Mar 30, 2022 | Bishop Lucia
The following is the homily I shared on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Annunciation and in conjunction with the Consecration of Ukraine and Russia, and indeed the world, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I was so deeply moved by the Act of Consecration itself,...
Mar 23, 2022 | Bishop Lucia
As we approach the Fourth Sunday of Lent, we are at the half-way mark of our Lenten journey and definitely our Easter destination is getting ever closer. I don’t know about you, but I know my high hopes for Lent have not panned out as I planned (at least in my...
Mar 9, 2022 | Bishop Lucia
Editor’s note: This is Bishop Douglas J. Lucia’s homily for the First Sunday of Lent. Brothers and sisters, I am not trying to sound morbid this day, but I would not be surprised that with the tenor of the news this past week, the question, “And then...
Mar 2, 2022 | Bishop Lucia
Just in one week a great deal has gone on in our world that gives us much pause. As I noted in my Feb. 17th statement on the crisis in Ukraine: “In truth, this moment is a wakeup call for all believers. If we want to counter the works of evil and sin in our...
Feb 25, 2022 | Bishop Lucia
It may seem hard to believe but Ash Wednesday is next week and you and I will begin our 40-day journey of prayer, penance and charitable works. I have decided that my Catholic Sun columns will be an offshoot of a book that I have been reading by Dr. Brandt Pitre who...
Feb 17, 2022 | Bishop Lucia
Editor’s note: The following is Bishop Douglas J. Lucia’s homily for World Marriage Day, Feb. 13, 2022: A Ukrainian Hasidic rabbi, Levi Yitzhak, stated that he had discovered the meaning of love from a drunken peasant. The rabbi was visiting the owner of a...
