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 [...]

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 [...]

My good friend growing up, Ed Leahy, asked me to give the keynote talk at the 13th Conference on Disability at the University of Scranton. He and I have been friends since grade school and [...]

Pope Francis delivers his final speech to the Synod on the Family. (Image courtesy of Salt and Light Media) Looking back on this Extraordinary Synod, I was very inspired by the Holy Father’s heart of compassion and [...]

As I write this entry, we are in the middle of the 2nd week of the Synod on family.  I ask for your prayers. You may recall that my prayer at the beginning of the [...]

I talked with Catholic News Service about the Synod on Challenges Facing the Family in the Context of Evangelization and our hopes for it.