The Season of Creation runs from September 1 to October 4 and is an ecumenical celebration of the gift of our earth. It is also a time to reflect, pray and take action to care for our common home. Our Catholic social teaching calls us to respond to the urgent […] The post Season of Creation 2024 first appeared on Truth in Love ..read more

Happy Sunday everyone! I invite you to listen to today’s homily in the video below, which begins around the 28:20 mark. Please pardon my misquote towards the end of the homily referring to Jeremiah rather than Elijah. The homily begins at the 28:20 mark. The post Jesus is God’s Expression To The World: “I Love You.” first appeared on Truth in Love ..read more

I’ve posted the homily below from today’s Mass. Also below is a slideshow of a selection of photos from today’s commemoration. As always, thanks to Stephen Brashear for his photographs! God bless you, and all you do to promote peace in our world! One year ago today, I celebrated Mass […] The post Mass For Peace first appeared on Truth in Love ..read more

Seventy nine years ago, August 6, 1945, an American B-29 dropped the first deployed atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Roughly 80,000 people were killed instantly, while tens of thousands more would die in the months that followed. On August 9 another atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, killing another estimated 40,000 […] The post Mass & Prayers For Peace first appeared on Truth in Love ..read more

In today’s world there is much strife and sin, yes. These many manifestations of strife can at times capture our attention to the point where we begin to think it is the prevailing reality of society or of human nature. However, the truth is that each person is created in […] The post Jesus the Bread of Life first appeared on Truth in Love ..read more

The summer months always provide an opportunity for me to review the events of the past year and gain insight into how Jesus is inviting me to grow deeper in my relationship with him to better exercise my ministry as a bishop. Every Christian life is profoundly rooted in relationship […] The post Cultivate life in Christ first appeared on Truth in Love ..read more

A worker places U.S. and Vatican flags together on a lamp post along Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington Sept. 21, 2015, ahead of Pope Francis’ three-day visit. (OSV News photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters) As we kick off the political conventions this week and especially in light of the violence at a presidential campaign event in the past few days, it seems appropriate to reflect upon the proper role of politics and democracy in society. Our Catholic social teaching makes a distinction between the civil society, which is prior to the political community. Additionally ..read more

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Easter Mass at St. James Cathedral, on Sunday, March 31, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear) Archbishop-to-the-People-of-God-July-1-2024-minDownload The post Partners In The Gospel Effective Today; Effectively Achieve Mission Of Church first appeared on Truth in Love ..read more

Bishop Elizondo, Rev. Kyle Rink, +PDE, Rev. Maximilano Munoz, Bishop Schuster and Vocation Director, Rev. Justin Ryan Congratulations to our two newest priests, Rev. Kyle Rink and Rev. Maximiliano Munoz! The cathedral was standing room only for this joyous occasion!  The entire Ordination ceremony can be watched in the video below. The call to “Orders” and homily can be seen starting at the 53:00 minute mark. I have posted the homily below the video. Good morning to all and welcome to this joyous celebration of ordination to the priesthood! We welcome in a special way the two young men ..read more