Veterans Day talk at Marquette University for ROTC

Veterans Day talk at Marquette University for ROTC

So wonderful to be here.  With the army of the future(cadets), the present(Cadre), and the past (Veterans). A theme of service.  I took the occasion to interview several veterans, also some current cadets, to ask why they had put on the uniform. Almost universally,...
We are called to be lights shining in a broken world

We are called to be lights shining in a broken world

“My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.” (Jeremiah 2:13) God created the world and saw that it was “good.” However, death and sin entered the world...
The saints illuminate the path to Eternal Life

The saints illuminate the path to Eternal Life

It is clear today that, for young people, saints are fascinating—think of Francis of Assisi and José of Anchieta, Juan Diego and Theresa of the Child Jesus, Rose of Lima and Bakhita, Kisito and Maria Goretti, Father Kolbe and Mother Theresa and the theatrical works,...
November Reflection – Christians in Asia

November Reflection – Christians in Asia

That Christians in Asia, bearing witness to the Gospel in word and deed, may promote dialogue, peace and mutual understanding, especially with those of other religions. When we in the West think of the Church in Asia, our thoughts often turn to the Pacific coast of...
Prayer of the Month – November 2017

Prayer of the Month – November 2017

To Mary, model of all disciples and bright Star of Evangelization, I entrust the Church in Asia at the threshold of the Third Millennium of the Christian era, trusting absolutely that hers is an ear that always listens, hers a heart that always welcomes, and hers a...