Bodybuilding
No one who knows me or has seen a photo of me would mistake me for a bodybuilder, but I have been thinking a great deal these days about my Continue Reading
Discovering God’s Mission for Us
It was in Detroit at our last convocation that I was able to share some of my deep concerns about the Church with our clergy. That gathering, which took place Continue Reading
Chrysalis
This year, you may recall, the central editorial theme of Unirea/Canton is supposed to be liturgy. It seems that nature had other plans. The pandemic afflicting the planet right now has cut us Continue Reading
To live the beauty that we have been given
I was one of 15 bishops of Eastern Catholic eparchies in the U.S. making our visit ad limina apostolorum, “to the threshold of the apostles,” in February. All bishops in Continue Reading
Belonging
I REMEMBER when the biggest event of the week was going to church on Sunday. This was followed by the second-biggest event of the week, Sunday dinner, which sometimes was Continue Reading
The Diocese: it made a difference to me
I have learned, in 26 years of diocesan leadership, that it is by no means clear to everyone in our eparchy (the term used in Canon Law for dioceses of Continue Reading
One path, one body
“Să Mergem Împreună”: everywhere you looked in Romania—on TV and on billboards, churches and other buildings—you saw the image of a smiling Pope Francis together with these words. Translated, they literally say, Continue Reading
One Body of Christ
It has become something of a cliché to fret about how polarized and divided we have become, not only as a nation but even, as it were, as a species. Continue Reading
Nostalgia
Memory is such a beautiful thing! Without our memories, life would be a flat, tasteless pursuit of our most immediate needs, without reference to the times, places, and people that Continue Reading
Water and Spirit
“Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. The Holy Spirit is my personal Savior, because ‘no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the holy Spirit,’ (1 Cor. 12:3).” I Continue Reading