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Yesterday, during my radio program, Conversation with the Cardinal, that is broadcast on The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM , I talked about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the great impact his faith had on his life.

Feast of St. Augustine, Year of Faith The approach of Labor Day means that school starts soon! As the doors of our Catholic grade and high schools re-open to welcome 75,000 of our children and youth, it’s a good time to praise God for the gift they are, and to thank God for the passionate promoters, leaders, and benefactors who have fought, advocated, cajoled, and begged to keep these schools strong, excellent, affordable, and accessible.

What a grand summer so far . . . sure, some time-off with family and priest-friends, but also the 150 th Anniversary Mass at Gettysburg, and World Youth Day in Brazil. Last week added to a banner summer as I joined 3,000 other members at the Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus in San Antonio, Texas.

I am still catching up on my summer reading as I continue with my summer travel and pastoral visits. I came across an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about Father Paolo Dall’Oglio, an Italian Jesuit priest missing in Syria.

I’d like to share with you the following excerpt from my SiriusXM show, “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan.” You can hear the audio segment by clicking here . On today’s edition of “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan,” the Cardinal’s weekly show on The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM, Cardinal Dolan and co-host Father Dave Dwyer, CSP, discussed the news of the suspension of Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez.