Yesterday, the nation fittingly observed the birthday of the Reverend Martin Luther King.  To think he could still be with us at 90 years of age!  We sure need him!

His message, while profound in its effect, was rather simple:  we are all God’s children, made in His image.  Thus do we treat ourselves and others with dignity and respect.  The dignity of the human person– regardless of race, economic status, or condition– and the sanctity of all human life, no matter what stage or color, was his creed. 

I…

Can I tell you how proud I am of you, how very much I appreciate your prophetic witness on behalf of innocent babies in their mother’s wombs, how honored I am to lead you in this great prayer of the Mass this bracing pro-life March day!

Now can I ask you to think hard about one phrase from the Bible that we just heard in our reading: united in faith.

united in faith.

That’s why we are here at Mass; that’s what we will be in a couple hours…

On today’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Father Dave Dwyer and I welcome summer to New York City! This is our last show until we reconvene at the Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention in August, where we’ll be coming to you live from Baltimore. God bless!

Deacon Patrick Moynihan, President, The Haitian Project joins Cardinal Dolan. pic.twitter.com/ErfYO65WfK

— The Catholic Channel (@CatholicChannel) June 26, 2018

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Today on Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Father Dave Dwyer and I talk about the Sacraments of Holy Orders and Matrimony, as well as the referendum on the 8th Amendment to the Irish Constitution.

For my column in Catholic New York on mental illness, click here.

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On today’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Father Dave Dwyer and I discuss the upcoming referendum on the 8th Amendment to the Irish Constitution and the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church.

Dr. A.R. Bernard, Senior Pastor of the Christian Cultural Center, joins the Cardinal to discuss his upcoming trip to Indonesia. pic.twitter.com/eg9bOp78DV

— The Catholic Channel (@CatholicChannel) May 15, 2018

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I’ve been travelling the past couple of days and finally got the chance to catch up on my reading. I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss this excellent piece by George Will about the truly grim situation for babies with Down syndrome in Iceland. Here’s an excerpt:

Iceland must be pleased that it is close to success in its program of genocide, but before congratulating that nation on its final solution to the Down syndrome problem, perhaps it might answer a question: What is this problem?

To help understand why some people might ask…

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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Today on Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Father Dave Dwyer and I talk about Our Lady of Altagracia, the New York Encounter, Reverend Martin Luther King, and the upcoming Vigil Mass for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

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As is my annual tradition, I celebrated Mass yesterday for the inmates at Taconic Correctional Facility in anticipation of Christmas. After the Mass was concluded, I blessed a plaque in honor of Sister Antonia Maguire, a Franciscan Sister, who ministered to the inmates at the facility for about five decades.  Sister Antonia recently died, and what follows is a moving tribute to her by Sister Laura, her Provincial.

God Won the Toss

“Go and preach the gospel… when necessary, use words.”  (Saint Francis of Assisi)

She didn’t want to go; she didn’t know how to turn down such an…

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…