Oct 16, 2019 | Bishop Lucia
It has been said that “variety is the spice of life.” If so, I am lucky that to a certain extent I like spicy food because my calendar was filled with a variety of events. On Friday evening, I celebrated Mass for the first time in a mall, in...
Oct 9, 2019 | Bishop Lucia
Two special themes during the month of October are Respect Life and Missionary Discipleship. Both highlight our mission as the People of God to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and his Gospel of Life: “I came so that they might have life and have it more...
Oct 2, 2019 | Bishop Lucia
Here we are in the month of October! Time certainly does fly when you’re having fun! I am sure it has nothing to do with age! Of course, when we were kids, it seemed like time dragged. Whether it was the school day, the countdown to Christmas or our next...
Sep 25, 2019 | Bishop Lucia
Bishop Douglas J. Lucia celebrated Masses at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse Sept. 21 and 22. The text of the homily he preached on that occasion is printed below. My brothers and sisters, I have a question for us to ponder on this Lord’s...
Sep 18, 2019 | Bishop Lucia
Last week I wrote my column from my desk in Rome, Italy. This week I am back at my desk in Syracuse, N.Y., and it is good to be home! That is not saying that I did not enjoy my time in the Eternal City, where previously I spent two years back in the late...
Sep 11, 2019 | Bishop Lucia
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...
