The power of love

Our long, difficult summer in this country seems to continue without end.

Even as the violence of Charlottesville and its aftermath still weigh heavy on our hearts and minds, this past weekend we saw the outbreak of new violence and racial tensions in St. Louis.

The Mother of God and the family of God

On Aug. 26, Archbishop Gomez delivered this homily at the annual Queen of Angels Foundation Mass, which celebrates the founding of the city of Los Angeles.

Moving forward on immigration

As members of Congress return to Washington from their August recess, once more the air is filled with rumors and tensions over immigration.

AVANZANDO EN EL TEMA DE LA INMIGRACIÓN

Ahora que los miembros del Congreso están regresando a Washington después de su descanso de agosto, el ambiente está lleno una vez más de rumores y tensiones sobre el tema de la inmigración.

‘A house of prayer for all peoples’

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

It is great to be here!

I am honored to help you welcome Msgr. Kostelnik as your new pastor. As you know, we lived in the same house at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for five years — so I got to know him pretty good! I’m sure that you already like him and are happy that he is at St. Joseph’s. He is a good man and a good priest. A man of prayer and compassion and wisdom.

Archbishop Gomez calls on Catholics to become instruments of unity and healing to overcome new forms of racism and nationalism

In a homily delivered at two Los Angeles parishes this weekend, Archbishop José H. Gomez spoke out on the racial tensions that have been exposed in the wake of the Aug. 11–12 “Unite the Right” white-nationalist rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Marian Heart of America: Our Lady of Guadalupe and our “Post-Christian” Society

My dear friends,

I am just coming back from Mexico. I had the blessing a few weeks ago to lead our first pilgrimage from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Statement on Introduction of “Dream Act of 2017” (S. 1615)

I welcome this new bipartisan legislation and I am grateful to Senator Graham and Senator Durbin for their leadership.

Lessons From the Peripheries: The Joy of the Gospel and our Continental Mission

Dear friends,

Thank you for your warm welcome. It is so good that we are here!