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Here’s my homily from this morning. In this morning’s Gospel, Jesus is speaking about the utter horror of sin. It would be better for us to lose an eye or a hand — to lose our life in this earth then to lose it forever in the next.

Here’s my homily from this morning. Many times we ask ourselves, “Where can we find Jesus?” We know we can find Him at Mass. But wherever there’s goodness, love, peace, and light– He’s there. We can find Him where we find His works and values being lived.

On this week’s “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan,” I discuss the Rome summit, the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, also known as the Dallas Charter, as well as the news of Cardinal Pell of Australia.

Here’s my homily from this morning. At the heart of our faith is a biblical wisdom – the trust that if we are in God’s hands everything will be okay. We hear about it in Sirach and the Book of Wisdom, but it’s also still alive today.

Have you ever noticed how many different titles we give to Jesus? We call Him the Good Shepherd, Our Savior, Our Redeemer, the Lamb of God, Christ Our King, the Word of God, the Prince of Peace, the Word Made Flesh, Divine Teacher, Divine Physician.

Here’s my homily from this morning. Today is the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter. A chair is the sign of unity, authority, and wisdom. Those who occupy Saint Peter’s chair – his successors, the bishops of Rome and popes – have a special place in the life of the Church.

Here’s my homily from this morning. Today is the Feast of Saint Peter Damian. He sought to reform the Church – partially the immorality of the bishops at the time. It seems fitting that Pope Francis would pick today as the start of the bishops’ meeting.

On yesterday’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan , I discussed Monday’s press conference on alternatives to abortion and the wonderful services offered by organizations within Archdiocese of New York as well the Holy See’s decision to return Cardinal McCarrick to the lay state.

Here’s my homily from this morning. The Lord may take His time to answer a prayer. Take a look at this morning’s Gospel. Jesus heals the blind man in steps. We should never dismiss God when we feel our prayers are not answered right away.

Here’s my homily from this morning. Confronting the future can be scary, but we must remember how God has taken care of us in the past. Memory of God’s goodness is often a great consolation when we’re worried about today and tomorrow.

Here’s my homily from this Sunday. Heaven and Hell are the ultimate realities. We may ignore or doubt them, but sooner or later we must face them. God’s hope is that we will all be with Him for eternity in Heaven.

Today, with a home field advantage in the New York Times , Governor Cuomo linked me with the “religious right.” This is something new from the governor. He did not consider me part of the “religious right” when seeking my help with the minimum wage increase, prison reform, protection of migrant workers, a welcome of immigrants and refugees, and advocacy for college programs for the state’s inmate population, which we were happy to partner with him on, because they were our causes too.

Here’s my homily from this morning. Have you ever noticed how much of the Bible is filled with excuses not to follow Jesus? I often wonder if those inspired writers of the Gospels put those excuses in there because we make so many.

On today’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan , Father Dave Dwyer and I discussed Our Lady of Fatima and the upcoming retreat to Fatima for Archdiocese of New York priests, as well as the recent painful announcement of school closings.

The following letter was read yesterday, on my behalf, at all the Masses offered in the Archdiocese of New York. | La siguiente carta fue leída ayer, en mi nombre, en todas las Misas ofrecidas en la Arquidiócesis de Nueva York.

Here’s my homily from this morning. One of my favorite Gospel passages is the raising of Lazarus. Jesus said, “Unbind him.” Jesus does that again in this morning’s Gospel with the possessed man. Jesus loves to unbind and free us from our sins.