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No more ‘mañanas’
America has always been exceptional in the family of nations because from the beginning, this was not a nation defined by territory or by a specific race or people.
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Love is the measure
The law is a teacher and so is the way we enforce our laws.
So what lessons are we teaching at our nation’s southern border? The pictures are dramatic and they fill you with sadness and anger. -
Statement on House leaders’ decision not to permit debate on USA Act
For weeks now, members of the House of Representatives have been working hard to secure a vote on bipartisan compromise legislation that would provide permanent protections for “Dreamers,” the nearly 2 million young people who were brought to this country as small children by undocumented parents or family members.
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‘Born for this moment’
My brothers — Egren and Danny, Gilbert and Ian, Spencer and John, Tommy, Pedro and Matthew — the path that you have taken on your journey of life has led you to this beautiful moment.
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Go to Jesus through Mary
I am so happy that Pope Francis has given us this new day to remember Mary each year on the Monday after Pentecost.
This was our Lord’s dying wish and his final gift to us. The words that Jesus spoke as he hung on the cross, he speaks today to you and to me — and to the whole Church. He tells us to look into the eyes of Mary, and he says to us, “Behold, your mother!” -
Made for greater things: Telling a new story for a new America
Dear friends and dear Class of 2018:
What an honor it is to share this podium with these distinguished Americans. What a witness. -
Our mother, mother of the Church
We are getting ready to celebrate the new Marian feast instituted by Pope Francis.
The memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of the Church that we will celebrate on the Monday after Pentecost, this year on May 21, marks an important — I would even say prophetic — rediscovery of an ancient devotion. -
Be ‘microphones of God’
We conclude this encounter with these powerful words from the risen Jesus that we have just heard in our Gospel reading.
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Time for DACA compromise — Pass the USA Act
The time has come for our leaders in Congress to do what is right and pass legislation that will provide a permanent solution for the nearly 2 million young people who were brought to this country as small children by undocumented parents or family members.
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‘I want you to belong completely to me’
This is a beautiful time of year.
It is Confirmation season and I have the joy to be celebrating this sacrament with young people in parishes throughout the archdiocese.
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