A prayer for continued graces for Pope

A prayer for continued graces for Pope

Many of us do not remember what we were doing on a certain day ten years ago or for that matter even a year ago. Let’s face it, I might not even recall what I had for lunch yesterday! In fact, in my daily phone call to my Dad last night I had to stop and think what I...
A prayer for continued graces for Pope

Look to the mountaintop and pay attention to Jesus

We are now one full week into our Lenten journey and have already entered the third month of the calendar year — the month of March. This month will be one that is fully dedicated to the Lenten season. On its Sundays, you and I will find ourselves not only on Mount...
A prayer for continued graces for Pope

Go beyond fish sticks and try virtue for Lent

In my last column, I noted that the holy season of Lent would soon be upon us and now we are just six days away from Ash Wednesday and the Church’s 40 days of preparation leading up to the Easter feast and the Christian world’s celebration of the Resurrection of the...
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As Mark notes, we are bound by a greater law

As I sit down to write my next column for The Catholic Sun, it happens to be the Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, bishop & doctor of the Church, as well as the patron saint of authors, journalists, writers and deafness. I find the last patronage interesting...
A prayer for continued graces for Pope

Ponder deep meaning of ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’

This first column of 2023 finds us still in the midst of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Besides counting off time between Christmas and the Epiphany of the Lord (also known as Little Christmas), the Twelve Days of Christmas is for many of us a seemingly fun Christmas...
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What’s the good word?

(Editor’s note: this is Bishop Lucia’s homily for Christmas Day, 2022) “And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” (Jn 1:14) “What’s the good word? Can you give, or do you have any words to live by?” I am sure over the years you and I have had these...
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Give thanks for Nicene Creed, Psalms and prophets

As this edition of the Catholic Sun arrives in your homes, we are preparing for our national feast of Thanksgiving. It will be followed closely by the start of the holy season of Advent and the beginning of a new liturgical year. In this moment, I often think of the...
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Vocation Awareness Week: a time to encourage the young

In my last column, I spoke of the “universal call to holiness” and said that God has a plan for your life and my life. This plan mirrors the plan of the Son of God become Son of Man whose mission is to lead people back to God through the proclamation of the Good News...
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Heed Habakkuk’s words and reclaim the divine vision

This week we continue our reflection on the Nicene Creed and come to its pivotal tenet for Christian believers — “I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.” In Light from Light: A Theological Reflection on...
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We share a royal pursuit: service to God’s family

“I believe in one God …” This week we continue our exploration of the Nicene Creed which, along with the Apostles’ Creed, we use in our Eucharistic celebrations on Sundays and Solemnities. After the initial profession of “I believe,” the Creed goes on to list those...
A prayer for continued graces for Pope

‘We are the Pilgrim People of God’

This past Friday afternoon, I was returning to the North Country for a family funeral when I went by a small country church that is familiar to me. On its sign it had the following verse: “If God seems distant in your life – who moved?” I have been pondering that...
A prayer for continued graces for Pope

By Faith

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Bishop Douglas J. Lucia’s homily from Sunday, August 7; Bishop has received requests to print this as part of his anniversary observance.  “The night of the Passover was known beforehand to our fathers, that … they might have courage.” (Wisdom...
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Take a look at how Abraham responds to God

Editor’s note: Here is Bishop Douglas J. Lucia’s homily at the 5:10 p.m. July 16 Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse: Today, the Word of God is so rich. There are so many different angles that you and I can reflect upon, but I would like to...
Vicariates & Vicars Forane of the Diocese of Syracuse

Vicariates & Vicars Forane of the Diocese of Syracuse

Bishop Douglas J. Lucia — seeking to “ensure that in various regions of the diocese there would be greater cooperation among clergy in service of the People of God, along with better communication with the Diocesan Bishop and the Diocesan Curia...
A prayer for continued graces for Pope

Embrace sanctity of life — and live a life of service

It is hard to believe that another Fourth of July has passed! Yet, our second reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians (5:1, 13-18) two Sundays ago was the perfect prelude to what we celebrate each Independence Day: “Freedom!” What particularly moved in that...
A prayer for continued graces for Pope

New approaches flow from diocesan listening sessions

Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Risen Lord,  Pentecost is all about stepping out and putting into practice the words of the Risen Jesus found in Acts 1:8 before his ascension into heaven: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be...

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