Sep 9, 2020 | Bishop Lucia
By Katherine Long | Editor One day while shopping in a shoe store, Father Mark Pasik and the salesman struck up a conversation. The salesman told Father Pasik he was Catholic, but hadn’t been to Confession in years. Father Pasik offered to hear the man’s...
Sep 2, 2020 | Bishop Lucia
It is hard to believe that as I write this column we have arrived in the month of September. In many ways, it has been a difficult 2020; and I don’t think we are going to grieve its departure come December 31st. Nonetheless, before we get to that point, we have...
Aug 19, 2020 | Bishop Lucia
Editor’s note: Bishop Douglas J. Lucia ordained Father Malachi Clark to the priesthood Aug. 15 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Here is the prepared text of the homily he preached on the occasion. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the great American essayist,...
Aug 5, 2020 | Bishop Lucia
Editor’s note: Bishop Douglas J. Lucia sent the following letter to Bishop Gregory J. Mansour of the Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn after an Aug. 4 explosion in Beirut killed at least 160 people and injured 6,000. August 5, 2020 The Dedication of...
Aug 7, 2020 | Bishop Lucia
“As of today, my family has grown substantially! To the lay faithful, religious, deacons, and priests, and all women and men of good will in Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, and the Southern Tier, it is my humble privilege to be called to serve you and to...
Jul 22, 2020 | Bishop Lucia
Editor’s note: Below is the prepared text of Bishop Lucia’s homily for the July 20, 21, 22, and 23 ordination liturgies of the Diocese of Syracuse’s newest permanent deacons. Formed… Dedicated… Appointed… These three words,...
