Peace is not a task for diplomats or soldiers alone. It is not a gift that politicians can legislate or courts enforce. In our time, the human family cannot attain peace unless each individual is truly desirous of peace, unless each individual works to build peace.

The most learned never forgot that the Scriptures were received from the Jews and that even prior to the written Scriptures, divine revelation, the source of salvation, was given to the family of Abraham.

This Thanksgiving holiday, our tables are full. Many go hungry. Our houses are warm. The homeless, cold. Our families gather together while some are separated by war. No day is without its sorrow; no time without its trial.

[This is the second of a two part series of changing funeral customs.]

[This is the first of a two part series of changing funeral customs.]

As moral agents, all of us need to work for the creation of a just and peaceful society. When we find ways to restore the order of justice and, at the same time, extend compassion that heals and leads to reform, we are modeling the very heart of God.

This is the second of two articles on Catholic education

This is the first of two articles on Catholic education

The Risen Lord is truly present. Not symbolically, but really present—Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity. Present and hidden. Christ is truly with us.

[This is the second of two part series on the diocesan pilgrimage to World Youth Day.]

[This is the first of two part series on the diocesan pilgrimage to World Youth Day.]

Human procreation is neither a mere biological nor technological act. It is distinct and far superior to the beginning of any other form of life, precisely because it involves the personal dignity of a man and a woman and their child.

On the stage of world history, we are witnessing the replay of Genesis 4:1-26. In these verses of Genesis, a descendant of Cain moves center stage. Between the Fall and the Flood looms the figure of Lamech.

On June 27, 2005, the Supreme Court issued its opinion on whether the Ten Commandments could be publicly displayed. The justices were divided.

My most important goal is evangelization. In fact, on July 6, 2004, I laid out in principle this direction for the diocese in choosing the Great Commission as the Gospel for the Mass of Installation—“Go, therefore, into the whole world make disciples of all nations…(Mt 28:19).