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This morning I had the immense privilege of celebrating a Requiem Mass for Dr. Bernard Nathanson. It was inspiring to see so many people present to celebrate the life of this champion of life. Dr. Nathanson’s pastor, Father Gerald Murray, preached a magnificent homily.

I’ve known for a long time that I should lose some weight. So, last week, I visited my doctor, and he showed me a gross, disgusting, dripping ball of yellow wax. “This,” he said to me, “is what ten pounds of fat looks like.

I met with Steve Doocy from “Fox & Friends” Wednesday morning to discuss the long-term benefits of Catholic schools. Click here to watch the interview. Fox & Friends

Today, I participated in a budget hearing in Albany. Here are my remarks regarding the 2011-2012 Education Budget: TESTIMONY OF THE NEW YORK STATE CATHOLIC CONFERENCE REGARDING THE 2011-2012 EDUCATION BUDGET Albany, New York February 15, 2011 Good afternoon, Senator DeFrancisco, Senator Flanagan, Assemblyman Farrell, Assemblywoman Nolan and honorable members, my name is Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York.

I owe it to all of you — both the Catholic and wider community — to be very clear about the ridiculous and groundless gossip spread about me by a tort lawyer named Jeff Anderson. You may have heard this man claim that, when I was Archbishop of Milwaukee, I “hid’ $130 million of archdiocesan funds so victims of clergy sexual abuse could not sue for it.

I just came back from my apostolic visitation of the Irish seminaries, and I’m catching up on some reading. You may have seen these  articles recently, but just in case you haven’t, let me share them with you.

Thought you might like to see the letter our chancellor wrote to the Diocese of Peoria regarding their decision to resume the promotion of the cause for Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Dear Ms. Gibson: Congratulations on the decision of the Diocese of Peoria to resume its promotion of the cause for its native son, Archbishop Fulton Sheen.