Marriage: the core of every civilization
It was one of the more uncomfortable moments in my life. Outside of St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Milwaukee, where I, as archbishop, was celebrating Sunday Mass on an otherwise magnificent...
View ArticleThe True Meaning of Marriage
The stampede is on. Our elected senators who have stood courageous in their refusal to capitulate on the state’s presumption to redefine marriage are reporting unrelenting pressure to cave-in. The...
View ArticleA Father’s Day Reflection
Along with so many other people of faith – and of no particular religion at all – we Catholic pastors and citizens persevere, on this Father’s Day, in our prayers and efforts to defend the timeless...
View ArticleInsight from Professor Robert George
Here’s an interview by National Review Online’s Kathryn Jean Lopez with Professor Robert George of Princeton on marriage: The institution of marriage has already been deeply wounded by divorce at...
View ArticleA Call to Counter Cultural Witness
Sad . . . worrisome . . . but hardly surprising. That’s how I answered another concerned person who asked my sentiments about Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision allowing the redefinition of marriage....
View ArticleAnalysis on Pope Francis’ Vision
Let me share with you one of the best analysis of Pope Francis that I have read recently. This op-ed, written by Michael Coren, was published in yesterday’s New York Daily News. Just in case you missed...
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Serving Young Adult Catholics in New York
You might remember how, about four-and-a-half years ago, Bishop Dennis Sullivan, then our auxiliary bishop, now the chief shepherd in the diocese of Camden, began what I call the antipasto for our...
View ArticleUpdate from Rome: Preaching the Truth with Love
This comes from Rome, where the sun is shining brightly, the sky is deep blue, the breeze is warm, the wine flows, and the pasta is al dente… and you are jealous! It has been a full week. Last...
View ArticleMarriage: A Mirror of the Love Found in the Most Blessed Trinity
Over the weekend, I had the joy of welcoming hundreds of our married couples celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversaries, and the cathedral was packed for two Masses with the couples, their...
View ArticleMarriage and Practicing the Faith
Here is a great blog post I came across from The Federalist called A Bit Of Religion Can Be Bad For Marriage which shows how practicing your faith and attending Church weekly has a very good effect on...
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