Yearly Archives: 2014

Recently I got a copy of a letter written to one of our priests in the Archdiocese.  It described how powerfully a small act of reaching out can lead to great effects in the lives of others. This priest was praised for a hospital visit in 2003 and the fruits that came from it.  Each time I read the letter, a tear comes to my eye as the story is retold. Here are some major excerpts from this letter:

This letter […]

This Dec. 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, marked my 15th anniversary as a bishop.

I love that I was ordained for service to Christ and his people on this special feast of the Blessed Mother.

Some confuse the Immaculate Conception with the conception of Jesus, which we celebrate on March 25, the Annunciation of our Lord. St. Anne and St. Joachim (parents of Mary, the Mother of Jesus) are likely kicking […]

Conversations is a monthly, 30-minute television show in which I participate in an ongoing conversation about the Archdiocese of Louisville, my involvement with the larger Church (both nationally and globally), and issues of faith in general. In the first segment from our December, 2014 episode, Chancellor Dr. Brian Reynolds and I talk with Deacon Lucio Caruso, Director of Mission Integration, about the work of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Louisville.

I just finished reading the book, Something Other Than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidentally Found It by Jennifer Fulwiler.  Her title is taken from a quote from C.S. Lewis: “All that we call human history … (is) the long, terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.”

In a light-hearted and carefree, often humorous, style that captivates and makes you want […]

I wrote in an earlier blog (October 29) about my visit to the University of Scranton to give the keynote address for the 13th annual Northeastern U.S. Conference on DisABILITY.  While there, I talked to Daniel Gallagher of Catholic Television of the Diocese of Scranton (CTV) about my keynote address and about my participation in the Synod on the Family in Rome. Here is that interview:

Below is my presidential address, delivered on November 10, for the November Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:

Archbishop Vigano, brother bishops, friends all, 

I had never met Paolo Rodari until he asked to sit down with me to talk about our families. Paolo is an Italian journalist, but this wasn’t about an interview. He had heard that I’d helped care for my brother Georgie, who had Down syndrome, and he wanted to talk about his hopes and fears […]