From the Archbishop

I recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate for our Haitian community with members of the U.S. Senate and their staff. Organized by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the day brought together Cardinal Chibly Langlois from Les Cayes in Haiti, Archbishop Wenski from Miami, Bishop Fabre from Charleston, SC, Fr. Jazon, a Haitian priest from Camden, NJ, and me. We spent the day in conversation about…

There is something special about trees. My love for them can be traced back to childhood summer days spent playing in the white pine forest on my grandfather’s farm, to sacred moments spent in the woods of Pacem in Terris retreat center, and to days spent backpacking along the Superior Hiking Trail in northern Minnesota. Trees are counted among the teachers of my life. As one walks through the woods…

Archbishop Casey is sharing the following statement from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati with the Springfield Community: The wellbeing of the Haitian community of Springfield weighs heavily on the hearts of the faithful of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. We have had the privilege of witnessing the upstanding lives that Haitian families have built here in our community…

You Gotta Have Heart is a classic showtune from the 1955 musical Damn Yankees. Sung by a group of baseball players trying to keep their spirits up amidst a losing season, the lyrics reveal that only with each teammate giving his all will their hapless team find . . .

I remember the first time I did something that made me realize I had become just like my father. Many of us have had similar experiences. We reach a certain age and the DNA that has been passed down from generation to generation becomes undeniable. A wife may say . . .

After a difficult winter and a late-arriving spring, we now tend to the ground that has remained fallow through cold days and months of patient waiting for sunlight. As we break ground in our fields and gardens, we soon discover . . .