A conjunction of several things occurs this week: one bishop leaves our diocese, another arrives, and in the Gospel today Peter is appointed head of the college of bishops. It reminds me of St. Gregory the Great, who wrote extensively in the 500s about qualities necessary in bishops. Every year on his feast, the Divine Office includes his homily on Ezekiel, excerpted below: “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Note that a man whom the Lord sends fo

I imagine many of our parishioners who don’t have children in our school are curious about the upcoming academic year. Our school, All Saints Academy at Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, is scheduled to begin classes this week. It’s been the custom here at St. Rose for the Wednesday morning Mass at 8:00 to be celebrated at the school, when school is in session, and members of the parish have been welcome to join the students at Mass. This year, at least at the beginning of the

Following up on something I mentioned last week: I highlighted the Archdiocese’s coronavirus-specific website so that everyone could see where things stand. If you consult that site, you will see that pastors (and administrators) are authorized to allow meetings and other parish functions, provided the needed precautions can be taken (social distancing, masks, sanitizing of surfaces, etc.). We have already begun to do this, slowly and, I hope, cautiously. For one thing, some