and exterior, and such silence is essential for every…