Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, This past Saturday, Bishop Izen, Bishop Kenney and I joined Father Dennis Zehren, Deacon Kevin Conneely and many of their Annunciation parishioners and school families to celebrate a Rite of...

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I am still on a high from being with a group of high school students from our archdiocese (and about 16,000 of their peers) at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis. It’s...

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, As the liturgical year nears its end, the Church annually turns her focus to the “Four Last Things”: death, judgment, heaven and hell. All this helps set the stage for the celebration of...

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The kitchen was the heart of our family home. My mom was a prodigious baker and seemed to be tethered to the stove, always just a few steps away from our rotary phone. (Those of you who are...