I want to underline our commitment to helping abuse survivors, whether their claims are time-barred or not.

Quiero subrayar nuestro compromiso de ayudar a los sobrevivientes de abuso, ya sea que sus reclamos estén fuera de los plazos establecidos o no.

Since the release of the grand jury report on August 14, we the Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania have reflected deeply on the ugly record of clergy sexual abuse in our Commonwealth, and on times when Church leadership failed to protect our people over a period of decades.

The latest grand jury report is a bitterly painful text.  But rage risks wounding the innocent along with the guilty, and it rarely accomplishes anything good.

El último informe del gran jurado es un texto muy doloroso; pero la ira pone en riesgo herir al inocente junto con los culpables y rara vez logra nada bueno.

In an age of relentless noise, silence is a treasure beyond calculation.  In silence we can think.  In silence we can make sense of a confusing and difficult time.  In silence, if we commit ourselves to truly listening, we can hear the quiet voice of God. 

En una época de incesante ruido, el silencio es un tesoro que no se puede calcular. En el silencio podemos pensar; en el silencio podemos dar sentido a un tiempo confuso y difícil; en el silencio, si nos comprometemos a escuchar verdaderamente, podemos escuchar la voz silenciosa de Dios

Predictably, as soon as Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement earlier this summer, pro-abortion groups began lobbying the U.S. Senate hard to reject any nominee who might question or oppose Roe v. Wade. 

As I noted some weeks ago, over the next two months I’ll be turning over my column space (on an occasional basis) to young people and others experienced in youth and young adult ministry.  With a synod of the world’s bishops focusing on young people scheduled in Rome for this October, hearing directly from the young and those engaged in guiding them can be a great resource.

The question of identity is at the center of the 2018 Catholic Women’s Conference this October. In choosing the theme “Daughters of the King,” the organizers have made a wise move. In a culture where the question of identity is everywhere, they’re inviting women to discover and embrace the one unshakable, permanent and lasting identity that they’ve been given from God: You are a daughter of the King of Heaven and Earth.