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It was only the third time it had happened to me in my nearly thirty-five happy years as a priest, all three times over the last nine-and-a-half years. Other priests tell me it has happened to them a lot more.

+ Timothy M. Dolan Archbishop of New York The Altar and the Confessional: A Pastoral Letter on the Sacrament of Penance 17 March 2011 Patronal Feast of Saint Patrick My dear friends in Christ: On this Feast of Saint Patrick, I wish the entire Archdiocese of New York an abundance of God’s blessings.

No surprise at all:  as international relief began to arrive in fractured Japan after the awful earthquake and tsunami, among the first were Catholic agencies. As I said, no surprise:  religious communities provide the most massive private (non-governmental) relief and care in the world, and first among the world’s communities of faith is the Catholic Church.

Just to give you a head’s up… Over the upcoming weeks, you might hear frequent accusations about my seven years as Archbishop of Milwaukee by tort attorney Jeffrey Anderson, who is representing claimants in the current bankruptcy proceedings in that wonderful archdiocese.

This week I was happy to share the meaning of Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season on AOL Video. Please click on the below graphic to access the video or you can see it here .

Today Bishop DiMarzio and I released a formal statement concerning Intro 371, the bill before the New York City Council that would require crisis pregnancy centers to, among other things, display signs detailing the services that they do not provide, like abortion.