A few weeks ago I watched one of our beloved animals die. Our companion and friend for more than twenty years, one of our kitty cats, wizened with old age, lay on our bed with us and breathed his last. We wept over him. I prayed that he would be allowed to go peacefully.... Read More →

  Your Eminences and Excellencies, my brother priests, consecrated men and women, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. It is a deep honor and privilege to celebrate this Vigil Mass here at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, on this “National... Read More →