Blog - February 2021

February 28, 2021: "The Gospel tells us that Jesus was 'transfigured before them.' His clothes turned 'dazzling white.' So bright, so white — that nothing on earth could have caused that. So we have to ask ourselves — what is going on here? What is the meaning of the Transfiguration?"

February 24, 2021: "The altar is the heart and soul of every chapel, of every church. The sacrifice that we offer at this holy altar makes us one family, children of God. The altar makes us his Church."

February 21, 2021: "My brothers and sisters, we have to remember that we are teachers in the Church. It is a our job to keep these stories alive in the hearts of our people. And it's our job to draw out from these stories their meaning for the Church in this moment."

February 19, 2021: "I join my brother bishops in praying for all those who have died and been injured in the recent winter storms. We pray especially for those without power and heat and for first responders who are offering assistance to those with urgent needs."

February 17, 2021: "The holy season of Lent that we begin today is the time to make a new beginning and go deeper in our spiritual life. Once again, God is calling us to make a new beginning to go deeper in our relationship with him."

February 14, 2021: "In our Gospel passage this morning, St. Mark tells us the story of the man with leprosy who comes to Jesus for healing. It is beautiful to see the compassion that our Lord has for this man. As we know, in the time of Jesus, people with leprosy were considered 'unclean' and they were kept in isolation, because their disease was so contagious."

February 7, 2021: "The Gospels are written by disciples and for disciples. They are written so that we can feel the 'newness' of what it was like for those first disciples to know Jesus, to hear his words, to witness his miracles, to be the first to follow in his footsteps."

February 6, 2021: "The Church is the conscience of every society, in every time and place. And our duty in our country at this time is to help our leaders and our neighbors to hear the cry of the poor — to understand that we belong to one another, to feel our responsibility for the vulnerable and weak."

February 2, 2021: "For much of this past year, America has been confronting the sad reality that racist thinking and practices remain all too common in our society. Millions of our brothers and sisters still experience indignity and are denied opportunity only because of their race."