My heart is especially touched when a parishioner brings a friend and says, “Father, I’d like you to meet someone.”

I would like to start by giving thanks to a few very special people and communities in my life, with whom the Lord has ever so graciously blessed me.

Principal Matt Komar partnered with NoBully.org founder Nicholas Carlyle to introduce a curriculum that taught empathy and inclusion.

Long before she knew she would one day steward the U.S. Bishops’ anti-trafficking work, Felicitas Onetti was convinced of one truth.

After morning Mass one day, a parishioner came to see me with a gloomy face.

In his Japanese ministry, Father Roberto worked to unify a diverse array of groups within Japanese parishes, through shared cultural and religious celebrations.

Juli Arnold Remembers Joann Arnold, Diocesan Music Minister and Artist

Together, let us walk in the law of Christ, which is nothing less than the law of love.

The late Father Kevin Joyce, a priest of the Diocese of San José in California, wrote about his own life’s testimony in his book, Surprised by Grace: A Spiritual Journey from West to East and Back.

I was invited to attend a symposium hosted by the national initiative, Haciendo Caminos, in March.

Từ những ngày thơ ấu, tôi đã được đắm mình trong dòng suối mát lành của đức tin Công Giáo.

Được là việc bạn sẵn sàng hành động có thể thay đổi toàn bộ tương lai của một người.

Bài phát biểu tại Lễ tốt nghiệp năm 2025 của Viện Lãnh đạo trong Bộ.

Winning this scholarship has deepened my relationship with Christ as it has reaffirmed that God always has a plan even when we cannot see it.

Your willingness to act, whether in an emergency or by starting difficult conversations, can change someone’s entire future.

Speeches Delivered at the 2025 Graduation for the Institute for Leadership in Ministry