Carrying the light of Christ, September 12: Accompanying one another in faith
Buon giurno! It is Monday morning in Rome, day five of the Formation Course for new bishops. There are 105 new bishops from throughout the world representing various local churches from Des Moines, Iowa, and Syracuse, New York, to Baghdad, Iraq, and Armagh, Northern...
Carrying the light of Christ, August 29: The lantern of faith, hope, and love
This is the first time I am writing to meet the publication deadline for the Catholic Sun. I have been told that Bishop Cunningham never missed a deadline — no pressure — and I am not about ready to break that precedent. I have enjoyed very much the...
Ahead of CVA window opening, Bishop Lucia offers message to people of the diocese
On August 14, under the Child Victims Act, a one-time “look-back” window of one year’s duration will open during which adults who were abused as children may file claims, no matter how long ago the abuse allegedly occurred. Bishop Douglas J. Lucia shared a message to the people of the diocese in advance of that date.
Carrying the light of Christ, August 15: What’s In a Name?
Editor’s note: On Aug. 7, Evening Prayer was celebrated on the eve of the ordination of Father Douglas J. Lucia to the Order of Bishop. The prepared text of the homily the bishop-elect preached on that occasion is below. One of the most common questions I have...
‘In the name of Jesus’: Bishop Douglas J. Lucia is ordained and installed as 11th bishop of Syracuse
Despite cloudy skies outside, there was plenty of light inside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Aug. 8 as Bishop Douglas J. Lucia was ordained and installed as the eleventh bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse.
