Days of wonder, awe, and adoration

The National Eucharistic Congress was an amazing experience, five days of wonder and awe and adoration.

Pilgrims going home to our mother

We come to this sacred shrine today as pilgrims, as children returning home to our mother.

How to make this a more spiritual summer

For most of us, summer gives us a chance to slow down a bit, it gives us some time to enjoy the fellowship of family and the beauty of God’s creation.

On the way to revival in America

I am excited about the coming month of July!

‘God’s love is the reason for your priesthood’

Brothers, the words of Jesus that we just heard in the Gospel were spoken at the Last Supper. They were addressed to the Twelve, to his apostles, to the men he chose to be his first priests.

Jesus has ‘marching orders’ for new LA priests

Congratulations to all our graduates! And what a beautiful Gospel we’ve just heard, it’s perfect for men who are preparing for the priesthood.

Dignitas Infinita’ and the importance of human dignity

I have been reading and reflecting on Dignitas Infinita (“Infinite Dignity”), the declaration on human dignity published last month by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

In Lourdes, getting to Jesus through Mary

On May 4, I will have the privilege to celebrate Mass at the Grotto in Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary was said to appear to St. Bernadette Soubirous in 1858

Remember what the sign of the cross is for

This Easter, we welcomed nearly 3,600 new Catholics to the family of God here in Los Angeles, including more than 2,000 catechumens who were baptized at the vigil Masses across the archdiocese, and more than 1,500 candidates who were newly confirmed in the faith.

The encounter with Easter

It was still dark in the early morning hours when Mary Magdalene returned to the tomb.

She had been with Jesus when the Roman soldiers came to arrest him, when the Twelve and his other disciples ran away.