Happy 100^th birthday, John Joseph O’Connor!

We were blessed to have you as our shepherd from 1984-2000.

Never can we forget you!

While there are so many gifts you gave that prompt our gratitude to this day, we especially prize your prophetic fortitude in defending the sanctity of human life – from the baby in the womb to the fragile ill and elderly – and the dignity of the human person – especially the worker, minorities, immigrants, the poor, AIDS patients, and special needs kids.

You were maligned as a…

AMDG                                                                                                              JMJ 

Mass of the Vigil for Life

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 

January 18, 2018

“Let us give thanks to the Father,

who has made you fit to share

in the inheritance…

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It’s a question on everybody’s mind: What’s wrong?  How is all this happening?  Where has this virus infecting our beloved country come from?

It’s a question on the minds of your pastors, us bishops, as we meet this week for our annual assembly.

What everybody seems to be talking about is the surge of violence, hate, bigotry, and bloodshed in our land.  We mourn over the horror in Las Vegas, the slaughter at a church in Texas, the murderous ride of a fanatic running over bikers here in our own city of New York.

What’s gone wrong?  I’ve listened to dozens of…

Today on “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan,” Father Dave Dwyer and I talk about upcoming travel plans and resisting the culture of death.

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Could I share with you a couple of thoughts from my October 30th Homily? Thanks for listening!

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Jesus came to restore the culture of life… The more vulnerable the life is the more Jesus reaches out to protect it.  On January 22, people will gather to stand up for the culture of life as a reminder that all life is sacred.

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