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This year in the three-year cycle of Sunday readings, we listen to the Gospel of St. Matthew the Apostle. He was a tax collector who, while sitting at the customs post in Capernaum, was called to

The Jubilee Year ended in all churches in the world except in Rome on Sunday, December 28.  A week later, on January 6, 2026, Pope Leo XIV closed the Holy

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks, our bishop, as the Metropolitan Archbishop of New York. From February 6, 2025, Bishop Hicks will begin his ministry in

Today, Christmas Day, the words of the prophet Isaiah are resounding powerfully in our churches and resonating in our hearts: “a child is born to us, a son is given

One of my acquaintances from high school recently wrote me that she noticed that people she knew have changed or are changing.  I received this observation with understanding but also with sadness. Her observation was not

On November 1st in the liturgical calendar, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints, honoring both those canonized and venerated, as well as the anonymous and unknown. Contrary

This Sunday, Bishop Ronald Hicks will celebrate the 10 am Mass at our church. He comes to us to share the joy of a people who know that they are loved by God and saved by Jesus Christ. Our Bishop

I have repeated many times that as Christians, we are called to testify about Jesus, not only in the church but every day and on every occasion: at home, at

“What good must I do to gain eternal life?”  This question presented to Jesus by the young man returns to us very frequently. If we are looking forward to eternal

In this Sunday’s first reading we read: “Conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Humble yourself the more, the greater you