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Here’s my homily from this Fifth Sunday of Lent. Today, Jesus raises his friend Lazarus from the dead. Let me try my best to reveal seven messages that might go unnoticed from today’s Gospel. Today’s Readings: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/032920.cfm

On this week’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan , Father Dave Dwyer and I discuss the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. We took calls from our listeners to discuss their questions and stories about faith during these hard times.

Here’s my homily from this fourth Sunday of Lent. We see Jesus cure a man of his blindness. We are all born into spiritual blindness or darkness and only Jesus, the Light of the World, can heal us and bring us to the light.

On this week’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan , I share an update on how the Archdiocese of New York is handling the coronavirus. Thanks to everyone who has tuned in to the Catholic Channel to listen to Mass.

Here’s my homily from yesterday. While there are no public Masses in the Archdiocese of New York, the Mass continues to be celebrated. We pray with and for our beloved parishioners. We can still unite ourselves to the greatest prayer of all, the Mass, no matter where we are.

It’s eerie seeing Saint Patrick’s Cathedral so empty, but we have the consoling words of Jesus to comfort us. He says the important thing is to worship God in spirit and truth. In the morning’s Gospel we hear many important lessons about prayer.

I have said this before, but I am in good company, as God often repeats Himself! In this morning’s Gospel, Jesus does not know the name of the rich man. He does, however, know the name of the poor man – Lazarus.

On this week’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan , Father Dave Dwyer and I discussed what parishes are doing to combat the spread of the coronavirus. We don’t need to be afraid, but we do need to be concerned.

The Acts of Faith, Hope, Charity, and Contrition are four beautiful prayers. The Act of Contrition is probably the most well-known. In this morning’s reading the prophet Daniel offers an inspired Act of Contrition on behalf of the people of Israel.

When we sin, we’re sorry because we know we’ve hurt God, ignored His love, turned our back on Him. But when we approach Confession, we make God happy! Jesus tells us that there is a greater joy in Heaven over one sinner who repents than ninety-nine who remain virtuous.

On today’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan show, Father Dave Dwyer and I talked about Lent and my visit to Sing Sing Prison, plus prudent modifications some parishes are implementing to combat the spread of the flu and coronavirus this season.

We often go through life wondering where we can find God. We know we can find Him in the Holy Eucharist, His Holy Word, the Church, the sacraments, and in the beautiful and wonder of this life. We also find Him in the poor and hungry.