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Changing Bishops

26 September 2012, 4:51 pm

If you live in the Diocese of Rochester in New York State, you probably have heard that Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation for retirement of Bishop Matthew Clark and named Bishop Robert J. Cunningham of the Diocese of Syracuse as our Apostolic Administrator (click here to read more). As Apostolic Administrator, Bishop Cunningham [...]

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The Role of the Government

4 June 2012, 6:33 pm

It should be quite obvious to anyone who regularly follows the national news that this is a presidential election year.  While we believe in the separation of church and state, this does not mean we ignore our faith in issues before the government.  We must hold to the principles of right and wrong that we [...]

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Dignity in Dying

16 June 2011, 7:39 pm

People are living longer.  At the same time, many people face great suffering from illness (physical and mental) and aging.  Seeing other people dying or facing death themselves has led many people to argue for the right to die at the time of their choosing.  Often death is caused by the use of lethal drugs [...]

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Natural Disasters

12 March 2011, 7:06 pm

It seems to me that the number of natural disasters and the size of the disasters has been rising, floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes. The latest, of course, is the earthquake in Japan this week.  There is massive damage from the earthquake.  Giving that earthquake was measured at 8.9, I think we can give thanks that [...]

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Standing Up For What Is Right

11 February 2011, 7:13 pm

Today I would like to talk about a topic that I generally avoid – politics, specifically the situation in Egypt.  With the resignation of President Mubarak certainly Egypt has changed in a profound way.  Perhaps the most amazing thing to me is that it was accomplished through peaceful protest.  We must acknowledge that there are [...]

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