Blog - December 2012 RSS Feed

I’d like to share this beautiful piece from the New York Times with you. Thank you, Ann Hood, for your moving words. The next day, I was in New York City. The weather had turned as warm as spring, and after a lunch in Midtown I decided to take a walk.

In this homily, Cardinal Dolan uses the story of the Visitation of Mary and Elizabeth to help us understand the power and meaning of a visit.

It was my honor to say the funeral mass for Anne Marie McGowan Murphy this morning at St. Mary of the Assumption in Katonah, I’d like to share my homily with you. Homily Michael, Kelly Anne, Colleen, Thomas, and Paige; Hugh and Alice; Hugh and Valerie; Mary Pat and Jim; Tom and Clare; Peter and Toni; Alice and Eddie; Catherine and Thom; dear family and close friends of Annie: we love you very much!

On this Gaudete Sunday, Cardinal Dolan looks for signs of joy and hope in this world which increasingly looks dark.

Did you hear about the decision last week by U.S. District Court Judge Brian M. Cogan in the lawsuit brought by the Archdiocese of New York, ArchCare , (the agency coordinating our Catholic healthcare in the archdiocese) and three plaintiffs from the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island, against the administration for the unconstitutional HHS mandate?

A big thank you to Assemblyman Karim Camara for his excellent op-ed in last week’s New York Post article about school closings. Here is an excerpt: Last week’s announcement by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York that it may close another 27 schools should serve as a wake-up call for all who care about urban education across New York state.

In this homily, Cardinal Dolan explains St. Paul’s phrase “partnership for the gospel” in reflecting on today’s readings.

A blessed Advent! I discussed it with folks visiting me over the weekend, right after Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the First Sunday of Advent. It’s the yearly debate about Advent, and it goes something like this: The first person began, “Why do we start to celebrate Christmas so early?

In this homily, Cardinal Dolan brings out three meanings of the phrase “on that day” for our Advent reflection.