Archbishop's Column

Each year, the Church offers us the season of Lent as an invitation to set out on a journey of repentance and renewal. We begin our journey on Ash Wednesday.

One of the special blessings and responsibilities of being a diocesan bishop is making the pilgrimage – ad limina apostolorum.

Among the highlights of my annual calendar are the opportunities for me to visit each of our Catholic schools. I am about halfway through my pastoral visits to our 18 elementary schools, three high schools and one special needs school.

The journey of the past two years has been a fruitful one as we have engaged in a process of pastoral planning for our archdiocese.

We have embarked on the season of Advent, waiting in eager anticipation for the birth of the Lord into our sinful world.