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
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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…
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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…
I’d like to share with you a column I wrote about our duty, as Americans and as people of faith, to welcome the stranger:
One of the most vivid memories of my childhood was the arrival of four religious sisters — nuns — from Ireland, who were coming to my hometown of Ballwin, Missouri to begin teaching in the brand-new grammar school of Holy Infant parish.
I was only 7 years old, but I will never forget the extraordinary lengths our entire community went to in order to make these newcomers, these strangers, these immigrants, feel welcome and at home.
That imperative to…
Today on “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan,” I’m in our nation’s capital with Archbishop José H. Gomez of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, talking about immigration. Thanks for listening!
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On “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan,” Father Dave Dwyer and I discuss New York City in February, the consistency of the Catholic perspective, and effects of social media.
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