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The latest Financial Services Report for the Archdiocese of New York is now available.

Numbers…measurements…statistics…metrics…percentages…rates… How our lives seem to be ruled by numbers! I wait anxiously for my blood pressure, my blood counts, and, yuck, even my weight!

An advocacy group's outrageous calumnies against Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal group that defends life, marriage, and religious liberty, stigmatize all orthodox Christians as "haters".

The Convocation of Catholic Leaders in Orlando was an important moment in the history of the Church in America. It was a chance to answer Pope Francis's call to renew our enthusiasm in sharing the Gospel, especially to the peripheries.

…the Catechetical Office doesn’t stop thinking of ways to help our parish religious educators to form families in the faith. Note this date on your calendar: Saturday, Aug. 5.

After a Supreme Court ruling, the Administration's refugee policies have yielded more chaos and injustice for families and people at risk of persecution.

Let’s talk about something pleasant, shall we? Too often in my column I have to write you on tough issues, bad news, worrisome developments.

The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture will be showcasing the thought-provoking and socially relevant work of six emerging artists, as it has been doing since it opened its doors two years ago, for the first annual "Sheen Center Theater Festival: Readings of New Short Plays by Catholic Playwrights." On July 8 & 9 the Sheen Center’s Black Box welcomes six Catholic playwrights, representing a diverse range of voices and styles, including the works of four women and two men, including a Jesuit Brother.

No matter how busy you are, taking a just few minutes for this prayer will be to your benefit

The 750-year-old boys’ choir, Escolania de Montserrat, from the Montserrat Abbey in Catalonia, Spain, will be performing at the High Altar of St. Patrick’s Cathedral tomorrow, Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 4:00 pm. They are one of Europe’s oldest and most renowned men/boys’ choirs. This is one of only eight scheduled performances in the United States. There is no charge for admittance.

Earlier this week I was honored to receive an award from the New York Board of Rabbis. In my brief expression of appreciation, I relayed the story of the visit to New York a few years back by Cardinal Kurt Koch, the president of the Pontifical Commission for Religious Dialogue with Judaism.

Robert Ellsberg, Editor-in-Chief of Orbis Books and author of the critically acclaimed "Blessed Among Us: Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses," returns to the Sheen Center on Thursday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. for the second installment in the ongoing series “My Favorite Saints” which examines the lives of holy men and women throughout the ages and translates their journey in terms accessible to the spiritual seekers of today.

There will be a Young Adult Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral tomorrow, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. with Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, as principal celebrant.

The Ulster History Circle will commemorate John Joseph Hughes, First Archbishop of New York and founder of St. Patrick’s Cathedral with the unveiling of a Blue Plaque on Saturday, 24th June 2017 at I0:45 AM at St. Macartan’s RC Church, 3 Springtown Road, Augher. Co. Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The plaque will be unveiled by Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland.

As the New York Catholic Bible Summit welcomed national and international scripture scholars to a speak about missionary disciples, one of those disciples went home to God.

I had the honor of speaking at the graduation ceremony of The Montfort Academy, a high school that is a gem of Catholic classical education. I encouraged the grads to develop virtues of trust in God, purity of heart, and boldness to arm them for the battle ahead.

The much anticipated “Love & Responsibility” speaker/concert series kicks off on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 7:30 P.M. and will run through August 1, 2017. 

Let me write about a menu of issues I wanted to bring to your attention.

As the Senate considers legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act, our bishops have provided essential moral guidance.

The New York State Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on the assisted suicide case. A ruling will come as soon as July, which will have a momentous effect on our state and our nation.