Archbishop's Column

I would like to invite you to join me for a first-of-its-kind event in our archdiocese. The Vision 2030 Archdiocesan Convocation is being held at the Cox Convention Center on Saturday, Dec. 7.

On June 29, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, we rejoiced in the ordination of five new priests at Saint Mark the Evangelist in Norman. It has been a year of extraordinary blessings for our archdiocese, and these new priests are signs of God’s love and care for his Church.

October is Respect Life Month. Each year we have an opportunity to renew our prophetic commitment to promoting human dignity and sanctity of every life from conception to natural death.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, My heart breaks to have to write this letter. Events of this past year, beginning with revelations of the scandal surrounding then-Cardinal McCarrick followed by the release of the Pennsylvania grand jury report, have sent shock waves throughout the Catholic Church in America.

This past week, I had the opportunity to celebrate Mass in the beautiful monastic chapel of Saint Gregory’s Abbey. The occasion of this most recent visit was the observance of the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children.