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Did you follow in the press or media any of the Holy Father’s visit to his homeland of Germany last weekend? I didn’t think so. Neither did I. Because, as a matter of fact, there was hardly any coverage at all.

The following press release was  published in this week’s edition of The Long Island Catholic and The Brooklyn Tablet. I thought you might want to see it in advance of next week’s edition of Catholic New York : NEW INTER-DIOCESAN PARTNERSHIP FOR THEOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION September 29, 2011 – The Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Diocese of Rockville Centre, today announced the formalization of a new initiative of inter-diocesan partnership to share personnel resources and facilities to prepare future and present clergy, as well as other Catholic leaders, for various kinds of service in the spirit of the New Evangelization called for by the late Blessed John Paul II.

Reminding us about the Holy Name of Jesus, Cardinal Dolan teaches us about the reverence we should have for the name of our Savior.

Let me share with you a letter that I wrote to President Barack Obama about the Defense of Marriage Act. “The institution of marriage is built on this truth, which goes to the core of what the Catholic Bishops of the United States, and the millions of citizens who stand with us on this issue, want for all children and for the common good of society.

“God has his ways.”  Cardinal Dolan preaches on the faith and trust we need to have in God’s plan for us, especially when we find it confusing or unreasonable.

I don’t know if you had a chance to see it a few weeks ago, my blog on what I called “markers” of our faith? Apparently quite a few of you did, to judge from the feedback! In that posting, I just wondered aloud if we Catholics, over the last forty-five years, had tossed too many “external markers” of our Catholic identity out the window.

Yesterday morning, I commemorated the Tenth Anniversary of September 11th at the 9:30 a.m. Memorial Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. I would like to share my homily with all of you. Here is an excerpt: They say there are no atheists in foxholes.

On the anniversary of September 11, 2001, Cardinal Dolan reminds us that goodness is stronger than evil and encourages us to be agents of God’s Goodness.

I would like to share with you the statement Pope Benedict XVI released to the media about the Tenth Anniversary of September 11th. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2011 LETTER FROM POPE BENEDICT XVI ON SEPTEMBER 11TH TENTH ANNIVERSARY Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his prayerful support of the United States on the Tenth Anniversary of September 11th, in a letter sent to Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

At the annual Labor Day mass, Cardinal Dolan reminds us of how fitting it is to pray with and for our working men and women, whose contributions and trials form the backbone of our city and nation.

To our students, dedicated teachers, wonderful staffs and volunteers — welcome back to school! To our pastors, principals, parents, parishioners and generous patrons, thank you for your passion for Catholic schools!

Can I relate to you an incident from the history of the Church in our beloved country? Back in the 1880’s, the labor force in our nation, in our railroads, factories, mills, and mines, was made up mostly of Catholic immigrants.