April 3, 2021: "This Easter, our Lord is calling us back. He is calling us to remember who we are. He is calling all of us in the Church to live as "Easter people," to return to the simplicity of life that we see in those first disciples."

April 2, 2021: "When everything is stripped away, there is still the cross. There still remains Jesus Christ, who died and rose from the dead, who gave his life for each one of us."

March 29, 2021: "Jesus makes himself a gift of love, offering his Body and Blood to become our food and our companion as we make our way on this earthly journey."

March 28, 2021: "We go with our Lord up to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. We have a seat at the table as he celebrates his last supper, and we witness the drama of his betrayal. Then we try to keep with him in the garden, and we are there when the mob comes to arrest him."

March 21, 2021: "Jesus Christ came to be a grain of wheat, a "seed." And you and I, we are the "fruits" of his love, the fruits of the sacrifice of his life that he made for each one of us."

March 19, 2021: "St. Joseph was an ordinary man, as we know, a husband and a foster-father. Long ago, he walked this earth just as we do. But now, he can hear our prayers and I think whisper them to the ear of God."

March 17, 2021: "Today I especially want to congratulate all of you — the winners of the Christian Service Awards this year! As I said yesterday, you make us proud, and you inspire us because service is the work of love."

March 5, 2021: "Our nation needs to heal, come together, and help one another. The American Rescue Plan is an important step in the right direction. It should provide much needed assistance for American families and businesses hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic."

February 28, 2021: "The Gospel tells us that Jesus was 'transfigured before them.' His clothes turned 'dazzling white.' So bright, so white — that nothing on earth could have caused that. So we have to ask ourselves — what is going on here? What is the meaning of the Transfiguration?"

February 24, 2021: "The altar is the heart and soul of every chapel, of every church. The sacrifice that we offer at this holy altar makes us one family, children of God. The altar makes us his Church."

February 21, 2021: "My brothers and sisters, we have to remember that we are teachers in the Church. It is a our job to keep these stories alive in the hearts of our people. And it's our job to draw out from these stories their meaning for the Church in this moment."

February 19, 2021: ""I join my brother bishops in praying for all those who have died and been injured in the recent winter storms. We pray especially for those without power and heat and for first responders who are offering assistance to those with urgent needs."

February 17, 2021: "The holy season of Lent that we begin today is the time to make a new beginning and go deeper in our spiritual life. Once again, God is calling us to make a new beginning to go deeper in our relationship with him."

February 14, 2021: "In our Gospel passage this morning, St. Mark tells us the story of the man with leprosy who comes to Jesus for healing. It is beautiful to see the compassion that our Lord has for this man. As we know, in the time of Jesus, people with leprosy were considered 'unclean' and they were kept in isolation, because their disease was so contagious."

February 7, 2021: "The Gospels are written by disciples and for disciples. They are written so that we can feel the 'newness' of what it was like for those first disciples to know Jesus, to hear his words, to witness his miracles, to be the first to follow in his footsteps."

February 6, 2021: "The Church is the conscience of every society, in every time and place. And our duty in our country at this time is to help our leaders and our neighbors to hear the cry of the poor — to understand that we belong to one another, to feel our responsibility for the vulnerable and weak."

January 31, 2021: "And today, in our Gospel, we are walking in Jesus' footsteps, traveling the road with him and his disciples toward Capernaum. We enter into the synagogue with them on the Sabbath to hear Jesus teach. And we are "there" as he heals a man who has an "unclean spirit."

January 24, 2021: "The Word of God, my brothers and sisters, is alive! When we pick up the Gospels and read, we meet Jesus, who is the Word of God made flesh and dwelling among us."

January 20, 2021: "We are praying today for our nation in this time of transition. We offer our prayers, especially, for our new president and his family. Let us ask that God be with our new president and grant him wisdom and courage to lead this great nation."

January 20, 2021: "Catholic bishops are not partisan players in our nation’s politics. We are pastors responsible for the souls of millions of Americans and we are advocates for the needs of all our neighbors."