Pro-Life Sunday
Here is a copy of my homily from Pro-Life Sunday, Sunday, October 3, 2010, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. An audio clip of the homily is available online here. AMDG...
View ArticleBernard Nathanson, Rest In Peace
This morning I had the immense privilege of celebrating a Requiem Mass for Dr. Bernard Nathanson. It was inspiring to see so many people present to celebrate the life of this champion of life. Dr....
View ArticleJesus Came to Restore the Culture of Life – Sunday Homily
Jesus came to restore the culture of life… The more vulnerable the life is the more Jesus reaches out to protect it. On January 22, people will gather to stand up for the culture of life as a reminder...
View ArticleAnother Boy, Another Question
The news has been full over the last few weeks of revelations about the “harvesting” of organs by Planned Parenthood from the remains of aborted children, so they can be sold for medical research....
View ArticleAgents of Conversion
The following is the homily from the Pro–Life Vigil Mass offered by Cardinal Dolan in Washington, DC on January 21. Pro – Life Vigil Mass National Shrine, January 21, 2016 “I know that God is with us,...
View ArticleHomily from Pro-Life Mass
Pro-Life Mass January 26, 2017 National Shrine “We have confidence of entrance into the sanctuary . . .” consoling words we heard in this evening’s reading from the Bible . . . . . . and here we...
View ArticleConversation with Cardinal Dolan: January 31, 2017
I’m at the the Telecare studios in the Diocese of Rockville Centre with Monsignor Jim Vlaun for the installation of Bishop John Barres. Today we reflect on the March for Life, the Presidential...
View ArticleConsistency, Please
I’d like to share with you a column I wrote about recent troubling developments at the state and national levels. Here’s an excerpt: Recently, over an enjoyable meal, a rabbi friend and I discussed at...
View ArticleConversation with Cardinal Dolan: February 7, 2017
On “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan,” Father Dave Dwyer and I discuss New York City in February, the consistency of the Catholic perspective, and effects of social media.
View ArticleConversation with Cardinal Dolan: April 25, 2017
Today on “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan,” Father Dave Dwyer and I talk about upcoming travel plans and resisting the culture of death.
View ArticleConversation with Cardinal Dolan: January 18, 2018
Today I’m coming to you from the USCCB headquarters in Washington, D.C., where I’m with Father Joseph Corpora, C.S.C. of the Alliance for Catholic Education to talk about Catholic schools. Thanks for...
View ArticleNational Prayer Vigil for Life 2018 Opening Mass Homily
AMDG JMJ Mass of the Vigil for Life Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate...
View ArticleConversation with Cardinal Dolan: January 30, 2018
Today on Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Father Dave Dwyer and I catch up between retreats and discuss the U.S. Senate’s failure to adopt the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Click here to...
View ArticleConversation with Cardinal Dolan: May 1, 2018
On today’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Father Dave Dwyer and I talk about the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, and the sad case of Alfie...
View ArticleConversation with Cardinal Dolan: June 26, 2018
On today’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Father Dave Dwyer and I welcome summer to New York City! This is our last show until we reconvene at the Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention in August,...
View ArticleConversation with Cardinal Dolan: October 9, 2018
Father Dave Dwyer and I catch up after our travels on today’s episode of Conversation with Cardinal Dolan. For my recent blog entry on the Rosary, click here. To read my column in Catholic New York...
View ArticleConversation with Cardinal Dolan: November 6, 2018
On today’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Father Dave Dwyer and I talk about the coming season of Advent, voting and election day, social media, pro-life movements, and much more. Thanks for...
View ArticleConversation with Cardinal Dolan: January 15, 2019
I’m back from a quick visit to Ireland to spend some time with the Sisters of Mercy who inspired my vocation. On today’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Father Dave Dwyer and I discuss the...
View ArticleHomily from the New York Pilgrim Mass at the March for Life: United in Faith
Can I tell you how proud I am of you, how very much I appreciate your prophetic witness on behalf of innocent babies in their mother’s wombs, how honored I am to lead you in this great prayer of the...
View ArticleJohn Cardinal O’Connor Lecture at Georgetown University
Thank you! It is an honor and a joy to be with you this morning. Especially do I savor this chance to salute a towering prophet in our beloved nation’s pursuit of the civil rights of the baby in the...
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